NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Borderland Spaces for Learning Partnership: Opportunities, Benefits and Challenges
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hill, Jennifer; Thomas, Greg; Diaz, Anita; Simm, David – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2016
This paper uses case studies and secondary literature to critically examine how learning spaces inhabited by geographers might be used productively as borderland spaces for learning partnership. Borderland spaces are novel, challenging, permissive and liminal, destabilizing traditional power hierarchies. In these spaces, students gain confidence…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Social Media, Case Studies, Geography
Computer-Mediated Communication in Undergraduate Teaching: Web-based Conferencing with Lotus Notes/Domino.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Vincent, Peter – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2000
Examines the outcomes of a two-year trial of computer-mediated conferencing (CMC) conducted at a British university during the final-year undergraduate course in glacial and periglacial geomorphology. Discusses the issues related to CMC and describes the experience over the last two years of using CMC conferencing. (CMK)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Debate, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
The Certificate of Secondary Education: Experimental Examinations: Geography.
Schools Council, London (England). – 1966
This bulletin describes a trial examination for the geography curriculum as specified by the Certificate of Secondary Education. The total examination is composed of a 2 hour objective examination to test factual knowledge learned in the geography courses. A second part of the total examination consisted of: 1) a paper by the student on some…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Testing
Training Undergraduates for Self-Directed Field Research Projects in Physical Geography: Problems and Possible Solutions.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Tinsley, Heather M. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1996
Praises self-directed English field research projects for being intellectually challenging, highly motivating, and demonstrating a wide range of skills. Recently, however, these projects have resulted in a number of problems including allocation of resources and safety liability. Suggests possible solutions and examines a model field research…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Educational Administration, Educational Environment, Experiential Learning
Organising Student-Centered Group Fieldwork and Presentations.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kneale, Pauline – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1996
Describes an English undergraduate physical geography class that combines lecture and practice to create an integrated team project involving fieldwork, laboratory analysis, data analysis, group report writing, poster production, and presentations. The class encourages group interaction, student decision making, and the development of transferable…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Data Interpretation, Decision Making, Experiential Learning
"Water and Environmental Systems": Achieving Student-Centered Learning Objectives with an Undergraduate Journal.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Charlesworth, Susanne M.; Foster, Ian D. L. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1996
Describes and evaluates an unusual and innovative assessment procedure used in an undergraduate hydrology and oceanography class. Working in teams, English students produce research articles published by an in-house, though refereed, academic journal. Professors and students agree that the process stimulates students to perform at their highest…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Experiential Learning