Course Syllabus

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Instructor: Jason M. Naranjo, Ph.D.                              

Office: Zoom, You make the Appointment 

Cell/TXT: 206-724-3153                                                                    

Email: jnaranjo@uw.edu                                             

Office Hours: By Appointment via Zoom or Phone

In Person Class Meetings:  THE FRIST IN PERSON CLASS MEETING ON JUNE 18th FROM 11am-1pm IS REQUIRED  in addition 5-7 service learning days to arranged across a range of activities in the greater Seattle area  with Outdoors For All

 

Online Class Meeting Dates:   UW class meetings will be: Fridays 07.19; 08.02; 08.16 from 11pm-1:00pm. Via Zoom please see links under the Zoom tab in course navigation. Online sessions will be captioned, recored and transcribed to maximize accessibility.  

Course Description

Being part of our course and the partnership between the UW and the Outdoors For All Foundations means that you are helping to make outdoor play and learning accessible for  people with disabilities in our community. This course is designed to provide a space for you to learn how scholarship and practice in the field of Disability Studies in Education is applied in community through accessible outdoor recreation. Through use of community-based learning, academic texts, and contemporary media we will explore the following areas of study: a) historical and philosophical foundations, b) the inclusion/exclusion of youth with disabilities and those labeled with disability in formal and informal learning contexts, and c) allyship and social change. This course will be taught through a partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation: https://outdoorsforall.org/Links to an external site.

Service Learning Requirements

  • This course is a Service  Learning course in partnership with the Outdoors for All Foundation. In person class meetings will be in community recreation spaces throughout the greater Seattle area. 
  • Online  UW class meetings will be:  Fridays 07.19; 08.02; 08.16 from 11pm-1:00pm
  • Outdoors for All will provide training for each of the outdoor activities that you will support. If you do not complete these trainings, you cannot participate in this course.
  • Additional online trainings through Outdoors for All may also be required before you being your time with participants.
  • You will be required to be on location at outdoor recreation sites between June 19 th and August 16th. Program availability variable.  CHOICE OF ACTIVITIES WILL DEPEND ON YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH ACTIVITIES OFFERED AND THE NEEDS OF OUTDOORS FOR ALL. You can choose to stay in one activity or you can choose to support a range of activates.

 

Course Learning Goals

  • You will identify, discuss, and demonstrate your understanding of accessibility issues related to outdoor recreation by working with Outdoors for All on a project dealing with the provision of adaptive and inclusive summer recreation opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
  • You will, through reflective practice, describe the complexities of social issues related to ableism, access, and inclusion in winter sports and actively attempt to apply the knowledge to community situations via your service-learning project with Outdoors for All.
  • You will examine what you currently know, and through the service-learning experience, practice reframing your understandings of disability, outdoor recreation, and social change
  • You will connect scholarly research and contemporary disability justice activism to actions that will improve society and serve your communities.

Assignments—Assessment of Learning Objectives

Critical Incident Journaling (10-points each, 70 points total) 

Final Reflective Paper (10-points)

Outdoors for All Service Learning Log (20-points)

Grading 

 

%

Grade-Point

Letter-Grade

%

Grade-Point

Letter-Grade

%

Grade-Point

Letter-Grade

100-98

4.0

A+

82

2.9

B-

71

1.8

D

97-96

3.9

A

81

2.8

B-

70

1.7

D

95-94

3.8

A

80

2.7

C / C+

69

1.6

D

93-92

3.7

A-

79

2.6

C

68

1.5

D

91

3.6

A-

78

2.5

C

67

1.4

D

90-89

3.5

B+

77

2.4

C

65

1.2

D

88-87

3.4

B / B+

76

2.3

C

64

1.1

D

86

3.3

B

75

2.2

C

63

1.0

D

85

3.2

B

74

2.1

C-

62

0.9

D

84

3.1

B

73

2.0

C-

61

0.8

D

83

3.0

B / B-

72

1.9

C- / D+

60

0.7

D

*Taken from the UW Undergraduate Grading Guidelines: http://faculty.washington.edu/scstroup/Gradescale.html Links to an external site..

 

Required texts and Readings

 Text

Wong, A. (2020). Disability Visibility: First-person stories from the twenty-first century.  

For a fully accessible version of the text via VitalSource: https://www.vitalsource.com/products/disability-visibility-alice-wong-v9781984899439

*Note: Your text can be purchased online from retailer of your choosing. The text can be downloaded as an e-Book or purchased in hardcopy form. The text is also available for rent. 

 

Week

 Date

Topic

Readings/Media/Materials

Assignments Due

1

 

 

June 18

Course Overview & Expectations for Service Learning

NA

IN PERSON CLASS W/SIGN-UPS for SERVICE LEARNING

2

 

 

June 24-28

 

TEXT: Choose and read three chapters from Disability Visibility Part 1: Being

MEDIA
  • Service Learning w/Outdoors for All at a location in the community depending on what program you signed up for. 

 

3

 

July 1-5

 

TEXT

  • Choose and read three chapters from Disability Visibility Part 1: Being

MEDIA
  • Service Learning w/Outdoors for All at a location in the community depending on what program you signed up for. 
  • Critical Incident Journal 1 (Due July 7th)

      

4

 

July 8-11

 

 

TEXT: Choose and read three chapters from Disability Visibility Part 1: Being

MEDIA: NA
  • Service Learning w/Outdoors for All at a location in the community depending on what program you signed up for. 
  • Critical Incident Journal 2 (Due July 16th)

5

 

 

July 15-19-

 

 

TEXT: Choose and read three chapters from Disability Visibility Part 2: Becoming

MEDIA: 

Episode 39: Lending a Voice to Disability Justice  
  • Service Learning w/Outdoors for All at a location in the community depending on what program you signed up for. 
  • Critical Incident Journal 3 (Due July 21)

 

6

 

July 22-26

 

 

TEXT: Choose and read three chapters from Disability Visibility Part 2: Becoming

MEDIA: Accessing the Outdoors: Stories on Disability and the Links to an external site.EnvironmentLinks to an external site.  (click on title on the page to view). This is MA Thesis project by Anna Jean Williams from the University of Montana 2022. 
  • Service Learning w/Outdoors for All at a location in the community depending on what program you signed up for. 
  • Critical Incident Journal 4 (Due July 28)

 

7

 

 

July 29-Aug  2

 

 

TEXT: Choose and read three chapters from Disability Visibility Part 3: Doing

MEDIA:

 

  • Service Learning w/Outdoors for All at a location in the community depending on what program you signed up for. 
  • Critical Incident Journal 5 (Due August 4)

 

 

8

 

Aug 5-9

 

 

 

 

 TEXT: Choose and read three chapters from Disability Visibility Part 3: Doing
  • Service Learning w/Outdoors for All at a location in the community depending on what program you signed up for. 
  • Critical Incident Journal 6 (Due August 11)

9

Aug 12-16

 TEXT: Choose and read three chapters from Disability Visibility Part 4: Connecting
  • Service Learning w/Outdoors for All at a location in the community depending on what program you signed up for. 
  • Critical Incident Journal 7 (Due August 18)
  • Final Reflective Paper (Due August 18)
  • Service Learning Log (Due August 18)

 

 

     

Course Summary:

Date Details Due