The Hotspot simulation Lessons learnt over ten years of using technology in environmental science teaching John Maskall, SoGEES, University of Plymouth Mike Sanders, GEES Subject Centre
Mar 28, 2015
The Hotspot simulation
Lessons learnt over ten years of using technology in environmental science teaching
John Maskall, SoGEES, University of Plymouth
Mike Sanders, GEES Subject Centre
Presentation structure
• What is Hotspot?• Program demonstration• Intended benefits• Potential pitfalls• Implementation in the curriculum• Student experience• Lessons learnt
Intended benefits
Personalised
Flexible Interactive
Enjoyable
Challenging
Visual
Potential pitfalls
Authenticity
SecurityUsability
Reliability
Sustainability
Accessibility
Implementation
Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Introduction
Literature review(scrapyard)
Field day(lead mine)
Practical session 1 (formative/lead mine)
Feedback on literaturereview
Practical session 2 (summative/scrapyard)
Prepare SI report
Lecture series
Student experience
Lessons Learnt
• Success of Hotspot is attributed to:– Program closely aligned to learning objectives– Content informed by staff research interests – Technology used within a sound pedagogical
framework– Curricular delivery anticipated at the earliest stages
of design– Blended with other teaching approaches to take the
best ‘from all worlds’– Availability of resources to maintain/adapt software
Acknowledgements
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