Outdoor Update

Due No Due Date
Points 20
Submitting a text entry box, a media recording, or a file upload
Available Aug 25, 2015 at 8am - Dec 11, 2015 at 11:59pm

This assignment was locked Dec 11, 2015 at 11:59pm.

Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington

Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies

SPH-O 210: Introduction to Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology

Fall, 2015

Outdoor Update Assignment

Topics related to Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology (ORPHE) are frequently in the news. It is likely that your social media feeds include stories that you can relate to ORPHE. This assignment allows us to keep informed on current events pertinent. Each class session, two or three of you will present a brief Outdoor Update. In each update, you will find a news story or other document that you have become aware of through social media or other outlets for current events.

You will be responsible for the following:

Select a news story or current event document relating to ORPHE and sending me a web link to that story by 12:00pm (noon) the day before you are scheduled to present your “Outdoor Update.” This will provide me time to post the link for the entire class so that they and I will be able to read the story, watch the news clip, or listen to an audio file before discussion in class the next day.
Present a synopsis of the story to the class (two minutes) in which you describe the issue or event, identify the connection to ORPHE, and identify the key points and players in the story/event.
Prepare three questions for the class to consider as you discuss the story.
Lead a discussion of the issue, being prepared with follow-up questions if class participation is lagging.

Grading Rubric

Assignment Element			Points (out of 20)
	Submission of a web link with a news story, video, or audio by 12:00pm (noon) the day before your Outdoor Update in class			2
	Presentation
		Ability to clearly describe the issue/story in a succinct fashion		3
		Ability to identify the connection between your story and ORPHE		3
		Ability to identify key points in the story		3
		Ability to identify key players in the story		3
		Ability to present three questions for your classmates to consider		3
		Preparation for and ability to lead a discussion of the story		3