From Real to Virtual Reality--Using the Geographic Advantage with Emerging Technology to Pivot an International Interdisciplinary Experience

Autor/inn/en	Moorman, Lynn; Cerney, Dawna; Gielstra, Dianna; Foster, Ellen; Villa Cerveny, Niccole
Titel	From Real to Virtual Reality--Using the Geographic Advantage with Emerging Technology to Pivot an International Interdisciplinary Experience
Quelle	In: Geography Teacher, 18 (2021) 3-4, S.107-116 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Moorman, Lynn) ORCID (Cerney, Dawna) ORCID (Gielstra, Dianna) ORCID (Foster, Ellen) ORCID (Villa Cerveny, Niccole)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1933 8341
DOI	10.1080/19338341.2021.1939095
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Experiential Learning; Earth Science; Energy Conservation; Inservice Teacher Education; Faculty Development; Geography; Interdisciplinary Approach; Geology; Spatial Ability; History; Cultural Influences; Computer Simulation; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Photography; Iceland; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Lehrerfortbildung; Geografie; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Historische Geologie; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Fotografie; Island; USA
Abstract	GeoCamp Iceland is a local program designed in Iceland to provide "field-based educational experiences dedicated to increasing knowledge through practical and active learning" in subjects related to earth science and renewable energy (Morrill and Waite 2019). Since 2015, NCGE has partnered with GeoCamp Iceland to offer an in-service, field-based, geography professional development program for US educators in Iceland. The course is designed to be interdisciplinary in content; the course objectives are to build capacity in geography, specifically, spatial thinking, geography inquiry, and field methods, while focusing on the topics of geology, renewable energy, history, and culture. As part of a participant's research project, the value of virtual reality (VR) was recognized to support participant learning in the program and as a means for participants to bring back the experience to their students. VR data collection was conducted during the 2019 program and consisted of capturing 360-degree photos at the course sites. Since the 2019 course, the development of an accessible VR educational platform (GeoEPIC) has been ongoing. With the cancellation of the 2020 NCGE-GeoCamp Iceland program and future travel limitations unknown at the time of writing, the VR education platform and data have been the focus of work as organizers create a virtual experiential learning opportunity. GeoEPIC is being developed as a learning platform, not simply a visualization tool, to support an in-app field experience situated in geographic context and representation and explored through geographic skills while learning about energy, historical, or cultural phenomena. While not intending to replace an in-person, on-site experience, the app can support preparatory trip learning activities, enhance learner follow-up reflection, or substitute the site experiences within a trip if the location is inaccessible by enabling virtual exploration of a place. The interdisciplinary focus of the learning model remains whether in-person or in-app; the model and its implementation will be described in this article. (ERIC).
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Update	2024/1/01