Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Using Mobile Technologies

• Main Authors: France, Derek (Author), Whalley, W. Brian (Author), Mauchline, Alice (Author), Powell, Victoria (Author), Welsh, Katharine (Author), Lerczak, Alex (Author), Park, Julian (Author), Bednarz, Robert S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Ecology,
• Subjects: Geography.; Science.; Earth sciences.; Life sciences.; Education.; Environment.; Geography, general.; Environment, general.; Life Sciences, general.; Earth Sciences, general.; Science, general.; Education, general.

Since the introduction of the iPad in 2010, tablet computers and other mobile devices have made broad inroads in education. Apple’s iPads, and devices made by Samsung, Microsoft, Lenovo, Xperia and others, including many smartphones, have risen beyond simple consumption of web and video content. The...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Introduction to Tablets and their Capabilities
• 3. Capturing and Using Visual Imagery in the Field
• 4. Display and Recording: E-Books and Field Notebooks
• 5. Utilising Video in Fieldwork
• 6. Social Networking, Communication and Student Partnerships
• 7. Pre-Field Trips and Virtual Field Trips
• 8. Portable Networks and Specialised Fieldwork Applications
• 9. Conclusions and Recommendations
• Index.