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Institute of Global Education Part 9 Orientation Course Instructions |
PROJECT NATURECONNECTBefore the course email posting begins, I would like participants to be aware of the following letter:
June 4, 1995 Dear Mike,
Having finally completed the Reconnecting With Nature course,
I consider it very valuable to me and I'm glad I did it. As you
know, I had to do it twice because some of the eight participants
in my first interact group had little respect for each others
needs with regard to taking the course. Even though they had
good intentions, they knew that some of us were taking the course
for credit or needed it for professional or personal reasons,
yet they did not hold up to their end of the bargain very well
-some not at all. Some did not keep up with assignments, so it
became difficult to continue because I did not receive reactions
to my postings to the group, or their assignments were so late
that they made things confusing. Two people just quit the course
without saying anything, and one did not follow the guidelines
and quoted authors all the time instead of sharing what happened
when he did the activities, if he ever did them.
Isn't there some way that you can screen those who say they want
to take the course so that those that take it keep their participation
commitment to the group? I think it was right for Erica, Dan
and me to decide to start over with a new group. The second course
was terrific, we all learned a lot and had a great time. We still
write each other and Morgan actually visited me. I'm really happy
things worked out for the best. Actually, I might have had to
postpone my graduation if the course did not work out.
It seems to me that you should emphasize that on the course,
as in nature, each individual depends upon the cooperation of
the others to sustain the email group community. Our lives are
usually so disconnected and out of our control that we often
lose sight of the importance of what we can contribute and how
much we gain from doing it. Also it might be better if the groups
were smaller. Our second group of six worked well.
Thanks for offering the course. I'm looking forward to helping
guide the next group and taking the second part of the program.
Perhaps I'll send the new group a copy of this letter so they
have some idea of what is needed to make the course work well.
In Friendship,
Ricki Forbes
SECTION 10: SUMMARY
How would you summarize the intent of the Orientation Course?
The object of this course is to help us let nature touch us with
its sensory ,"non-literate," 4-leg, communications.
We then translate these experiences into 5-leg stories that accurately
relate how nature works from our experiences with nature. This
beneficially influences the stories by which we now know the
natural world of which we are part and that's the point of the
course. Each time we repeat methods of relating to nature and
each other that we presently believe in, we may loose the opportunity
to discover what nature's wisdom might have to offer in the same
area.
Our greatest challenge in each immediate moment is to respect
and support nature in ourselves, others and Earth, rather than
impose our often disconnected stories on its intelligence. Global
warming suggests that the way we have learned to think is giving
Planet Earth a fever. When you feel you trust these words and
this moment, you are ready to proceed with the Assignment schedule.
REMINDER:
As you have requested, we have saved a place for you on a forthcoming
Orientation course section. Please be sure:
1) to confirm that you want to participate, sending your application
by email. Hard copy the application and the $35.00 and other
payment combinations by mail.
2) you are ready to continue to the course Preparation and Base
Camp pages, whose addresses will be sent to you.
3) you have read the material above and are attracted to participating
in this course.
(4) you have optionally ordered the RWN book and sent a SASE
for your button if you have not elected to receive it with the
book.
You will receive the final up-to-date course members email list
a few days before the course starts. We are looking forward to
the fun and strength the forthcoming weeks will bring.
Thank you for your interest and participation,
Michael J. Cohen
Director,
Institute of Global Education
Project NatureConnect
Letting Nature Teach
7 minutes
About the Natural Systems Thinking
Process
10 Minutes
What is your
Nature Sensitivity IQ? The EcoSensory Perception Intelligence
Test.
35 minutes Discover and validate your maverick genius
Nature
Connected Psychology: creating moments that let Earth teach
25 minutes Details of natural self-evidence
End of Instructions. Please wait for further Course instructions by email
Please note that this course is an outreach program of the Institute
of Global Education, Department of Integrated Ecology and is
subsidized by Project NatureConnect, past course participants
and myself.
We welcome your support and suggestions for making this course
available internationally.
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