Publications & Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
Online learning, instructional design, pandemic, Covid-19, geography instruction
Disciplines
Geographic Information Sciences | Human Geography | Nature and Society Relations | Physical and Environmental Geography
Abstract
Recent events resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic precipitated a triage-like environment wherein experienced faculty were forced to convert courses rapidly to online venues. This unexpected circumstance forced educators to adopt different learning theories of which they were largely unaware. The results were predominantly unsatisfactory for both learner and educator. This paper provides perspectives to this unfortunate circumstance, describes positive and negative aspects of the experiences, presents best practices for deep online learning, and challenges geography educators to learn how instructional design for online courses can be leveraged. The goal is to provide a forum for online learning in geography education.
Recommended Citation
Schultz, Richard B. and DeMers, Michael N., "Transitioning from Emergency Remote Learning to Deep Online Learning Experiences in Geography Education" (2020). Publications & Research. 26.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/pfs_pr/26
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