Practitioner Perspectives on the Use of Technology in Fieldwork Teaching

Autor/inn/en	Fletcher, Stephen; France, Derek; Moore, Kate; Robinson, Geoff
Titel	Practitioner Perspectives on the Use of Technology in Fieldwork Teaching
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 31 (2007) 2, S.319-330 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Information Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Etiology; Field Studies; Technology Integration; Role Perception; Research Methodology; Discovery Processes; Logical Thinking; National Surveys; Course Evaluation; Use Studies; Program Attitudes; Geography Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Informationstechnologie; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Ätiologie; Praxisforschung; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Benutzerschulung; Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht
Abstract	During the last decade, technological developments in computer hardware, software and networks, combined with increasing pressures on staff and students, have led to a proliferation of Communication and Information Technology (C&IT) within the Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) disciplines. This research investigates the role of C&IT within field courses, which in this paper are conceived of as a specific approach to teaching in the GEES disciplines. Through a national survey of field courses, the general level of usage of C&IT in the field was established. This was supplemented by an expert group analysis, which focused on the reasons behind the use of C&IT in the field. It was concluded that most use of C&IT in the field is driven by technological rather than pedagogic innovation. (Contains 3 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10