1. Kate Moore University of Leicester http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/mek
Virtual Field Course
Kate Moore
University of Leicester

2. Relating the real and the virtual

3. Structure of a Virtual Field Course
Pedagogy
Data
Technology
Field
work

4. Fieldwork Education & Technology
IT integrated into project work
Preparation
Data collection
Analysis
Presentation
VFC objective to provide software for interactive visual exploration of spatially referenced information

5. Visualization for learning
‘Comparison’ and ‘observation’ key objectives of fieldwork – multiple representations
“Computer technology allows interaction with models of reality and provides adaptive feedback” (Laurillard, 1997) - active participation
Visual thinking’ – process of knowledge acquisition (McEachren, 1994)

6. Student feedback Focus for days work Enhanced projects
“Amount of information” (secondary data)
“Ability to compare data” (primary data)
“Seeing what you have achieved that day” (immediacy)
“Enables us to see patterns and changes in relationships” (visualization)

8. panoraMap software by Jason Dykes