The objective and content of this program is to hold the Environmental
Education Facility Benchmark Workshop and the Training Workshop that help to
improve professionalism and working skills of environmental educators. Tasks for
integrated marketing communication also include the amendment of the
Environmental Education Facilities Manual, planning and issuing themed
brochures of Taiwanese environmental education facilities, and the composing of
monthly online introductions of the facilities for outdoor learning reference.
I. Holding the Environmental Education Facility Benchmark Workshop
1. We have sent the invitation to organizations, facilities and authorities
concerned on May, 2016, and held the workshop at the
Telecommunication Training Institute (Kaohsiung Branch), Chunghwa
Telecom Co Ltd from June 13 th to 14 th .
2. There were 176 participants attended the Workshop, 8 from
environmental education organizations, 125 from environmental
education facilities, 17 (officers) from environmental protection
bureaus, the Municipalities and County Governments and authorities
concerned, 9 workshop lecturers, 5 facility lecturers, and 23 (field
staffs) from the Environmental Protection Administration,
Friendlyseed, the Foundation of Taiwan Industry Service, and the
Kuromatsunai Bunamori School of Hokkaido.
3. In the Workshop we used lectures, outdoor visits, and group sampler
discussions of hands-on experiences to stimulate thinking among
different topics: multiple vision sharing, outdoor environmental
experiences, international promotion, environmental educational issues
within cultural changes, and outdoor learning implementation at
schools.
4. The course gained positive comments for its abundance in content and
enabling participants to have mutual communication and start
connections in facilities. However, feedbacks shows a demand of
more open time for networking.
II. Holding the Environmental Education Facility Training Workshop
1. On the basis of the 2015 Environmental Education Facility Benchmark
Learning Result Annual Analysis Report, we designed the serial Training
Workshop to meet the need of environmental education professionals.
2. Workshop ‘Me Leading’ and ‘Me Managing’ have been closed for signup on
April 13 th , with 84 applicants, 30 of whom were then admitted to the courses.
‘Me Marketing’ and ‘Me Teaching’ were briefed online on August 12 th and
closed for signup on August 29 th , with 82 applicants, 30 of whom were later
admitted to the course.
III. Amending of the Environmental Education Facilities Manual
1. The Manual was edited and updated with the 117 facilities of the 2015 Edition,
and the additional 20 facilities which were authenticated from December 1 st ,
2015 to November 30 th , 2016. Content of the Manual includes introductions,
features, authenticated programs, contacts, column stories, site maps and
images from the facilities.
IV. Planning and issuing themed brochures of Taiwanese environmental education
facilities
1. The latest 139 environmental education facilities were divided into 7 groups
based on their geographical regions, for the sake of user referencing and
regional marketing. Users can find 7 different Taiwanese protected animals as
their guides on the brochure. Regions and animal tour guides are as follows:
Taipei-Keelung Metropolitan Area- Hyla chinensis (Chinese Tree Frog)
Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Area- Prionailurus bengalensis (Leopard Cat)
Taichung-Changhua-Nantou Area- Savanna Nightjar (Nighthawk)
Yilan-Hualian-Taitung Area- Delphinidae (Dolphin)
Kauhsiung-Pingtung Area- Cuora flavomarginata (Yellow-margined Box Turtle)
Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan Area- Myotis formosus flavus (Formosan Golden Bat)
Surrounding Islands- lutra lutra (Otter)
Not only as a site referencing tool, the brochure can also be mailed as a post
card while tearing the journal section off and attach stamps.
V. Composing of monthly online introductions of the facilities for outdoor
learning reference
1. The executive team has completed reporting 16 facilities including
Shuangliou Nature Center, the NTU Highland Experiment Farm, Bywood Art
Space,
2. Feitsui Reservoir Environmental Learning Center, Letzer Incineration Plant, the
National Science and Technology Museum, Sanqiashui Experiential Farm,
Xitou Nature Education Area, the Environmental Education Area of Tainan
County, the Taiwan Theater Museum, Flying Cow Ranch, the Southwest
Coast Salt Field and Wetland Environmental Education Center, Solanum Hill
Ecological Park, Shei-Pa National Park, Maolin Environmental Education
Center, and New Taipei City Sustainable Development Education Center.
VI. Enhanced Service: School Teacher’s Workshops
1. Workshops targeting at school teachers were held at the north, middle, south,
and east regions of Taiwan, for creating connections between environmental
education facilities and school teachers. There were 87 applicants participated
in the 4 workshops, held at the Taijiang National Park (on July 21 st ), the
Yehliu Geo Park (July 28 th ), the Chihnan Nature Center (August 25 th ), and
the Wastewater Treatment Plant of Hsinchu Science Park Bureau.
