Does Digital Video Enhance Student Learning in Field-Based Experiments and Develop Graduate Attributes beyond the Classroom?

Y

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Video Technology; Field Experience Programs; Physical Geography; Undergraduate Students; Teaching Methods; Questionnaires; Focus Groups; Likert Scales; Student Attitudes; Communication Skills; Teamwork; Creativity; Media Selection; Foreign Countries

10.1080/03098265.2016.1141186

0309-8265

The connection between fieldwork and development of graduate attributes is explored in this paper. Digital technologies present opportunities to potentially enhance the learning experience of students undertaking fieldwork, and develop core digital attributes and competencies required by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and employers. This paper reports the success of adopting digital video capture in technology-rich field experiments that form part of final year undergraduate courses in Physical Geography at an HEI in New Zealand. Student perceptions were obtained via a range of approaches. Results suggest that deployment of digital video reinforces student learning and connects with core graduate attributes.

As Provided

39

2016

EJ1097332