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Download full textHeim, Ashley B.; Holt, Emily A. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2021
While the autonomous nature of free-choice learning can have numerous positive effects on student learning in science fields, there is a lack of research on how college-age adults learn in informal settings. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively describe college-age adults' experiences at informal learning settings by administering the…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Undergraduate Students, Late Adolescents, Learning Experience
Direct linkKyle Clements – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2017
This case presents the design of a GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) guided smartphone tour. The tour was a redesign of an assignment for an introductory Physical Science course in which students take a guided tour of a local canyon. The app is downloaded to students' personal devices and provides a guided tour. I am giving special attention to…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Assignments
Buckley, Geoffrey L.; Whitmer, Ali; Grove, J. Morgan – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
Students enrolled in a graduate seminar benefited in multiple ways from an intensive 3-day field trip to Washington, DC. Constructed around the theme of environmental justice, the trip gave students a chance to learn about street tree distribution, park quality, and racial segregation "up close." Working with personnel from the United…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Environmental Education, Social Justice, Heritage Education
Taylor, Lorraine L.; Hartman, Cindy L.; Baldwin, Elizabeth D. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2015
Student engagement may be enhanced by providing educationally purposeful activities outside of the classroom. This study considers the influence of a multi-day industry tour on student engagement for undergraduates majoring in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. Data were collected from students' reflections in journal entries focused on an…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Learner Engagement, Learning Activities, Undergraduate Students
Hurd, Amy R.; Elkins, Daniel J.; Beggs, Brent A. – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2014
To address the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism, and Related Professions accreditation standard 7.01.01, the Entry Level Competency Assessment was developed to measure 46 competencies in four categories needed by entry level professionals. Students rated their competence prior to beginning their senior internship. The results…
Descriptors: Parks, Recreation, Leisure Education, Competency Based Education
