Digital Observation Technology Skills: Incorporating Modern Digital Technology Into Outdoor Experiential Education

March 14th, 2018 | RESEARCH

Digital Observation Technology Skills (DOTS) is a framework for integrating modern, mobile technology into outdoor, experiential science education. DOTS addresses longstanding tensions between modern technology and classical outdoor education by carefully selecting appropriate digital technology for educational purposes and by situating these tools in classical experiential pedagogy.

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R. Justin Hougham, Author, University of Wisconsin–Extension
Marc Nutter, Author, Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center
Caitlin Graham, Author

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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 2475-8779

Publication: Connected Science Learning
Volume: 5
Number: 3

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Audience: Adults | Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Learning Researchers | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals | Youth | Teen (up to 17)
Discipline: Climate | Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Geoscience and geography | Life science | Nature of science | Technology
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article
Environment Type: Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Media and Technology | Park | Outdoor | Garden Programs | Professional Development | Conferences | Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Public Programs | Websites | Mobile Apps | Online Media