NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
ERIC Number: EJ1381648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2168-8273
EISSN: EISSN-2168-8281
Available Date: N/A
Hybrid Classroom Approach: Virtual and Live Field Data Integration
Schlosser, William E.; Aumell, Aidan J.; Kilkenny, Madison M.
Natural Sciences Education, v52 n1 e20094 Jun 2023
University students stepped into synchronous remote learning as the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in spring 2020. Temporal limitations of the live field trip-based paradigm in teaching ecology have been complicated by remote learning. To meet the challenge, we have designed and deployed an immersive virtual ecology platform with associated field explorations and data analysis using a 360° video apparatus and software applications augmented with wildlife camera trap videos and aerial drone images at Washington State University in an undergraduate Natural Resource Ecology class. Throughout four semesters (fall 2020 to spring 2022) of synchronous online instruction, students have been using the virtual platform simulating the natural landscape at Kamiak Butte County Park. The immersive virtual ecology platform provides students with (1) access to broader learning comprehension of abiotic and biotic landscapes; (2) ability to collect and analyze tree data to describe differential woodland site characteristics; (3) visualization of native wildlife habitat uses; and (4) guidance through virtual field instruction tasks. With softening of pandemic restrictions in 2022, we designed the immersive virtual ecology platform in conjunction with in-person learning. This proof-of-concept article briefly summarizes the steps followed in creating this blended delivery curriculum using a hybrid field trip experience in combining virtual data discovery with live field trips and classroom events.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www-wiley-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Washington
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A