government - american indian rights and claims

Detailed Description:

This course module will focus on the use of cognitive tele-apprenticeship through the use of Internet technology. It will be recommended that this module be incorporated into an online course that GMU Immersion students have developed for the U.S. Forest Service. This type of constructivist learning environment is extremely appropriate for the target audience described below because of a long-held, but fast fading tradition, of learning through informal apprenticeships. The Forest Services' seasoned cadre of senior managers are near retirement age. Within the next five years 40 percent will retire. The agency has an urgent need for alternative training methods and risks the loss of millions of dollars in future court cases small and large if its managers are not properly trained with decision making skills. A cognitive tele-apprenticeship offered via the Internet in the form of a web-based course module could fill a widening training gap.

The learners are management track employees of the United States Forest Service. They have been employed with the Forest Service for anywhere between one and ten years. In the future, they will be expected to make clear, sound, and lawful decisions regarding the preservation of national lands. These decisions should be in the best interest of both the United States Government, the Forest Service and the American people. Learners are highly motivated, and committed to a long-term career in federal land management. They have at least a bachelor's degree in science.

Learning Outcomes:

The learners will be able to:

Use cognitive strategies necessary in making clear, sound, and lawful decisions regarding the preservation of national lands. These decisions should be in the best interest of both the United States Government, the Forest Service and the American people.
Become familiar with and use resources available in print and online to inform decision making.
Become familiar with history including Native American Indian land rights, colonialism, federal laws and statutes and understand their bearing on modern day decision making.
Appreciate the significance of the responsibility of federal land managers and the consequences of uninformed decision making.