ITM Bachelor 2. Sem
8035: Introduction Leisure & Event Management
           

Educational Spheres of Experiences

LifeLongLearning as leading idea -

Leisure time becomes education time in a knowledge-based society

Factual knowledge has a shelf-life like milk

Social and methodological skills are sustainable

Informal learning within the peer-group - Facebook and Wikipedia

Traditional institutions of learning open up to commercialization and mass usage

Example museum shop: Education meets Business

http://www.momastore.org/

SERIOUS LEISURE

Serious leisure – six qualities

Perseverance

Leisure „career“

Significant personal effort

Durable benefits

Unique ethos

Strong Identification

Can you think of some examples of "Serious Leisure" you know?

Casual leisure:

Casual volunteering

Play

Relaxation

Passive entertainment

Active entertainment

Sociable conversation

Sensory stimulation

-          Often in combination

Project-based leisure:

Building community

Contact with likeminded people

"Once in a lifetime"

How is the existence of Internet and Social Media changing the development

of Serious Leisure into Professional Work?

  Contact: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt FRGS
Bachelor and Master Program International Tourism Management
arlt@fh-westkueste.de, Office 2.018, Tel. 0481 8555-513
Consultation hours (during lecture period): Friday 10.00 - 11.00 h