Using a Virtual National Park to Teach Workplace Skills in Conservation Management

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11955316
AutoresJonathon Howard (0000-0002-9566-0700, Charles Sturt University, autor de correspondencia), Jonathon Leigh Howard
Año2010
Volumen35
Número1
Páginas11-22
Fecha de publicación2010-11-25
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Geography in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0309-8265 • E-ISSN: 1466-1845
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03098265.2010.490908
OpenAlexW1989382721
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas15

Teaching conservation management means more than just learning about solving complex and difficult environmental issues. Such learning must also consider the likely administrative context that students will end up working in. This article outlines the development of a role-play that uses online technology to teach several administrative processes associated with conservation management. As such, this paper shows how a role-play within a digital environment can be used to provide scenarios that are difficult to obtain through a work placement. In developing this role-play, a number of errors occurred most noticeably with insufficient consideration about how to facilitate the use of IT in the classroom. Having made some changes, evaluation now suggests that students find the role-play more stimulating that the traditional lecture-style format of the same material. An important lesson is that the use of role-plays within a digital environment is not simply about using technology, but about people and the way learning is supported

Context (archaeology · Experiential learning · Geography · Knowledge management · Learning environment · Pedagogy · Style (visual arts · Teaching method · Work (physics · Computer Science · Educational Tools and Methods · Engineering · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Psychology