ERIC Number: EJ1012028
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
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Going Mobile: Perspectives on Aligning Learning and Teaching in Geography
Jarvis, Claire H.; Dickie, Jennifer; Brown, Gavin
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v37 n1 p76-91 2013
There has been little consideration to date regarding how we might best adjust our assessment protocols so that the overall learning experience remains appropriately aligned to both content and teaching approach when adopting location-specific mobile learning. This paper explores the success of a novel strategy to design an assessment regime that captures a field experience in Dublin as a whole for both staff and students alike. Evaluation identified that the use of a combined mediascape-essay approach as a major component of the assessment successfully captured the main elements of the learning and teaching experience and facilitated deeper learning and creativity. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction, Educational Assessment, Critical Thinking, Constructivism (Learning), Learner Engagement, Creativity, Geographic Information Systems, Ethnography, Teaching Styles, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland (Dublin)
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