~ ~>> Adventure and Experiential Education Directory Ezine   ~ ~>> a free monthly newsletter associated with the SiteFinder Directory: <www.reviewing.co.uk/sitefinder/index.htm>   The editor, Roger Greenaway < roger@reviewing.co.uk > welcomes you (and 215 other members!) to this unique service. You are in control of your subscription. Details are at the end.   You are receiving this free monthly newsletter either because you subscribed [thank you] or because a friend has forwarded it to you [thank them - check the message header].   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ?? Do you use active experience as a source of learning and development? Then you have found the right newsletter  - especially if you want to learn and share ideas via the internet. Just read on. You can join in too!   ~ ~>> NEW ADDRESSES - PLEASE UPDATE My website and email addresses changed early Jan. '99 to: www.reviewing.co.uk/sitefinder/index.htm and roger@reviewing.co.uk   CONTENTS (TOP) ~ ~>> Editor: ANOTHER ISSUE WITH A DIFFERENCE!   You will find *some* continuity from one issue to the next - but not much. All I can promise is that variety is guaranteed. Some issues will be packed with site reviews (especially if you send them in!). Some will list lots of new sites added to the directory (when this happens). Some will summarise (or link to) interesting outdoor-adventure-experiential discussions happening on the net - especially where there are bulletin boards or public archives (help wanted!)   What I will NOT do is run features for the sake of continuity (as happens in many print journals). For example, if I do not find (or am not told about) a high quality 'Site of the Month' there won't be one! If there are 3 sites worth shouting about in any one month, then there will be '3 SITES OF THE MONTH'. I won't hold back good news to fill out the next issue - so you might find that some issues are shorter than others.   This month's 'Site of the Month' happens to be about outdoor research - but there are plenty of other ways in which sites can qualify for this prestigious spot!   The other special feature this month is on 'FINDING HELPFUL HUMANS'.   You can be one too  [:-) ...   Correspondence for (or about) SiteFinder is always welcome. It automatically gives you an entry in the bi-monthly prize draw. (If you would you like to offer a prize please ask for details.)   CONTENTS (TOP) ~ ~>> Site of the Month: 'A LIVING MAP'   The Online Research Directory is one of the many free services of CRN - the Countryside Recreation Network in the UK at: http://sosig.ac.uk/crn/rd/   As well as the Online Research Directory, CRN provides a free newsletter (online and offline). CRN also organises annual research meetings where agency representatives - exchange details of existing research projects - inform each other about forthcoming programmes of research - identify patterns of research - look for any gaps - look out for opportunities for co-operative research   CRN manages an impressive network that uses electronic media, print media and regular face to face events throughout the year. It's a great example of the internet supporting and developing face to face networking. CRN's website aims to provide 'a living map' of research in its fields of interest.   Does anyone know of anything similar in 'our' field(s)?   The host 'sausage' site http://sosig.ac.uk is the Social Sciences Information Gateway and is full of useful internet links for researchers such as the British Educational Research Association at www.bera.ac.uk - from where you can find countless more links to research sites in the UK and other countries.   CONTENTS (TOP) ~ ~>> NEW SITES   Here are the last six sites added to the directory.   Action Learning Associates, Inc http://www.action-learning.com   Adventure Learning Associates www.alrna.com New name ('learning' replaces 'training')   Adventure Alternatives www.adventurealternatives.com   Call Of The Wild - Adventure Consultants www.call-wild.com/teambldg.html   Eräkettu oy www.erakettu.com This Finnish site will soon be translated into English.   Do you know of good sites that should be in this directory? Please send this message to any personal or organisational website managers you think should know about SiteFinder:       ''Here's two FREE services for you: 1. SiteFinder Directory     www.reviewing.co.uk/sitefinder/ is a descriptive index of     websites about Adventure and Experiential Education.     2. SiteFinder Ezine sitefinder-subscribe@topica.com     provides monthly updates, reviews, search tips etc.''   CONTENTS (TOP) ~ ~>> Trackers' Tips: FINDING HELPFUL HUMANS   Have you noticed how search engines are evolving into HUMANS?   First we got SPIDERS working round the clock to index their rapidly growing web.   Then came a FERRET www.euroferret.com [which has since become webtop] and some DOGS including www.dogpile.com - an excellent meta-search engine.   Then came the robot with a HUMAN face: www.askjeeves.com who prefers Plain English questions to Booleanish or NerdSpeak.   Now come the real HUMANS! They're a team called 'The Clickers' beavering (?) away at www.richclickings.co.uk [URL may have changed] Not only do they carry out your searches for free, they also have a well organised search page - like the helpful numbers page you find in a phone directory - only better.   The Clickers helped me find GORP - the Great Outdoors Recreation Pages. On the GORP Forums page at http://www.gorp.com/gorp/interact/default.htm you will find 12 forums where more humans are eager to answer your questions on: Conservation, Biking, Hiking, Paddling, Gear, Climbing, Destinations, Family, Skiing, Campfire and Fishing.   'HUMANS do it better' is the slogan of the Open Directory Project (formerly NewHoo) and now found at: http://dmoz.org The Open Directory is compiled and edited by volunteer (human) enthusiasts.   Within the Open Directory you will find more humans at: http://dmoz.org/Reference/Education/Ask_An_Expert/ where you will currently find 21 'Ask an Expert' services.   The 'Ask an Expert' editor recommends Dr. Universe at: www.wsu.edu/DrUniverse/SubmitQuestions.html ''Ask Dr. Universe a question you've always wondered about. Remember, Dr. Universe tackles all questions, not just science. She has a whole campus of experts to call on, experts in just about everything. From global warming to neural networks. From Jane Austen to soil nematodes. From cow belching to quasars. And remember -- the university is just about the only place left that still employs philosophers. So Dr. Universe can tackle the really big questions.''   Dr. Universe turns out to be a cat! But the cat will find the humans.   If you test out some of the free 'human' services listed above - and LET US KNOW how you get on!   Please tell roger@reviewing.co.uk about your favourite places for asking questions about adventure or experiential education on the net. In case you need a special incentive - all ideas automatically qualify you for the next prize draw!   Your replies will appear in a special feature on 'Favourite Places to Ask Questions'. (Your tips will be anonyomous or acknowledged - whichever you prefer.)   CONTENTS (TOP) ~ ~>> PRIZEWINNER   Congratulations to Carol Horner who has just won a copy of Reviewing Adventures. The next Prize Draw is on April 1st (no kidding!) and will automatically include helpful humans who do something extra (however great or small) to help promote or develop SiteFinder. That's all you need to know to enter   ~ ~>> Site News: SEARCHING SITEFINDER   As well as the search box for the whole of www.reviewing.co.uk you will now find a search box on the SiteFinder Index page www.reviewing.co.uk/sitefinder/index.htm that will ONLY search SiteFinder pages.