Enhancing learning and teaching through the use of technology (e-learning) in GEES

E-learning in the GEES disciplines is now widely accepted as one of many approaches available to practitioners in their teaching. Although for some the term e-learning is contentious or superfluous, in this instance it allows us to identify the following selection of resources exploring the use of technology in GEES learning and teaching.

• Casestudies of practice: Enhancing learning and teaching through the use of technology
• Projects:
  • A Guide to Podcasting with Audacity- Dr Justine Kemp, Jan Oosthoek, Richard Kotter, Tony Mellor - Northumbria University
  • Newsfilm Online in GEES - using video in GEES learning, teaching and assessment
  • Exploring the use of audio feedback in the GEES disciplines
  • Evaluating the use of rich media in Geography fieldwork - Dr James Newman, Department of media communications and film studies Bath Spa University, and Dr Richard Jones, Department of Geography, University of Exeter
  • Podcasting in GEES - IMPALA 2 final project report (0.5 Mb PDF) - also see IMPALA 2 website.
• Articles:
  • Prior use of Google Earth by undergraduate Geography students - Prof. Simon Haslett
  • Google Earth, virtual fieldwork and quantitative methods in Physical Geography- Dr Varyl Thorndycraft, Don Thompson and Dr Emily Tomlinson
  • Second Life Androgogy and Pedagogy Project - Evaluation and Review (SLAPPER) - Dr Glynn Skerratt
  • Facebook: An educational support tool for teaching Earth Sciences - Dr David Selby
  • Acknowledging the ‘forgotten’ and the ‘unknown’: The role of video podcasts for supporting field based learning - Dr Claire Jarvis and Dr Jennifer Dickie
  • Design, development and student evaluation of a Virtual Alps Field Guide - Prof. Tim Stott, Dr Anne-Marie Nuttall and Jim McCloskey
  • Improving student understanding of complex spatial-temporal relationships in Earth Sciences using computer animation and visualization - Dr Nigel P Mountney
  • E-Learning or a-Gimmick? Evaluating the use of rich media in Geography fieldwork - James Newman and Richard Jones
  • Podcasts to support student learning in the GEES subjects - Ming Nie
  • E-learning in the UK: Perspectives from GEES practitioners - Derek France and Steve Fletcher
  • Virtual lecturing: Delivering lectures using screencasting and podcasting technology - Sandy Winterbottom
  • Reflections on using podcasting for student feedback - Derek France and Anne Wheeler
  • Evaluation of low-cost Personal Digital Assistants for field data collection and fieldwork leadership by students and staff - Tim Stott
  • Supporting fieldwork using information technology - John Maskall, Alison Stokes, Jason B. Truscott, Alastair Bridge, Kirsty Magnier and Viv Calderbank
  • A virtual world of work: A tool to prepare students for employability - Jennifer M. Jones
• Events:
  • Podcasting for GEES Subjects Workshop - 5th December 2007 - IMPALA 2 - Organised by the IMPALA 2 team at the University of Leicester and the GEES Subject Centre
  • Podcasting for GEES Subjects Workshop - 16 July 2007 - IMPALA 2 - Organised by the IMPALA 2 team at the University of Leicester and the GEES Subject Centre
  • Virtual Fieldwork in the GEES Disciplines: Pedagogy and Technology - A GEES one-day conference (16th May 2007) - Organised by the Department of Applied Sciences, Geography & Archaeology University of Worcester and the GEES Subject Centre
  • Supporting fieldwork using information technology - a day of talks and demonstrations from leading practitioners (10 May 2006) - Organised by the CETL for Experiential Learning in Natural and Environmental Sciences and the GEES Subject Centre
• Other discipline-based resources:
  • Teaching Geosciences with Visualizations (includes examples of practice, free tools and data, research on learning)
  • Developing Effective On-line Education Resources in the Geosciences
  • Virtual Geology.info (virtual field trips, UK regional geology, images, online learning materials, geology and wine, and more!)
• Non discipline specific e-learning resources
  • Academy e-learning webpage
  • HEFCE strategy for e-learning
  • Student expectations study - ICT provision (Publication date: 2007) - JISC
  • "In Their Own Words" - exploring the learner’s perspective on e-learning (Publication date: 2007) - JISC

For more information on e-learning in the GEES disciplines please contact Mike Sanders