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Direct linkGregory, Daniel David; Tomes, Heidi Elizabeth; Panasiuk, Sofia L.; Andersen, A. Julia – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2022
The capstone course for many Earth Science programs is a field course. To increase accessibility and to create a substitute in light of the cancellation of in-person courses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we developed an online introductory field geology course. The course consisted of six different modules. The first was a virtual reality room,…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Field Instruction, Geology, Introductory Courses
Senger, Kim; Betlem, Peter; Birchall, Thomas; Buckley, Simon J.; Coakley, Bernard; Eide, Christian H.; Flaig, Peter P.; Forien, Melanie; Galland, Olivier; Gonzaga, Luiz; Jensen, Maria; Kurz, Tobias; Lecomte, Isabelle; Mair, Karen; Malm, Rie Hjørnegaard; Mulrooney, Mark; Naumann, Nicole; Nordmo, Ivar; Nolde, Nils; Ogata, Kei; Rabbel, Ole; Schaaf, Niklas W.; Smyrak-Sikora, Aleksandra – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2021
The high Arctic is a remote place, where geoscientific research and teaching require expensive and logistically demanding expeditions to make use of the short field seasons. The absence of vegetation facilitates the use of modern photogrammetric techniques for the cost-effective generation of high-resolution digital outcrop models (DOMs). These…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Models, Databases, Foreign Countries
Hannula, Kimberly A. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2019
Geoscientists use spatial thinking skills in many common tasks, such as adding a third dimension to two-dimensional maps by drawing cross-sections or envisioning rock fabrics from a single hand sample or exposure. Field courses allow students to practice and develop those skills in authentic settings. This study examines the development of spatial…
Descriptors: Geology, Science Instruction, Field Instruction, Spatial Ability
Sandra McLaren; Eleanor C. R. Green; Marion Anderson; Melanie Finch – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
In the Australian state of Victoria, the city of Melbourne endured the world's longest number of lockdown days, with severe government health orders and travel restrictions in place for extended periods of 2020 and 2021. In common with others, we found the provision of field teaching in introductory geology, structural geology, and volcanology,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Peer Teaching, Geology, Teaching Methods
Petcovic, Heather L.; McNeal, Peggy M.; Nyarko, Samuel Cornelius; Doorlag, Megan H. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2020
As much as we think of a geologic map as objective, it is filtered through the experiences of individual geologists and the larger geology community. Thus it is important to understand how geologists become proficient at geologic mapping. As part of a naturalistic study of mapping strategies, 67 geologists ranging from undergraduates to…
Descriptors: Geology, Map Skills, Cartography, Situated Learning
Atchison, Christopher L.; Marshall, Anita M.; Collins, Trevor D. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2019
This article presents a multiple case study exploring the emergence of inclusive learning communities within geoscience field courses designed to enable the active participation of students with disabilities. The purpose is to reflect on the outcomes of three distinct projects and consider what lessons can be drawn from them to help promote and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Communities of Practice, Earth Science, Students with Disabilities
Download full textWaldron, John W. F.; Locock, Andrew J.; Pujadas-Botey, Anna – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
Many geoscience educators have noted the difficulty that students experience in transferring their classroom knowledge to the field environment. The Geoscience Garden, on the University of Alberta North Campus, provides a simulated field environment in which Earth Science students can develop field observation skills, interpret features of Earth's…
Descriptors: Geology, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Simulated Environment
Maltese, Adam V.; Balliet, Russell N.; Riggs, Eric M. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
The focus of this research was to investigate how students learn to do fieldwork through observation. This study addressed the following questions: (1) Can mobile eye-tracking devices provide a robust source of data to investigate the observations and workflow of novice students while participating in a field exercise? If so, what are the…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Geology, Video Technology, Observation
Remmen, Kari Beate; Frøyland, Merethe – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
Our study explores how students apply geoscientific knowledge learned in the classroom to phenomena in a field setting. This was investigated by collecting video data from an ordinary high school context in Norway involving one teacher and a class of 17 high school students. We analyzed how the students learned rock identification and relative…
Descriptors: Earth Science, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science
Integrating iPad Technology in Earth Science K-12 Outreach Courses: Field and Classroom Applications
Wallace, Davin J.; Witus, Alexandra E. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
Incorporating technology into courses is becoming a common practice in universities. However, in the geosciences, it is difficult to find technology that can easily be transferred between classroom- and field-based settings. The iPad is ideally suited to bridge this gap. Here, we fully integrate the iPad as an educational tool into two…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGreenberg, Jeffrey K. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2002
Explains how basic mapping skills are taught in a large lab space using various arrangements of books to portray structural information. Reports an increase in student confidence and ability to synthesize data during field work. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cartography, Concept Formation, Earth Science, Field Instruction
Peer reviewedHuntoon, Jacqueline E.; Bluth, Gregg J. S.; Kennedy, William A. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2001
Describes a field course targeting a combination of university undergraduates and K-12 teachers, emphasizing development of participants' problem-solving skills, and assessing the effectiveness of several non-traditional teaching methods. Teaches participants to develop and test their own ideas. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Field Instruction
