ERIC Number: EJ1436830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
EISSN: EISSN-1466-1845
Integrating ArcGIS Online and Digital Story Mapping for Active Learning in Systematic Geography Courses
Paul N. McDaniel; Ulrike Ingram
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v48 n4 p648-678 2024
Amid the shift to virtual teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, educators across disciplines were faced with developing new teaching strategies for active learning and significant learning experiences. This paper discusses findings from a case study of integrating ArcGIS Online and StoryMaps for assignments and semester projects in systematic geography courses - health, population, and urban geography. The study assesses the process of incorporating the use of this technology into these upper-division undergraduate courses, with a mix of both geography and non-geography majors, and student perspectives on their learning of and engagement with this technology. With broader applications to different course, discipline, and education contexts, findings suggest increased student engagement, enhanced understanding of course topics and their practical applications, and an appreciation for the opportunity to learn within and work with geospatial technology.
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Geographic Information Systems, Geography Instruction, Maps, Story Telling, Active Learning, Assignments, Student Projects, Undergraduate Students, Technology Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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