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Record Nr.

UNINA9910364945103321

Titolo

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Virtual Place-Based Learning / / edited by Reneta D. Lansiquot, Sean P. MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-32471-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 pages)

Disciplina

371.3346

794.815

Soggetti

Educational technology

Curriculums (Courses of study)

Education—Curricula

Sociology, Urban

Computer games—Programming

Higher education

Technology and Digital Education

Curriculum Studies

Urban Studies/Sociology

Game Development

Higher Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Situating Interdisciplinary Place-Based Learning as a High-Impact Educational Practice -- 2. Virtual Place-Based Learning in Interdisciplinary Contexts: A Psychological Perspective and a Review -- 3. Virtual Reality as a Pedagogical Tool for Interdisciplinarity and Place-Based Education -- 4. Information Literacy in Place-Based Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning -- 5. Visualization and Analysis of Environmental Data -- 6. Mapping Urban Performance Culture: A Common Ground for Architecture and Theater -- 7. Using Virtual Reality as a Tool for Field-Based Learning in the Earth Sciences -- 8. Non-Fiction Virtual Reality Stories of Emigration: Points of Viewing and



Creating for the Classroom -- 9. Computational Thinking and the Role-Playing Classroom: A Case for Game-Based Learning in an Interdisciplinary Context.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how virtual place-based learning and research has been interpreted and incorporated into learning environments both within and across disciplinary perspectives. Contributing authors highlight the ways in which they have employed a variety of methodologies to engage students in the virtual exploration of place. In the process, they focus on the approaches they have used to bring the real world closer through virtual exploration. Chapters examine how the resources of the urban environment have been tapped to design student research projects within the context of an interdisciplinary course. In this way, authors highlight how virtual place-based learning has employed the tools of mapping and data visualization, information literacy, game design, digital storytelling, and the creation of non-fiction VR documentaries. This book makes a valuable contribution to the literature, offering a model of how the study of place can be employed in creative ways to enhance interdisciplinary learning.