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ERIC Number: EJ1053116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
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Footprints in the Sky: Using Student Track Logs from a "Bird's Eye View" Virtual Field Trip to Enhance Learning
Treves, Richard; Viterbo, Paolo; Haklay, Mordechai
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v39 n1 p97-110 2015
Research into virtual field trips (VFTs) started in the 1990s but, only recently, the maturing technology of devices and networks has made them viable options for educational settings. By considering an experiment, the learning benefits of logging the movement of students within a VFT are shown. The data are visualized by two techniques: "animated path maps" are dynamic animations of students' movement in a VFT; "paint spray maps" show where students concentrated their visual attention and are static. A technique for producing these visualizations is described and the educational use of tracking data in VFTs is critically discussed.
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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: United Kingdom
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