Elizabeth (Liz) Speelman, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the outdoor education program at Georgia College and State University, and she teaches challenge course, group development, and facilitation classes. She is also the director of the Outdoor Center at Georgia College, where she works with both university and community groups on the challenge course.Speelman has facilitated and managed challenge courses since 2002. She earned her PhD with her meta-analysis on challenge course research, and she continues to focus on the current state of outcome-based challenge course research. She earned her Challenge Course Manager certification in 2018. She is a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and served on the research committee from 2010 to 2016. She is also a current member and former board member of the Association for Experiential Education (AEE).Mark Wagstaff, EdD, is a professor of recreation, parks, and tourism at Radford University. He teaches a challenge course leadership class and oversees the Radford University challenge course program, which he founded in 2004. Wagstaff has managed and worked on challenge courses since 1988.Wagstaff has conducted research and published articles on various challenge course topics. He has coauthored and coedited numerous publications, including Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice, Controversial Issues in Adventure Programming, and Technical Skills for Adventure Programming. He is currently a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and serves on their research committee. He is also a member of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE).Scott Jordan, PhD, is an associate professor in the Northern Michigan University outdoor recreation leadership and management degree program. Jordan has 16 years of experience managing challenge course programs and consulting in the challenge course industry, encompassing zipline canopy tours, aerial adventure park construction, and operational standards. Jordan is a former board member for the Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) and assisted in the development of the Ropes Challenge Course Installation, Operation and Training Standards (ANSI/PRCA 1.0-.3-2014).Kathy Haras, PhD, is the vice president of Adventureworks! Associates in Dundas, Ontario, where she is responsible for risk management, quality assurance, and inspection services. She is a licensed zip line mechanic in the province of Ontario and an Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) level 2 professional inspector (with supervisor endorsement). She provides challenge course programming, installation, inspection, training, certification, and consulting services at approximately 80 sites annually and presents extensively on challenge course topics. Haras is currently the chair of the ACCT Design, Performance, and Inspection Standards Writing Committee.

• Part I. Back to the BasicsChapter 1. Introduction to the Aerial Adventure IndustryWhat Is an Aerial Adventure Environment?A Different Outdoor IndustryAerial Adventure ProfessionalsProfessional AssociationsSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 2. History of Aerial Adventure EnvironmentsA Common HistoryDevelopment in the United StatesDevelopment in CanadaDevelopment in EuropeDevelopment in JapanDevelopment in Costa RicaFacility ChangesUnderstanding What Was HappeningSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 3. Purpose of Aerial Adventure EnvironmentsGoal OrientationsOrganizational AlignmentSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 4. Fundamentals of Aerial Adventure Operating SystemsLow ActivitiesHigh ActivitiesSummaryReview QuestionsPart II. Learning the RopesChapter 5. Facility Design, Installation, Inspection, and MaintenanceDesignInstallationInspectionMaintenanceSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 6. Equipment SystemsEquipment in AAEsSystems ApproachSelectionUseCareSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 7. PersonnelWho Are the Personnel?Understanding the ParticipantPreparing Aerial Adventure LeadersSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 8. OperationsLayers of Operational GuidelinesNodes of Operational ManagementSummaryReview QuestionsPart III. Delivering the ExperienceChapter 9. Knowing Your AudienceMead’s Stages of a Recreational ExperienceObtaining Participant InformationRisk Management and Legal InformationProviding Inclusive ProgrammingSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 10. Designing the ExperienceSymbolic Interaction TheoryProgram OutcomesUnderstanding Domains for Participant SuccessSequencingProgram PlanSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 11. Facilitating the ExperienceCommon Theory and Concepts of FacilitationFacilitator TechniquesSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 12. Evaluation and Post-Experience OperationsRole of EvaluationHow Evaluation Is Done in AAEsLevels of EvaluationAAE Evaluation in Today’s WorldFollow-UpSummaryReview QuestionsPart IV. Professional PreparationChapter 13. Professional CompetenciesAAP CompetenciesSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 14. Career PreparationCareer Development ModelCareer OverviewProfessional PreparationSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 15. State of the ProfessionSupporting ResearchCurrent IssuesSummaryReview Questions

Elizabeth (Liz) Speelman, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the outdoor education program at Georgia College and State University, and she teaches challenge course, group development, and facilitation classes. She is also the director of the Outdoor Center at Georgia College, where she works with both university and community groups on the challenge course.Speelman has facilitated and managed challenge courses since 2002. She earned her PhD with her meta-analysis on challenge course research, and she continues to focus on the current state of outcome-based challenge course research. She earned her Challenge Course Manager certification in 2018. She is a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and served on the research committee from 2010 to 2016. She is also a current member and former board member of the Association for Experiential Education (AEE).Mark Wagstaff, EdD, is a professor of recreation, parks, and tourism at Radford University. He teaches a challenge course leadership class and oversees the Radford University challenge course program, which he founded in 2004. Wagstaff has managed and worked on challenge courses since 1988.Wagstaff has conducted research and published articles on various challenge course topics. He has coauthored and coedited numerous publications, including Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice, Controversial Issues in Adventure Programming, and Technical Skills for Adventure Programming. He is currently a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and serves on their research committee. He is also a member of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE).Scott Jordan, PhD, is an associate professor in the Northern Michigan University outdoor recreation leadership and management degree program. Jordan has 16 years of experience managing challenge course programs and consulting in the challenge course industry, encompassing zipline canopy tours, aerial adventure park construction, and operational standards. Jordan is a former board member for the Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) and assisted in the development of the Ropes Challenge Course Installation, Operation and Training Standards (ANSI/PRCA 1.0-.3-2014).Kathy Haras, PhD, is the vice president of Adventureworks! Associates in Dundas, Ontario, where she is responsible for risk management, quality assurance, and inspection services. She is a licensed zip line mechanic in the province of Ontario and an Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) level 2 professional inspector (with supervisor endorsement). She provides challenge course programming, installation, inspection, training, certification, and consulting services at approximately 80 sites annually and presents extensively on challenge course topics. Haras is currently the chair of the ACCT Design, Performance, and Inspection Standards Writing Committee.

• Part I. Back to the BasicsChapter 1. Introduction to the Aerial Adventure IndustryWhat Is an Aerial Adventure Environment?A Different Outdoor IndustryAerial Adventure ProfessionalsProfessional AssociationsSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 2. History of Aerial Adventure EnvironmentsA Common HistoryDevelopment in the United StatesDevelopment in CanadaDevelopment in EuropeDevelopment in JapanDevelopment in Costa RicaFacility ChangesUnderstanding What Was HappeningSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 3. Purpose of Aerial Adventure EnvironmentsGoal OrientationsOrganizational AlignmentSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 4. Fundamentals of Aerial Adventure Operating SystemsLow ActivitiesHigh ActivitiesSummaryReview QuestionsPart II. Learning the RopesChapter 5. Facility Design, Installation, Inspection, and MaintenanceDesignInstallationInspectionMaintenanceSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 6. Equipment SystemsEquipment in AAEsSystems ApproachSelectionUseCareSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 7. PersonnelWho Are the Personnel?Understanding the ParticipantPreparing Aerial Adventure LeadersSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 8. OperationsLayers of Operational GuidelinesNodes of Operational ManagementSummaryReview QuestionsPart III. Delivering the ExperienceChapter 9. Knowing Your AudienceMead’s Stages of a Recreational ExperienceObtaining Participant InformationRisk Management and Legal InformationProviding Inclusive ProgrammingSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 10. Designing the ExperienceSymbolic Interaction TheoryProgram OutcomesUnderstanding Domains for Participant SuccessSequencingProgram PlanSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 11. Facilitating the ExperienceCommon Theory and Concepts of FacilitationFacilitator TechniquesSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 12. Evaluation and Post-Experience OperationsRole of EvaluationHow Evaluation Is Done in AAEsLevels of EvaluationAAE Evaluation in Today’s WorldFollow-UpSummaryReview QuestionsPart IV. Professional PreparationChapter 13. Professional CompetenciesAAP CompetenciesSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 14. Career PreparationCareer Development ModelCareer OverviewProfessional PreparationSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 15. State of the ProfessionSupporting ResearchCurrent IssuesSummaryReview Questions

Elizabeth (Liz) Speelman, PhD, is a senior lecturer in the outdoor education program at Georgia College and State University, and she teaches challenge course, group development, and facilitation classes. She is also the director of the Outdoor Center at Georgia College, where she works with both university and community groups on the challenge course.Speelman has facilitated and managed challenge courses since 2002. She earned her PhD with her meta-analysis on challenge course research, and she continues to focus on the current state of outcome-based challenge course research. She earned her Challenge Course Manager certification in 2018. She is a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and served on the research committee from 2010 to 2016. She is also a current member and former board member of the Association for Experiential Education (AEE).Mark Wagstaff, EdD, is a professor of recreation, parks, and tourism at Radford University. He teaches a challenge course leadership class and oversees the Radford University challenge course program, which he founded in 2004. Wagstaff has managed and worked on challenge courses since 1988.Wagstaff has conducted research and published articles on various challenge course topics. He has coauthored and coedited numerous publications, including Outdoor Leadership: Theory and Practice, Controversial Issues in Adventure Programming, and Technical Skills for Adventure Programming. He is currently a member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) and serves on their research committee. He is also a member of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE).Scott Jordan, PhD, is an associate professor in the Northern Michigan University outdoor recreation leadership and management degree program. Jordan has 16 years of experience managing challenge course programs and consulting in the challenge course industry, encompassing zipline canopy tours, aerial adventure park construction, and operational standards. Jordan is a former board member for the Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) and assisted in the development of the Ropes Challenge Course Installation, Operation and Training Standards (ANSI/PRCA 1.0-.3-2014).Kathy Haras, PhD, is the vice president of Adventureworks! Associates in Dundas, Ontario, where she is responsible for risk management, quality assurance, and inspection services. She is a licensed zip line mechanic in the province of Ontario and an Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) level 2 professional inspector (with supervisor endorsement). She provides challenge course programming, installation, inspection, training, certification, and consulting services at approximately 80 sites annually and presents extensively on challenge course topics. Haras is currently the chair of the ACCT Design, Performance, and Inspection Standards Writing Committee.

• Part I. Back to the BasicsChapter 1. Introduction to the Aerial Adventure IndustryWhat Is an Aerial Adventure Environment?A Different Outdoor IndustryAerial Adventure ProfessionalsProfessional AssociationsSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 2. History of Aerial Adventure EnvironmentsA Common HistoryDevelopment in the United StatesDevelopment in CanadaDevelopment in EuropeDevelopment in JapanDevelopment in Costa RicaFacility ChangesUnderstanding What Was HappeningSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 3. Purpose of Aerial Adventure EnvironmentsGoal OrientationsOrganizational AlignmentSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 4. Fundamentals of Aerial Adventure Operating SystemsLow ActivitiesHigh ActivitiesSummaryReview QuestionsPart II. Learning the RopesChapter 5. Facility Design, Installation, Inspection, and MaintenanceDesignInstallationInspectionMaintenanceSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 6. Equipment SystemsEquipment in AAEsSystems ApproachSelectionUseCareSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 7. PersonnelWho Are the Personnel?Understanding the ParticipantPreparing Aerial Adventure LeadersSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 8. OperationsLayers of Operational GuidelinesNodes of Operational ManagementSummaryReview QuestionsPart III. Delivering the ExperienceChapter 9. Knowing Your AudienceMead’s Stages of a Recreational ExperienceObtaining Participant InformationRisk Management and Legal InformationProviding Inclusive ProgrammingSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 10. Designing the ExperienceSymbolic Interaction TheoryProgram OutcomesUnderstanding Domains for Participant SuccessSequencingProgram PlanSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 11. Facilitating the ExperienceCommon Theory and Concepts of FacilitationFacilitator TechniquesSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 12. Evaluation and Post-Experience OperationsRole of EvaluationHow Evaluation Is Done in AAEsLevels of EvaluationAAE Evaluation in Today’s WorldFollow-UpSummaryReview QuestionsPart IV. Professional PreparationChapter 13. Professional CompetenciesAAP CompetenciesSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 14. Career PreparationCareer Development ModelCareer OverviewProfessional PreparationSummaryReview QuestionsChapter 15. State of the ProfessionSupporting ResearchCurrent IssuesSummaryReview Questions