I am considering offering kayaking as a for-credit physical education offering here at Texas A&M University at Galveston. The "flavor" of the kayaking is almost certain to be sea kayaking since there is no appreciable whitewater within a 2 hour driving distance and campus is right on the Galveston Channel. Are you aware of any four year college or university that offers such a course? I'm not talking recreation, but physical exercise. Apart from that, we may introduce some Elderhostels based on sea kayaking. That will be a whole different ball game - have any of you attended a similar offering? This will be an interesting departure for me: I'm a librarian by training and direct employment, and a long time paddler of kayaks and canoes. The administration approached me about doing the kayak thing - who could resist such a temptation to combine vocation and avocation? Thanks in advance. Natalie Natalie Wiest, Library Director Jack K. Williams Library, Texas A&M University at Galveston P.O. Box 1675 Galveston TX 77553 U.S.A. Phone: (409)740-4567 Fax: (409)740-4702 Email: wiestn_at_tamug.tamu.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Natalie, I have been thinking about doing the same thing at a local community college. There is someone there already offering for credit SCUBA diving courses. The main advantage I see in Sea Kayaking is that it can satisfy not only the physical education requirement, but the ethnic requirement. My idea is to teach the ways and culture of the Inuit around kayaking, and maybe have the students build a skin on frame kayak. Then there would be pool practice sessions, and three weekend outtings per quarter. Good luck, let this list know how we can help, - Julio > > I am considering offering kayaking as a for-credit physical education > offering here at Texas A&M University at Galveston. The "flavor" of the > kayaking is almost certain to be sea kayaking since there is no appreciable > whitewater within a 2 hour driving distance and campus is right on the > Galveston Channel. Are you aware of any four year college or university > that offers such a course? I'm not talking recreation, but physical exercise. > > Apart from that, we may introduce some Elderhostels based on sea kayaking. > That will be a whole different ball game - have any of you attended a > similar offering? > > This will be an interesting departure for me: I'm a librarian by training > and direct employment, and a long time paddler of kayaks and canoes. The > administration approached me about doing the kayak thing - who could resist > such a temptation to combine vocation and avocation? > > Thanks in advance. > > Natalie > > > Natalie Wiest, Library Director > Jack K. Williams Library, Texas A&M University at Galveston > P.O. Box 1675 Galveston TX 77553 U.S.A. > Phone: (409)740-4567 Fax: (409)740-4702 > Email: wiestn_at_tamug.tamu.edu > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
> My idea is to teach the ways and culture of the Inuit around kayaking, and > maybe have the students build a skin on frame kayak. Then there would be > pool practice sessions, and three weekend outtings per quarter. Lets see, now where did my seal decoy and jet ski go???? Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Natalie Wiest wrote: > > I am considering offering kayaking as a for-credit physical education > offering here at Texas A&M University at Galveston. The "flavor" of the > kayaking is almost certain to be sea kayaking since there is no appreciable > whitewater within a 2 hour driving distance and campus is right on the > Galveston Channel. Are you aware of any four year college or university > that offers such a course? I'm not talking recreation, but physical exercise. [snip] > This will be an interesting departure for me: I'm a librarian by training > and direct employment, and a long time paddler of kayaks and canoes. The > administration approached me about doing the kayak thing - who could resist > such a temptation to combine vocation and avocation? Sounds like fun. Hope you do the class. Small caveat -- secure support ahead of time from the administrator(s) in charge for the right to "deselect" students who show inappropriate awareness and/or care about safe practices on the water. It only takes one meathead/bozo to make such a class a trial instead of a triumph. If you contact others in your area who teach similar watersport classes, they will have an array of approaches to this problem -- one will probably fit your style and comfort level. Re: is this sort of class taught elsewhere. Yup. Lots of community colleges do this kind of thing, although most finesse liability other issues through a "club" type of format, and do not seek to award academic credit for it. Like you, I have training in another area, and sometimes teach classes out of my "official" expertise -- pretty common at community colleges. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, 25 Nov 1998, Natalie Wiest wrote: > I am considering offering kayaking as a for-credit physical education > offering here at Texas A&M University at Galveston. The "flavor" of the > kayaking is almost certain to be sea kayaking since there is no appreciable > whitewater within a 2 hour driving distance and campus is right on the > Galveston Channel. Are you aware of any four year college or university > that offers such a course? I'm not talking recreation, but physical exercise. > I teach WW kayaking for the University of Georgia, but it's part of the outdoor rec program, not for credit. I took a for credit canoe course as an undergraduate at Michigan State, but that was 30 years ago. I think the Univeristy of Minnesota--Duluth offers for credit WW kayaking. They have a nice center out on the <name-escapes-me> river near Carlton. Keep us informed. Maybe we can start a trend. Steve Cramer Test Scoring & Reporting Services Sometimes you never can University of Georgia always tell what you Athens, GA 30602-5593 least expect the most. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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