Becoming a tourism teacher…fast!
August 19, 2008 § 6:14pm
by Leslie Robinson
So you’ve just been told that you will be teaching tourism in the next few weeks…what do you do? Where do you find key information to get yourself started.
First, check out the provincial tourism curriculum updated a couple of years ago. You can get the learning outcomes and create your own program, or you can follow the provincial curriculum.
Second, have a look at the Secondary Tourism Educators Group website. STEG is an ad hoc group of teachers passionate about teaching tourism and sharing resources. The site is occasionally updated and has some good links to get you started.
Third, check out the BC Centre for Tourism Leadership and Innovation at www.bctli.ca
September 17, 2008 § 2:50pm
by Coleen Fraser
Is theren a textbook for this course?? and apparently the STEG website does not exist???
December 30, 2008 § 2:31pm
by Leslie Robinson
Hi Nicole…thanks for posting. I am creating space here to re-create a community of shared practice amongst tourism educators. I am also getting in touch with tourism educators privately to encourage them to post their legacies before retiring
December 30, 2008 § 2:33pm
by Leslie Robinson
Hi Coleen
Veronica Timmons wrote a text which has been an industry standard for years…you can find more at her website
http://www.getawaypublications.com/
I’d love to hear from others to see what they are using
December 30, 2008 § 2:34pm
by Leslie Robinson
Coleen…for years I also used Snapshots by Paula Kerr (I believe)
December 30, 2008 § 3:35pm
by Leslie Robinson
Terry Hood from LinkBC: the tourism and education education network sent this email:
Hi Leslie – great to hear from you – and see the new look on your website! – I wish you continued success. Please note the change from the BCTLI to the new LinkBC network (www.linkbc.ca )– and feel free to refer teachers to our Tourism Online Resource Centre – which is growing daily (www.bctorc.ca ). We’ll always welcome suggestions for improvement, and information you discover that may be suitable for posting. Hope our paths cross again soon, Cheers, Terry
Terry Hood, General Manager
LinkBC: the tourism & hospitality education network
604 990-7962 * c 604 329-6476 * new: terry@linkbc.ca
http://www.linkbc.ca Formerly the BC Centres of Tourism/Hospitality Leadership and Innovation
Visit our Tourism Online Resource Centre http://www.bctorc.ca
December 30, 2008 § 5:11pm
by veronica timmons
hello tourism educators
I have just finished revising Chapter 1 of the 7th edition of the text “Tourism & Travel: Focus Canada” and updating the Instructor’s Manual. The package should be available in January, 2009. Hope you have an excellent teaching year in 2009.
Veronica Timmons (author/publisher)
December 30, 2008 § 6:03pm
by Suzanne Sharp
Coleen, I used Passport, by Nelson Canada (David Howell et al – authors) as my class text, but actually found I used a textbook very little, preferring to use a variety of other resources.
Nicole and Coleen, I have taught Tourism 11 and 12 for the past 10+ years and would be willing to share resources, let me know what areas you might need some help with.
Here is website with some good curriculum ideas- http://www.gnb.ca/0000/publications/curric/Hospitalityandtourism110.pdf
June 20, 2009 § 4:21pm
by Jaclyn
Hi, I am interested in teaching tourism to secondary students in BC. I have been in the profession at a management and consulting level for 5 years and also participate in Go2hr’s tourism presentations at high schools. Any help is appreciated. While going back to school for 2-4 years would be fun, I don’t have the money to do so! Is there a way I can apply my tourism/business knowledge to a classroom and obtain a fasttrack teaching certificate to get in the classroom? Thanks for any help!
July 28, 2009 § 10:55am
by wendy
Interesting comments, I just started teaching tourism and would like to expand my knowledge in the field.
September 15, 2009 § 9:49am
by Leslie Robinson
Well…I am hoping you may find some useful information in these pages on this website. I have intentionally gifted teachers with some of the favourite resources for freed in the resources section where you may download ideas .
The Tourism Career Samplers and tourism survival Kits have proven very useful to many teachers and students over the past 10 years. They are loaded with practical activities
December 13, 2009 § 3:42am
by rafika
your website is very interesting .i’d like to come across a full curriculum for teaching tourism to tunisian students
December 29, 2009 § 8:51pm
by Audry Lochrie
Hi Leslie
great to come across you, I was in some of your courses at UVIC a few years ago.
Is there any cultural awareness material out there?
speaking of the Olympics,we have put together a great tour & no-one is interested….
to visit Whistler with us during the Olympics
The Sea-to-Sky Aboriginal Cultural Journey
http://www.talkingtotemtours.com/tours/tours.html
February 23, 2010 § 1:36pm
by Leslie Robinson
Hi Audry… lovely to hear from you…have you checked out the Cultural Issues in Tourism books at teachingtourism.com? Personally I LOVE them!
I developed them over years of teaching cultural issues in tourism. they are experiential. In my teaching experience I find so many tourism students are kinesthetic learners … they love to learn by doing. so I get them up debating, creating tourism events, that sort of thing. I kept revising them as I led the learning activities…based on how the students responded. I hope you enjoy them and that your students get as much out of them as mine did.
This whole tourism/Olympic thing is sooo interesting…I’ll post a blog post there too…