Virtualizing Soil Science Field Trips

Autor/inn/en	Schulze, Darrell G.; Rahmani, Shams R.; Minai, Joshua O.; Johnston, Cliff T.; Fulk-Bringman, Sherry S.; Scott, John R.; Kong, Ningning Nicole; Li, Yue Shirley; Mashtare, Michael L., Jr.
Titel	Virtualizing Soil Science Field Trips
Quelle	In: Natural Sciences Education, 50 (2021) 1, (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schulze, Darrell G.) ORCID (Rahmani, Shams R.) ORCID (Minai, Joshua O.) ORCID (Johnston, Cliff T.) ORCID (Fulk-Bringman, Sherry S.) ORCID (Scott, John R.) ORCID (Kong, Ningning Nicole) ORCID (Li, Yue Shirley) ORCID (Mashtare, Michael L., Jr.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-8281
DOI	10.1002/nse2.20046
Schlagwörter	Field Trips; Computer Simulation; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Soil Science; Science Instruction; Program Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Blended Learning; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; College Science; College Students; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Exkursion; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Bodenkunde; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Schülerverhalten; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Collegestudent
Abstract	In response to the coronavirus pandemic in the fall of 2020, we created hybrid-virtual or fully virtual field trips to replace in-person field trips in two courses. For an introductory soil science course with 178 students enrolled, we used a narrative format supported by 360° ground-level and drone photos, newspaper articles, videos, websites, and landscape diagrams. After reading the narratives, the students took a quiz and then visited the sites (public parks near campus) on their own. For the advanced pedology course with seven students enrolled, a virtual trip replaced an all-day field trip that travels a 100-mile route from West Lafayette to Michigan City, IN. The virtual trip was created within the Soil Explorer platform and consists of >50 points of interest (POIs) overlayed on detailed soil maps. Each POI includes relevant information about the soils, agriculture, geology, geomorphology, or history at that point. At two POIs students examined four or five soils along two transects by filling in worksheets using the official series descriptions. Learning was facilitated by a study guide. Effectiveness was assessed by anonymous surveys. Students found the hybrid-virtual or fully virtual field trips informative, interesting, enjoyable, and appropriate given the pandemic. For the introductory class, 42% preferred a virtual field trip format, 39% preferred an in-person format, and 19% were neutral. In the advanced class there was with a clear preference for in-person field trips. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01