Ms Nicola Taylor
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Job title: Lecturer in Outdoor and Adventure
Email: n.taylor3@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 594378
Room: NW101
Experience in Industry
Experienced 10 years of delivering outdoor vocational qualifications to potential leaders with schools and special needs groups as the main client base.
Faculty: Buxton
School: School of Culture and Lifestyle
Subject Area: Outdoor Recreation
Programme Leader for the Foundation Degree in Outdoor Activites and lecturer throughout the Outdoor and Adventure modules. Module leader for Landbased activities.
Teaching responsibilities
Across the undergraduate outdoor adventure degrees.
Professional interests
Outdoor learning and its place within education and self development. Teaching and learning in the outdoors.
Research interests
- Meaningful outdoor experiences and adventure education
- Holistic approaches to outdoor learning
International Experience
Extensive experience rock climbing in various world class destinations.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- IOL (Institute of Outdoor Learning)
- AMI (Association of Mountain Instructors)
- BMC (British Mountaineering Council)
Recent Conferences
The European Institute of Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning Conference 2009. Action Research in Outdoor Environment Experiences.
Additional Interests and Activities
All facets of climbing and dabbling in the delights of fell running and mountain biking.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Hons) Sport and Human Movement, University of Wales, Institute Cardiff
Postgraduate qualifications
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Wales College Newport
- MA Outdoor Education, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
