At the top of Mount Joe with two of
my best (and youngest) students, Eli & Asa, March
2012
Brad Moskowitz, M.A.
Professor
of Outdoor Education
337 College Hill
Office Phone: (802) 635-1423
Fax: (802) 635-1461
Email: Brad.Moskowitz@jsc.edu
Web Page: http://moskowitz.jsc.vsc.edu/
Classes fall semester
o OER
1000 Introduction to Outdoor Education
o OER 3070 Adventure Education Theory &
Practice
o
OER
2050 Rock Climbing Instructor
o OER 2062 Advanced Backpacking
For specific course information, go to the Moodle
website at https://moodle.vsc.edu/
Classes spring semester
o
OER
4030 Wilderness Leadership Techniques
o
OER
3150 Winter Expedition: Idaho – Backcountry Ski & Avalanche course
o
OER
3010 Learning in the Outdoors – A unique class, which involves the delivery of
a one-week school-based outdoor education program to VT 6th graders
o
OER
1030 X-C Skiing
Office Hours: Tuesday 2:30 – 4:00 PM & Thursday 11:30 AM – 1:30
PM, additional hours by appointment
Advising
Links:
JSC Portal enables you to look up your schedule, check the status of
open and closed classes and access other VSC information. Login, and click on the Web Advisor tab and
proceed from there.
OE Curriculum
(coming soon!)
OE Curriculum and Recommended 4-year Plans (outlines sequence of coursework):
Adventure Education & Wilderness
Leadership Focus, Environmental Education Focus, Combined (double track) Focus
OE Leadership Requirement (for Adventure Education majors)
OE Leadership Documentation Form to document your leadership experiences
See Guidelines for Teaching
Assistantships if you are interested in
teaching and assisting with the OE field-based classes.
Internship Requirement and Application
Process
Internship Application Part 1
Internship Application Part 2
Other
Links:
JSC Outing Club Facebook
Page Facebook page where you can find out
what's happening with the Outing Club
JSC
Outdoor Education Web Page from the JSC
website: to learn more about the OER Program and find links to important
information
JSC Library Home
Page for library searches and other academic
resources
- AEE Homepage – the Association for Experiential
Education Homepage
- Outdoor Ed.com – Constantly updated
and full of resources. Thanks to
Rick Curtis at
- Research Links from Roger
Greenaway's website
Outdoor Education Research & Evaluation Center – from James Neill. Great resources for activities, lesson plans and interesting theories.
Job Search Websites:
- http://www.aee.org – Association for Experiential
Education, click on “Jobs Clearinghouse”
- http://www.ecojobs.com – click on “Outdoor & Environmental Education
Jobs”
- http://www.theSCA.org – Student Conservation
Association
- http://www.wilderdom.com/joblistings.html - Jobs & Career Opportunities in
Outdoor & Adventure Education
- http://www.acacamps.org/jobs.htm –
American Camping Association
- http://nrpa.jobcontrolcenter.com/ –
National Recreation & Park Association
- http://eelink.net/eejobsdatabase.html –
Environmental Education on the Internet (NAAEE)
- http://www.backdoorjobs.com/
- short-term job adventures
- http://www.ecoemploy.com/jobs/ - environmental job listings