The Chiji Guidebook: A Collection of Experiential Activities and Ideas for Using Chiji Cards

This book is an instructional guide describing some of the different ways Chiji Cards can be used to facilitate key moments during group experiences. This guidebook gives a simple, straightforward explanation of the processing theory that coincides with the original use of Chiji Cards, and it provides a rationale for when to use one processing technique over another. The Activity Guide Section of the book presents 25 different ways to use Chiji Cards. The activities are divided into six chapters-Processing Activities, Getting-To-Know-You, Frontloading Activities, Object Lessons, Initiative Activities, and Fun With Chiji Cards. Most of the activities we have developed ourselves, but several come directly from other experiential educators who have shared their uses of the cards with us. Chiji Cards are a deck of 48 cards with pictures originally designed to spark/enhance discussion during a processing session. When a facilitator asks the group a question, each person chooses a card that symbolizes his or her answer to the question. The images on the cards are used as prompts to help individuals organize their thinking. Rather than having to pull an answer to a question out of thin air, the pictures provide a starting point from which to formulate a response.

Chris Cavert, Ed.D., is an internationally known speaker, trainer, and author in the area of Adventure-Based Experiential Activity programming. He focuses on using adventure education to develop prosocial, community-building skills within groups of all ages. Chris educational doctorate is in the area of curriculum and instruction with a focus on adventure education. He also holds a master s degree in experiential education and is the author and developer of over a dozen adventure-based education publications and products.

Steven Simpson, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Recreation Management and Therapeutic Recreation at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He also has taught at National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Normal University. Along with Buzz Bocher and Dan Miller, he co-created Chiji Processing Cards.