Fieldwork from Desktop: Webdoc for Teaching in the Time of Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Yoon, Hyerim; Mecca, Margot
Titel	Fieldwork from Desktop: Webdoc for Teaching in the Time of Pandemic
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 47 (2023) 3, S.349-368 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yoon, Hyerim) ORCID (Mecca, Margot)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2022.2045575
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Instructional Materials; Computer Uses in Education; Field Experience Programs; Multimedia Materials; Undergraduate Students; Human Geography; Geography Instruction; Introductory Courses; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; College Instruction; Spain (Barcelona) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Computernutzung; Praxisnahes Lernen; Humangeografie; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Einführungskurs; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Hochschullehre
Abstract	The article suggests an alternative teaching material to adapt to the current COVID-19 pandemic that impedes outdoor activities such as fieldwork or external visits in the university. The authors explore web documentary (hereinafter webdoc) as an option for asynchronous online teaching methods, an alternative to enable learning experiences. The result presents the students' response to a survey with close- and open-ended questions based on their experience of two different webdocs ("Montelab" and "Trozos Urbanos"). The results demonstrate great potential for webdocs in online teaching due to game element, emotional engagement and entertainment. Students felt empowered by the interactiveness of the webdoc which led to an overall positive evaluation. Moreover, the experience was well received when it was in line with course materials with potential to communicate geographical knowledge around interdisciplinary urban challenges. Therefore, teachers should dedicate efforts for identifying appropriate webdocs to provide students with beneficial geographical learning experience that fits the course aim. On the other hand, minor negative feedback was observed based on personal interest and the general cyber fatigue from the pandemic. We suggest teachers to explore webdocs based on their needs and conclude by providing a list of recommendations and useful references. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01