Discrimination/Introductory workshop, 5-day workshop 
Forty-hour (5-day) discrimination workshop introduces the fundamentals of training:
MECHANICAL SKILLS, TIMING, CRITERIA, and RATE OF REINFORCEMENT.

OBJECTIVES: Teach the student fundamental principles and practices (timing, criteria, rate of reinforcement) of applied behavior analysis, mechanical skills, developing observing skills, training philosophy. This workshop is preparation for the Bailey Intermediate level workshops.

PREREQUISITES: Sufficient physical, mental and emotional capability to stand the rigors of a fast-paced, intensive workshop.

CONTENT: Students first develop mechanical skills by practicing handling the "tool" of chicken training, the feed cup with clicker attached. Then the student learns how to present food, first without the chicken, and then with. In successive steps, the student graduates to teaching the chicken to accurately peck at small paper targets. Correct timing of the clicker and observational skills are emphasized. The student learns how to coach others to train more skillfully. The student then teaches both chickens to discriminate between certain objects. There is then a shaping exercise demanding both decision-making and mechanical skills.

Each class is limited to 24 Students. Each student has 2 chickens to train.

Total fee for the class is 10 950 SEK (Swedish crowns).
That include lunch and breaks, but not lodging and other meals.

Payment 1: 5 950 SEK is paid before December 30, 2010 or after that as soon as you sign on (Application fee of 950 SEK is not refounded) If you cansel within 2 month before the workshop starts you get 5000 SEK back. If you cansel later than 2 month we'll (you and/or I) have to find someone to get your place until we can give your money back.
If you get sick and have a docktor to sign for it, we'll send you your workshop fee - application fee = 5000 SEK back to you.

If You pay to late your place will go to the first person on the reservlist.
You have to make the first payment to reserv your place.

You'll pay to:
House of Learning, M Fogelquist
IBAN: SE9080000816619746896308
Swift code: Swedsess
Bic code: Swedsess

Payment 2: Balance, the rest of the fee, 5 000 SEK is paid at the latest on the 1 st day of class. You are supposed to pay for all of the costs to send us the money, if there will be costs for us we’ll let you know and we’ll balance that when you are here at class.

Discountprices: If you are to attend more than 1 workshop, please look at the discountprices.

Dates:
May 19- 23, 2011

Language: English

Place for classes: 
Rommehedslägret, Borlänge, Sweden

Lodging:
At our facility at Rommehedslägret there is lodging for 8 persons in 4 double rooms, 180 SEK/person and night (about 18 Euro) in 2-bed rooms, 280 SEK/person and night (About 28 Euro) in a single room. No breakfast included, there is a kitchen and living room. You need to have towels and sheets with you or you can rent from us for 100 SEK/set

Backpackers, http://www.dalabackpackers.com (Bed & Breakfast) i city, Borlänge. Tel: 073-7388353 or 0243-14444. You can take bus 601 from Borlänge Centrum to Dala Airport. You get of 2 stops before Dala Airport

Borlänge Hotel & Värdshus. http://www.borlangehotel.nu (about 6 kilometres from our facility).
Booking code: "Chicken Camp" (and you get the price below) Single room 450:-. Double room 650:- (325:-/person and night). Breakfast included.Tel +46 243 21 19 00. E-mail: info@borlangehotel.nu

Best Western Gustav Wasa is a hotel near the train station in Borlänge (about 7 kilometres from our facility). Tele: +46 243 21 74 00. Webpage: http://www.gustafwasa.se/
Booking code: "Chicken Camp" (and you get the price below)
Single room Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 908:-/ night and person SEK about 97 Euro
Single room Friday, Saturday and Sunday 650:-/ night and person SEK about 68 Euro.
Double room Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1108:-/ night SEK about 117 Euro. Double room Friday, Saturday and Sunday 820:-/ night SEK about 86 Euro. You can take bus 601 from Borlänge Centrum to our facility.

If you want to find more lodging to choose from look at: http://www.borlange.com/

Travel
If you come from abroad the best way is to fly to Arlanda Airport outside Stockholm and then go by train, from the Airport, to Borlänge. Read more and book your tickets www.sj.se
From Borlänge Train station you go to our facility Rommehedslägret by bus 601, http://www.dalatrafik.se/Tidtabeller/Vinter2007-08/Borlange/Blg_Linje_601_2007-10-27--2008-06-14.pdf
or call us and we'll try to help you.

If you have questions please call me at + 46 703 20 26 30 or +46 704 33 22 17
E-mail: info@house-of-learning.se

Organizers: House of Learning, Marie Fogelquist and Mats Hedlund
E-mail: info@house-of-learning.se