Virtual Field Trips: Using Google Maps to Support Online Learning and Teaching of the History of Astronomy

Autor/in	Fluke, Christopher J.
Titel	Virtual Field Trips: Using Google Maps to Support Online Learning and Teaching of the History of Astronomy
Quelle	In: Astronomy Education Review, 7 (2009) 2, S.74-96 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1539-1515
DOI	10.3847/AER2008022
Schlagwörter	Computer Simulation; Field Trips; Astronomy; Web Sites; Maps; Electronic Learning; Science History; Graduate Study; Online Courses; Pilot Projects; College Science; Computer Uses in Education; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Exkursion; Astronomie; Web-Design; Map; Karte; History of science; Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Online course; Online-Kurs; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Computernutzung; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	I report on a pilot study on the use of Google Maps to provide virtual field trips as a component of a wholly online graduate course on the history of astronomy. The Astronomical Tourist Web site (http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/sao/tourist), themed around the role that specific locations on Earth have contributed to the development of astronomical knowledge, was created using the Google Maps application programming interface. Students used this Web site as a component of their assessment and to help motivate and support online discussions. The site also aims to help build a stronger online community among geographically distributed students as they share in the creation of an Internet resource that will be used and enhanced by others over time. I describe the structure of the Web site and how it was integrated into student essays, and I provide a summary of student responses to this new learning and teaching approach. This project is an example of how Web 2.0 applications can be used to build new learning environments. (Contains 4 figures and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10