2010 Discussion Starters
Although the 2010 Games have come and gone, the Legacy of Learning has only just begun. Learn more about the Vancouver Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games and their impact with 2010 Discussion Starters. These 2-page PDF information and research resources were designed to promote the development of Games-related knowledge and encourage critical discussion on a wide-range of topics. Each Discussion Starter summarizes key issues with discussion questions to encourage critical thinking. Explore how the 2010 Games are still relevant today and how their lasting affect is felt across the province of BC and even Canada as a whole. These Discussion Starters are an excellent starting point from which to compare predictions and planning to actual outcome and delivery of the Games, learn how many of these topics are a part of all Mega-Event planning. Let the learning begin!
- A A. The Olympics: The Movement, History & Values
- B B. The Olympics: The IOC, the IPC & the Sports World
- C C. The Olympics: 2010 Management, Organization & Host Communities
- D1 D1.The Olympics: Legacies & Sustainability | Business & Tourism/ Hospitality
- A Sub-Themes
A brief history of the Games, from Ancient Greece,and other past host communities and nations, to the politics and symbols, as well as lessons learned from previous Games.
- A.1 A History of the Olympics
- A.2 Politics and the Olympics
- A.3 Lessons Learned from Previous Games & Host Communities
- A.4 The Olympic Symbols & what they mean
- B Sub-Themes
The roles of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), National and local Organizing Committees (OCs) in the organization of the Summer and Winter Games. Also includes the bid process, sponsorship and branding issues, anti-doping controversies, meeting the needs of athletes and the use and impacts of science/technology.
- B.1 The IOC and the Philosophy of Olympism
- B.2 The IPC and the Paralympic Games
- B.3 Hosting the Games: Application and Selection Process
- B.4 Budgeting and Financing the Games
- B.5 Sponsorship, Branding and the Games
- B.6 Meeting the Needs of Athletes
- B.7 The Role of NOC's and Sports Federations
- B.8 The Difference: Summer and Winter Games
- B.9 Doping and the Olympics
- B.10 Science and Technology and the Games
- C Sub-Themes
An overview of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Games, as well the 2010 Games-related plans and issues with staffing and volunteers, the torch relay, the venues, media and broadcasting, hospitality, transportation, and security logistics and issues.
- C.1 The Role of VANOC: Event Manager for the 2010 Games
- C.2 Staffing and Volunteer Management
- C.3 The Torch Relay and Games Celebrations
- C.4 The Venues: Features and Issues
- C.5 Accessibility and the Games
- C.6 Media, Broadcasting, Communication and the Games
- C.7 Hospitality Logistics and Issues
- C.8 Transportation Logistics and Issues
- C.9 Security/Safety Logistics and Issues
- D1 Sub-Themes
Exploring the economic implications of the Games on the host communities, region, and country, as well as national and provincial tourism initiatives, visitor services, branding, sales, technology and SME opportunities.
- D1.1 The Games: Economic Issues and Impacts
- D1.2 Canadian Tourism Commission (Canada) Marketing Strategies
- D1.3 Tourism 2010 (BC) : Innovative Marketing and Visitor Services Strategies
- D1.4 Branding, Merchandizing & Retail Sales
- D1.5 Technology and the Games
- D1.6 SME Business Opportunities
- D1.7 Lotteries, Ticketing and Revenue Generation
- D1.8 The Athletes Villages: Infrastructure Development
- D1.9 Economic Benefits: Beyond the Host Community
- D2 D2. The Olympics: Legacies & Sustainability | Environment
- D3 D3. The Olympics: Legacies & Sustainability | Society & Community
- E E. The Olympics: Art, Culture & Design
- D2 Sub-Themes
- D2.1 The VANOC Sustainability Plan: Breaking New Ground
- D2.2 The Games: Environmental Issues and Impacts
- D2.3 A Carbon Neutral Games
- D3 Sub-Themes
Considering social issues and impacts, examining Aboriginal participation in the Games, as well as Games-related impacts on health, lifestyles, community and education legacies.
- D3.1 The Games: Social issues and Impacts
- D3.3 Healthy Lifestyles and Participation in Sports
- D3.4 Host Community Legacies
- D3.5 Cultural Legacies
- D3.6 Education and the Games: Research and Knowledge Exchange
- D3.2 Aboriginal Participation
- E Sub-Themes
Exploring the roles of literature, creativity, design, fine arts, broadcasting, architecture, culture (including the Cultural Olympiad) in the Games.
- E.1 The Games: Architecture and Urban Planning
- E.2 Literature, Creativity and the Games
- E.3 Art, Design and the Games
- E.4 The Cultural Olympiad
Instructors and students alike will find ways to learn more about the 2010 Games with these 2-page PDF resources. They are easy for you to download and use: you'll find the discussion starters topics will appeal to a wide range of disciplines, and will help you complete research and assignments, develop curriculum, stimulate learning and inquiry, and promote thoughtful discussion.
Tips for using 2010 Discussion Starters (DS)
1) Games/Mega-Event Reflection and Comparison
DS present an excellent resource for post-Games analysis. Pick a topic and determine how the outcome compares to the planned delivery of the Games. Alternately use them to examine the process leading up to the London Summer Olympic & Paralympic Games, are they learning from Vancouver 2010? What about other Mega-Events like World Expo & FIFA World Cup?
2) Align with Learning Outcomes
Determine how one or more DS can complement your instruction. No matter what your discipline, you'll find something of relevance here as you make connections with the myriad of topics related to the Olympic phenomenon.
3) Pre-Planned Assignment
Assign one or more DS for your next class and ask students to do online research using the links provided to get a more complete picture of the topic. Have them prepare a 2-page summary of research findings to use in a class debate on the topic. Have teams participate in a 20-30 minute debate during the next class.
4) Spontaneous Discussion
Download and print hard copies of a DS topic, hand out to students to review during class. Have small groups work together to work through the "Start the Discussion" questions and report their results to the class.
5) Theme Week
Pick one of the main "2010 Today Discussion Starter" themes to explore for a one-week intensive study of the chosen facet of the Games.
6) Research Assignment
Direct students to www.elegacies.ca/2010 to explore and then choose one or more Discussion Starter topics online. Focus on this topic as the catalyst for a 4-6 page opinion paper on the subject. Don't forget to refer students to the e-Legacies 2010-2012 Games Online Resource Centre for additional resources.
7) Intensive Games Study
Let us plan a month of classes for you! Explore all of the 7 main themes to engage your students in a comprehensive exploration of the 2010 Games. You'll find DS to help introduce many stimulating discussions and greatly increase your student’s knowledge of the Games and the Olympic phenomenon.
4) Spontaneous Discussion