Enhancing fieldwork learning with technology: Practitioner's perspectives

Journal of Geography in Higher Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 399-415

  Welsh, Katharine E ^a   Mauchline, Alice L ^b   Park, Julian R ^b   Whalley, W Brian ^c   France, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bioscience; fieldwork; GEES; m learning; technology

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; FIELDWORK; GPS; LEARNING; STUDENT; TEACHING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 84883646031     PISSN: 03098265     EISSN: 14661845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2013.792042     Document Type: Article

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