Upon successful completion of this course, students should be 
able to do the following:
       
Apply environmental education theories of experiential learning
and drama theory to move an audience from environmental 
awareness to pro-environmental action.

Safely use live animals as teaching tools while applying
linguistic skills such as sense engagement through storytelling
in community outreach situations.

Evaluate the teaching effectiveness of educators using
experiential learning and drama theory.

Reduce apprehension toward public speaking in formal (classroom)
and non-formal (outdoor) settings.
 
Develop a Wildlife Exhibition Educational Plan suitable for
submission to a state Department of Natural Resources to legally
acquire animals to use in teaching.

Plan for, implement, and evaluate an outreach event involving
special needs youth where live animals are used as teaching 
tools to discern the impact of the written and spoken word upon
students’ understanding of the human condition.

Lead a campfire presentation for youth and adults in an outdoor
camp environment using place-based education principles.

Develop a training video for volunteers interested in assisting
an educator who is teaching with live animals.

Theory of Environmental Education
a.	History and objectives of environmental education
b.	Teaching with reptiles and amphibians

Theory of Teaching Methods
a.	A comparison of formal, non-formal, and informal 
educational methods
b.	Methods for engaging an audience in different 
educational settings
c.	Characteristics of effective educators and  teaching 
techniques
d.	Managing  stress and anxiety before and during a 
presentation
e.	Engaging learner senses during a presentation	
f.	Teaching with invertebrates
g.	Developing measurable educational objectives
h.	Evaluating great teaching—developing a guest speaker 
scoring rubric
i.	Teaching learners with special needs
j.	Training volunteers to teach with animals using an 
educational video

Leadership Skill Development
a.	Understanding problem-solving styles as a teaching team 
member
	
Experiential Learning Activities
a.	Developing a Wildlife Exhibition Educational Plan
b.	Experiential learning methods before and after 
interacting with live animals
c.	Outdoor teaching in a camp setting
d.	Working with volunteers in zoo, aquarium, and nature 
center settings
e.	Implementing a Wildlife Exhibition Educational Plan in 
class
f.	Implementing a Wildlife Exhibition Educational Plan 
during an outreach visit with special needs youth

UGA’s honor code: “I will be academically honest in all of my 
academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of 
others.”