Designing Google Earth Activities for Learning Earth and Environmental Science

Bodzin, Alec M.; Anastasio, David J.; Kulo, Violet

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“…Google Earth VR was used with the HTC Vive helmet and allowed studying geographical objects of anthropogenic and natural origin in the form of threedimensional reality. The Google Earth VR program provided automatical downloading of images and data necessary for the educational program [11].…”

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The Use of Virtual Reality in Geo-Education

Shakirova

Said

Konyushenko

2020

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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The paper discusses the technological capabilities of virtual reality (VR) in the field of education as a highly developed form of computer modeling. VR is con-sidered to be able to revolutionize the education field since it provides better en-gagement in learning activities than other teaching methods. In order to study the impact of VR technology on ensuring the quality of e-learning, an experiment is conducted during the Physical Geography online course. The current research in-volves 60 third-year students from the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical Uni-versity, Moscow Pedagogical State University, and Ajman University. All the re-spondents were divided into two groups. The training of the first group is under-gone through distance learning in the Moodle e-learning system, while the educa-tional process of the second is supplemented with the technological capabilities of the latest VR services (Google Earth, Apple Maps, My Way VR, The VR Muse-um of Fine Art). During the study, students’ subjective assessment of the training is performed according to the basic, expected, and desirable criteria. The exami-nation is carried out in two stages - before and after the course. At the first stage of the assessment, the use of VR corresponds to the desired quality of the educa-tional product. However, after the course and the acquiring of virtual experience, the transfer of the students' desired training criteria into the expected can be ob-served. This indicates a high degree of adaptability of VR technology in educa-tion as well as an increase in the respondents' requirements against the quality of subsequent training courses. Consequently, a significant impact of immersive technology's evolution on the demands on the e-learning quality can be noted.

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The Use of Virtual Reality in Geo-Education

Shakirova

Said

Konyushenko

2020

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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“…Google Earth provides satellite imagery so that researchers can see changes in the Earth's morphology (Zurqani et al, 2018). It is also useful for understanding land-use change concepts such as population growth and urban area expansion, resulting in loss of open space, agricultural land, and natural vegetation (Bodzin et al, 2014). Tanaka et al (2016) used Google Earth Images to analyze changes in river morphology.…”

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Anthropogenic influences on morphological changes in the Progo River, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia

Zamroni

Putra

Prasetya

2020

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Changes in the river morphology require knowledge of the suite of drivers that control it, whether natural or human. The study aims to analyze the anthropogenic influences on morphological changes in the Progo River using Google Earth Images. It is essential to know the recent changes in the morphology of the Progo River so that stakeholders can make policies to control human activities that influence the morphology changes of the Progo River. The study area is located in Bantul Regency, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province, Java Island, Indonesia. The size of the Progo River watershed is around 17,432 square kilometers. Google Earth Images analysis is carried out to analyze the morphological changes of the Progo River from 2012 to 2019. The result shows that land-use changes due to dam construction affected the sediment supply downstream of the dam. In addition, land-use changes around the Progo River due to the opening of agricultural land and settlement areas had an effect on decreasing the infiltration area, so that the number of trees holding the soil from erosion was reduced, producing more eroded sediment that flowed to the river. Sand mining in the river could cause the deepening of water depths and a decrease in the average height of the riverbed.

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“…Teachers can then open KMZ profiles and overlay topographic maps to GE terrain layers to represent topography in 3D (technically in 2.5D). Teaching with GE has proven to show significant potential in fostering spatial-thinking ability (Bodzin et al 2014;Xiang and Liu 2017). Learning with GE, students also develop a strong sense of place with respect to ways in which landforms affect human activities (Ratinen and Keinonen 2011).…”

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Teaching Topographic Map Skills and Geomorphology Concepts with Google Earth in a One-Computer Classroom

Hsu

Tsai

Chen

2017

Journal of Geography

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Teaching high-school geomorphological concepts and topographic map reading entails many challenges. This research reports the applicability and effectiveness of Google Earth in teaching topographic map skills and geomorphology concepts, by a single teacher, in a one-computer classroom. Compared to learning via conventional instructional methods, students learning with Google Earth do not develop differing geomorphology concepts because both settings enable students to learn with similar static representation. However, students learning with Google Earth improve topographic map skills significantly compared to conventional instructional methods. This is because of the 3D landscape visualization and prior knowledge connections available with Google Earth.

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Designing Google Earth Activities for Learning Earth and Environmental Science

Cited by 21 publications

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The Use of Virtual Reality in Geo-Education

The Use of Virtual Reality in Geo-Education

Anthropogenic influences on morphological changes in the Progo River, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia

Teaching Topographic Map Skills and Geomorphology Concepts with Google Earth in a One-Computer Classroom

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