Open Research OnlineInvestigating the role of virtual reality in geography via Google ExpeditionsSteveTillingauthorAna-DespinaTudorauthorBeckyKitchenauthorShaileyMinochaauthorThis workshop-session explored the use of Google Expeditions (GEs), virtual reality-based field trips, to support and encourage outdoor fieldwork and facilitate visualisation of processes and locations. Participants had the opportunity to trial GEs and were invited to discuss and evaluate the outcomes (particularly the educator’s perspective) of a project investigating the role of virtual reality in geography education. We first showed several Expeditions to the educators, such as Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo or Borneo Rainforest: Plant Adaptations. We then invited participants to share their experience on teaching geography with a focus on inquiry-based learning. We asked educators to discuss: a) their inquiry-based learning (IBL) practices in geography lessons and how they would use virtual reality for IBL in lessons; b) discuss their IBL practices before, during and after a field trip and how they would use virtual reality to practice IBL for fieldwork.2017-04-21Conference or Workshop Item

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