Abstract

The GoNorth! Adventure Learning (AL) Series delivered educational programs about global climate change and sustainability from 2006 to 2010 via a hybrid-learning environment that included a curriculum designed with activities that worked in conjunction with the travels of Team GoNorth! as they dog sledded throughout the circumpolar Arctic. This study addresses a gap in the AL literature by identifying factors that lead to high levels of student engagement and reveals strategies for instructional designers and educators on how to design emotionally engaging online learning environments. A mixed methods study was conducted to explore patterns of learner engagement in relation to two AL programs: GoNorth! Fennoscandia 2008 and GoNorth! Nunavut 2009. Survey data were drawn from a total of 101 students in 2008 and 2009. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.)

Citation

Koseoglu, S. & Doering, A. (2011). Understanding Complex Ecologies: An Investigation of Student Experiences in Adventure Learning Programs. Distance Education, 32(3), 339-355. Retrieved May 29, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/110463/.

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Keywords

• Adventure Education
• Aptitude Treatment Interaction
• blended learning
• Climate
• EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
• Educational Strategies
• electronic learning
• Emotional Experience
• Emotional Response
• Environmental Education
• instructional design
• Investigations
• learner engagement
• Mail Surveys
• online courses
• Performance Factors
• student experience
• Student Surveys
• sustainability