The Use of Web-Based Video for Instruction of GIS and Other Digital Geographic Methods

Abstract

This article presents a case study that highlights the benefits and limitations of Web-based video in lab sections of The Geographer’s Craft, an upper-level undergraduate course in which students apply digital geographic methods. Over three years (2010–2013), the authors experimented with different teaching strategies utilizing Web-based video for lab lectures and software demonstrations. This article presents three different approaches for its application, from inside and outside the classroom, to a ”flipped classroom” setting. The authors argue that Web-based video is a valuable tool for teaching digital geographic research methods and techniques while allowing for greater focus on theory and application.

Keywords:

• GIS
• technology-enhanced learning (TEL)
• undergraduate education
• active learning

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Notes on contributors

Joshua Rudow

Joshua Rudow is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA. His research interests include human environment interactions, cultural/political ecology, and Latin American agriculture.

M. Anwar Sounny-Slitine

M. Anwar Sounny-Slitine is an instructor of environmental studies at Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, USA. His research leverages geospatial technologies in studying geomorphology and the environment.