Module
340: Interpretive Research and Resource Liaison
Competency
Curriculum
The following curriculum components outline the developmental
learning elements that compose the skills set for this
competency. From these outlines, 1) employees and their
supervisors can determine learning needs and
strategies, 2) instructors can develop sessions and
lesson plans.
With
successful mastery of the material, learners will be
able to:
Apply
advanced research skills to acquire advanced KR;
Access
information generated by, and work with, resource
managers and other specialists and scholars;
Apply
advanced research and analytical skills to acquire
knowledge of the audience;
Use
advanced KR and KA to connect multiple resource
meanings to multiple audience interests and perspectives.
Topics
Subject-matter
research skills and resources; standards for research;
professional disciplines of science and history; resource
management; resource liaison; social science; audience
research skills and resources; using KR to connect to
multiple audiences; audience relevance; provocation;
multiple resource meanings
Audience
All
developmental-level interpretive park rangers, cooperating
association staff and NPS volunteers involved in media
development activities.
Delivery
Park
and cluster-level training; university courses; traditional
and distance learning; workshops; peer coaching and
mentoring; self-study.
