Self-Guided Field Trips for Students of Environments

Autor/inn/en	Moore, G.; Kerr, Roger; Hadgraft, Roger
Titel	Self-Guided Field Trips for Students of Environments
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 36 (2011) 2, S.107-118 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
Schlagwörter	Field Trips; Environmental Education; Action Research; Experiential Learning; Active Learning; Classroom Environment; Learning Experience; Educational Opportunities; Natural Resources; Physical Environment; Foreign Countries; Multimedia Materials; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Exkursion; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Projektforschung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Aktives Lernen; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Lernerfahrung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Natürliche Umwelt; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	In many learning institutions around the world, there is a trend towards larger classes, more flexible learning pathways and reduced teaching resources. Experiential learning is often used in the form of site visits or field trips for students studying engineering, natural resource management, geography and similar disciplines. Providing opportunities for students to undertake field trips without the traditional support mechanism is one of the more challenging issues for subject designers. How can large cohorts of students gain practical exposure to various aspects of the natural or built environment? Although this is typically done using traditional site visits and fieldwork with a high staff/student ratio, the goal has been to use action research to design and develop resources to enable small groups (three or four) to make self-guided visits to sites close to campus. Multimedia resources to examine and interpret aspects of the site that relate to their on-campus learning guide the students. One critical issue in the success of these activities has been proper risk assessment and control procedures. The outcome of this research is a framework to provide a safe, active learning experience by way of self-guided field trips that is suitable for implementation with large classes. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10