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Blended Learning Across Virtual and Natural Ecosystems

December 5, 2011

Kurt Squire and colleagues are testing the hypothesis that student engagement, self-sufficiency, and understanding of life science will be enhanced if students participating in field trips employ mobile devices to collect and share data, visit geo-referenced locations, and access on-site information.

The EcoMOBILE project involves middle school students and teachers, curriculum developers, and education researchers. The project is collecting data on the use of mobile-device enabled technologies on field trips and the effect of these tools on student learning gains. EcoMOBILE will compare the test curriculum with a similar, but more traditional field trip curriculum.

More information is available here.