If ecotourism is on your radar, register for our online international study tour! Experience international programs and presentations from a site in Japan, a gorilla preserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and an interpretive site in Saudi Arabia, and many more! Presentations will focus on conservation, uniting communities, sustainable travel, and interpreters around the world.
Recording link includes all 9 sessions from the live event.
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Casey Bries
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: January 7, 2020
Webinar Recording
In this session, participants will examine privilege as it pertains to interpretive planning and programming. Participants will reflect on individual and organizational practices and develop strategies for engaging a diverse and meaningful audience.
Casey Bries is an Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Open Space & Mountain Parks department for the City of... Details
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Angela Yau
90 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: January 25, 2022
Webinar Recording
How can you move from “build and they will come” to “meet them where they are?” Learn how to create a mobile interpretive program vehicle to connect to your community. We’ll discuss the planning, design, and implementation process along with considerations to help you succeed with your own mobile outreach.
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Jane Silberstein, Pamela Byrnes and Simone Mortan
90 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: January 19, 2021
Webinar Recording
Volunteer trainers with over 70 years of combined experience will show you how to create ladders of opportunities, increase your capacity and vitalize your volunteer programs within the lens of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs within your programs.
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Shawn Halifax
90 Minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: January 26, 2023
Webinar Recording
Be introduced to the pillars of ethical history interpretation. This approach to interpretation collaborates with those whose history is suppressed and misrepresented and integrates their stories into corrective narratives that reveal people holistically, while being empathetic to learners—connecting them to past, present, and future conditions, and providing frontline... Details
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Julie Gee
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: January 31, 2024
Webinar Recording
Many interpreters have never studied writing, yet are expected to write text for displays, wayside exhibits, etc. This webinar will explore the genre of interpretive writing and what makes it different from other forms of writing. Activities will demonstrate good writing principles using the participant’s site.
Julie has had a career as an interpretive naturalist,... Details
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Sarah Johnson
90 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: March 15, 2021
Webinar Recording
During a fast paced engaging virtual mini-workshop, experience a few promising virtual facilitation and interpretive practices for adult audiences. Utilize the learning cycle, explore intentional facilitation techniques, and gain tips for instructing audiences during courses, workshops, and online meetings of all kinds. Strategies shared could possibly be scaffolded to use... Details
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Melanie Thornton
90 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: March 22, 2021
Webinar Recording
Universal design principles support designers in creating more usable and equitable programs and experiences. In this webinar, we’ll look at universal design principles and explore how they can inform your virtual interpretation activities and resources.
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Melanie Thornton
90 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: March 24, 2021
Webinar Recording
Choosing the right tools as you plan your programming is key. We’ll focus on which technology and social media platforms provide the most accessible options for sharing your content and how to choose features that help you avoid creating barriers to access.
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Owen Oliver
90 Minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: March 28, 2023
Webinar Recording
Want to learn how to respectfully include tribal nations into your tours and various points of interpretation? This webinar will focus on why tribal engagement is important and how you can begin to start reaching out. You will also learn appropriate language and protocols when engaging with tribes. This webinar builds upon past sessions around Land Acknowledgements and... Details
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Don Enright
90 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: March 29, 2021
Webinar Recording
Are you interested in bringing more interactivity to your online interpretation? We will look at simple digital tools to round out your online experience, with absolutely no knowledge of coding required.
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Kelley Brugmann
75 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: March 29, 2022
Webinar Recording
Simple adaptive changes to an event creates an inviting and safe space for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Hear how "Silent Night," an adaptive holiday event, was highly successful and discover how you can easily adapt your events to create an inclusive opportunity for all.
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Erica Stephens
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: March 31, 2021
Webinar Recording
Set yourself up for success by learning how to create your own virtual program from advertising tips to best practices. Discover the differences between live vs. pre-recorded programs and gain the tools to help you decide what virtual programs will work best for you.
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Setting yourself up for Success in a Virtual World
Panel Discussion
90 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: April 5, 2021
Webinar Recording
Come hear from interpreters doing K-12 and public virtual interpretation from across the country. Learn about successful and innovative programs on virtual nature journaling, K-12 engagement in the Everglades, Facebook Live EDVentures from the North Carolina Zoo and much, much more! Discover what it takes to plan for... Details
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Panel Discussion
75 minutes
CE: 1.25
Date: April 12, 2021
Webinar Recording
Interested in moving beyond virtual programming to a full-fledged festival online? Come hear from innovative interpreters from two park agencies on how they did just that and reached thousands of visitors.
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Ken Forman, Educator with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: April 12, 2022
Webinar Recording
You’ve probably heard about origami “peace cranes” or flapping birds, or water bombs. You may have folded a fortune teller as a youth. But have you ever considered including paper folding in your educational programs?
Come learn how to fold several easy models and how to share them connecting kinesthetically.
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Melissa Fowlks
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: April 13, 2021
Webinar Recording
Volunteers are the heart of many organizations. Join East Bay Regional Parks Naturalist Melissa Fowlks as she shares about how docent coordinators have kept docents involved and engaged throughout the pandemic. Come with questions and be prepared to share glows and grows from your organization's volunteer and docent programs.
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Owen Oliver
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: May 3, 2022
Webinar Recording
This webinar discusses the importance of land acknowledgements while doing community work and giving tours. In our time together, we will dive deep into the history and importance of land acknowledgements while ensuring the future steps to ensure Indigenous voices are present and activated. Participants will be able to walk away with understanding their roles and responsibilities in ... Details
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Andrew Rossi
120 minutes
CE: 2
Date: May 17, 2022
Webinar Recording
How can you engage with an audience you'll never see? What are the secrets to social media success? Indulge in interpretive blasphemy, get new and essential perspectives, and discover the personal touches needed to encourage engagement and get those "like and shares" for you and your site.
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Karen Houston
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: May 17, 2023
Webinar Recording
RECquity is found at the intersection of recreation and equitable access for all visitors of interpretive sites and programs, regardless of how they experience the world. This webinar provides a basic introduction into they diverse and dynamic world of disability, with a focus on how management can support staff to provide meaningful and equitable experiences for members of the... Details
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Brian Janson
75 minutes
CE: 1.25
Date: May 19, 2021
Webinar Recording
Do online interpretive programs leave you feeling… disconnected? Join us as we explore ways to use mindfulness techniques like journaling, drawing, and guided questioning to increase our audience’s emotional connection to our natural spaces, even during virtual programs.
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Karen Houston
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: May 23, 2023
Webinar Recording
RECquity is found at the intersection of recreation and equitable access for all visitors of interpretive sites and programs, regardless of how they experience the world. This webinar provides a basic introduction into they diverse and dynamic world of disability, with a focus on how front-line interpreters can provide meaningful and equitable experiences for members of the... Details
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Dr. Jacquie Gilson
90 minutes
CE: 1.5
Date: June 14, 2022
Webinar Recording
What do you do if you’re excited to offer audience-centered, participatory, and dialogic interpretation at your site, but your staff and volunteers are lukewarm about changing? Jacquie will share how she got buy in from her staff to try new techniques. We’ll look at how change models can help and share ideas.
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Nathan Taxel
60 minutes
CE: 1
Date: July 31, 2023
Webinar Recording
Interpreting birds benefits people by promoting mental wellbeing and benefits the planet by increasing pro-conservation behavior. Using the evidence-based methods prescribed by the University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group, this webinar will highlight the value of birds for interpreters and teach skills for interpreting them to diverse audiences.
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