New Directions in Environmental Education & Communication

<div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"><div class="flexinode-textarea-1"><div class="form-item"> <label>Description: </label> <p><a href="http://www.royalroads.ca/">Royal Roads University</a> </p><table border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><strong>Workshop leader:</strong> <br /></td><td>Dr. Richard Kool, Associate Professor<br />Environmental Education &amp; Communication Program <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Dr. Kool will lead presentations on a set of three themes:</p><ul><li>&quot;Nature Deficit Disorder&quot;: what do we know about how children connect with nature and what we can do to encourage that connection.</li><li>Hope and despair in environmental education and communication: the psychological impact of the language that we use.</li><li>Changing Behaviours: the use of persuasive communication and the power of social norms.</li></ul><!--break--><h3>Workshop Hosts</h3><ul><li>Dave Poulton, Executive Director, <a href="http://www.cpawscalgary.org">Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society</a></li><li>Pat Letizia, Executive Director, <a href="http://www.albertaecotrust.com">Alberta Ecotrust Foundation</a></li></ul><h3>Bonus Offer!</h3><p>All advance registrants will receive an electronic copy of a long out-of-print book by the late <a href="http://www.sustainabilityinstitute.org/meadows/">Dr. Donella Meadows</a> (author of <em>Limits to Growth</em>, <em>Beyond the Limits</em>), published by the <a href="http://www.unep.org/">UN Environmental Program</a>, called <em>Harvesting One Hundredfold: Key concepts and case studies in environmental education</em>. </p><table border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><strong>When:</strong> <br /></td><td>October 17, 2007<br /> 8:00 am – 4:30 pm</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><strong>Where: <br /></strong></td><td><a href="http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Business/Buy+from+The+City/Rentals+Bookings+and+Services/Inglewood+Bird+Sanctuary+and+Nature+Centre/Inglewood+Bird+Sanctuary+and+Nature+Centre.htm">Inglewood Bird Sanctuary</a><br /> 2425 9 Ave S.E., Calgary</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Fee:</strong> </td><td>$25 (+ GST)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please consider car pooling or using public transportation to reach the Bird Sanctuary.</p><p>Thanks to the <a href="http://www.aref.ab.ca/">Alberta Real Estate Foundation</a>&#39;s sponsorship, this price includes: continental breakfast, lunch, a sanctuary tour, coffee/tea &amp; an e-copy of Dr. Meadows’ book.</p><p>Please reserve your place by <strong>October 5</strong> to: <a href="http://www.royalroads.ca/registrations" title="www.royalroads.ca/registrations">www.royalroads.ca/registrations</a></p><p>Seating is limited to 40.</p><p align="center"><em>Special thanks to the Alberta Real Estate Foundation for sponsoring this event.</em><br /><strong>Advancing Professionals in the Workplace</strong></p><table border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><strong>Local RRU contact:</strong></td><td>Sheila R. Carruthers, MBA, CMC <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">sheila.carruthers</span> [at] <span class="d">royalroads [dot] ca</span></span><br />Business Development Consultant, Calgary 403 225 9733</td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </div></div>