Abstract

In this article we explore how reconceptualizing the role of technology in place-based education (PBE) enhances place responsive pedagogies through technology. Combining the strengths of adventure learning (AL) and PBE, Adventure Learning @ (AL@) advances both place responsive education and online learning in science education. This is needed, as the conventional AL model lacks authentic explorations of places that are ''local'' to the expedition teams and the students following along. The AL@ approach promotes localized authorship and knowledge keeping. AL@ more fully realizes the potential of AL, using PBE approaches that engage students as authors of knowledge through direct field experiences and the creation of digital artifacts of scientific inquiry.

Citation

Hougham, R.J., Eitel, K.C.B. & Miller, B.G. (2015). Technology-Enriched STEM Investigations of Place: Using Technology to Extend the Senses and Build Connections to and between Places in Science Education. Journal of Geoscience Education, 63(2), 90-97. Retrieved August 14, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/159993/.

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Keywords

• Adventure Education
• electronic learning
• Foreign Countries
• inquiry
• learning strategies
• Observational Learning
• Place Based Education
• science education
• Skill Development
• STEM education
• Technology Uses in Education