Geoscience Videos and Animations: How to Make Them with Your Students, and How to Use Them in the Classroom

Stern, Robert J.; Ryan, Jeffrey G.; Wang, Ning; Ricchezza, Victor J.; Willis, Siloa

doi:10.1130/gsatg451gw.1

Cited by 9 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 4 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The difference in time and effort between making Geovids with animations or without them is large, especially for beginners [23]. Animation-heavy Geovids require greater effort per unit time than simply filming and editing.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Best Practices in Geoscience Education: Adapting a Video/Animation on Continental Rifting for Upper-Division Students to a Lower-Division Audience

et al. 2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Well-crafted and scientifically accurate videos and animations can be effective ways to teach dynamic Earth processes such as continental rifting, both in live course offerings as well as in online settings. However, a quick search of the internet reveals too few high-quality videos/animations describing deep Earth processes. We have modified a hybrid 10.5 min video/animation about continental rifting and the formation of new oceans and passive continental margins created for an upper-division geology audience, retailoring it for a lower-division geology audience. A key challenge in successfully modifying such resources is aligning the cognitive load that the video/animation imposes on students, in part related to the technical geoscientific jargon used in explaining such phenomena, with that which they encounter on these topics in their textbooks and classrooms. We used expert feedback obtained at a 2019 GeoPRISMS (Geodynamic Processes at Rifting and Subducting Margins) workshop in San Antonio to ensure the accuracy of the science content of the upper-division video. We followed this with a review of the terminology and language used in the video/animation, seeking to align the video narrative with the technical language used in introductory geology offerings, which we based on examining five current introductory geology textbooks and feedback from students in introductory geoscience courses. The revised introductory-level video/animation was piloted in an online introductory course, where it provided an improved conceptual understanding of the related processes of continental rifting, opening new oceans, and formation of passive continental margins.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Best Practices in Geoscience Education: Adapting a Video/Animation on Continental Rifting for Upper-Division Students to a Lower-Division Audience

et al. 2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The two most mentioned concerns of K-12 teachers are video search time and trustworthiness of content [26,27]. Many good GeoEd videos are too recent or not popular enough to be shown in the first several pages of search results [23]. Moreover, many GeoEd videos are not scientifically accurate or are otherwise inappropriate [28].…”

Section: Gegvl Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The abundance of online videos on various geoscience topics now allows students to choose what they want to learn (so-called mastery learning) and support their active learning. In addition, video is a very useful and accessible multimedia tool for geoscience learning as these provide visualizations of complex geologic concepts, give virtual experiences, and are often freely available on YouTube [23]. Well-designed and targeted videos can also help manage cognitive load and potentially increase engagement of students [24,25].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Google Earth Geoscience Video Library (GEGVL): Organizing Geoscience Videos in a Google Earth Environment to Support Place-Based Geoscience Education

Wang¹,

Stern²,

Urquhart³

et al. 2022

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Place-based education (PBE) and active learning are effective strategies for geoscience education. However, traditional PBE via field trips requires significant resources, time, physical abilities, and expertise of teachers. We provide an alternative PBE experience by showing how different kinds of geoscience videos can be spatially organized into one digital interactive virtual environment. Here, we present the Google Earth Geoscience Video Library (GEGVL) which uses Google Earth and location specific videos about Earth events to create a virtual PBE experience. Using Google Earth, GEGVL organizes place-based videos by locations and links pertinent non-place-based videos and allows users to roam the globe in search of geoscientific videos that are pertinent to them or their students. Currently GEGVL contains 150 videos organized into ten different geoscience disciplines: Plate Tectonics, Minerals, Structural Geology, Metamorphism, Magmatism, Hydrology, Environmental Science, Sedimentology, Paleontology, and Paleomagnetism. Despite stability challenges with Google Earth integration, results of user surveys among lower division undergraduates show that the design logic of GEGVL is promising virtual PBE organizer for interesting students in and helping them learn about Earth sciences.

show abstract

“…The multimedia nature of videos is especially powerful for teaching and learning about the Earth because these combine spoken words (and closed-captioned text) and dynamic visual information can engage viewers and at the same time could use multimedia designs to manage cognitive load [28]. Moreover, although there are many other digital solutions such as virtual field trips (360 camera-based [29], VR-based [17,30], simulation-based [31], or data-visualizationbased [32] methods, videos are still the most accessible and easy-to-implement solution for teachers.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Google Earth Geoscience Video Library (GEGVL): Organizing Geoscience Videos in a Google Earth Environment to Support Fieldwork Teaching Methodology in Earth Science

et al. 2022

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Fieldwork teaching methodology (FTM) and active learning are effective strategies for geoscience education. However, traditional field trips require significant resources, time, physical abilities, and the expertise of teachers. In this study, we provide a supplementary virtual field trip experience by showing how different kinds of geoscience videos can be spatially organized into one digital interactive virtual environment. Here, we present the Google Earth Geoscience Video Library (GEGVL) which uses Google Earth and location-specific videos about Earth events, to create a virtual field-based learning experience. Using Google Earth, GEGVL organizes field-based videos by location and links pertinent non-field-based videos, and allows users to roam the globe in search of geoscientific videos that are pertinent to them or their students. Currently, GEGVL contains 150 videos organized into ten different geoscience disciplines: Plate Tectonics, Minerals, Structural Geology, Metamorphism, Magmatism, Hydrology, Environmental Science, Sedimentology, Paleontology, and Paleomagnetism. Despite stability challenges with Google Earth integration, results of user surveys among lower-division undergraduates show that the design logic of GEGVL is a promising virtual field-based learning organizer for increasing students’ interest in and helping them learn about Earth sciences.

show abstract

Geoscience Videos and Animations: How to Make Them with Your Students, and How to Use Them in the Classroom

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

Exploring Best Practices in Geoscience Education: Adapting a Video/Animation on Continental Rifting for Upper-Division Students to a Lower-Division Audience

Exploring Best Practices in Geoscience Education: Adapting a Video/Animation on Continental Rifting for Upper-Division Students to a Lower-Division Audience

Google Earth Geoscience Video Library (GEGVL): Organizing Geoscience Videos in a Google Earth Environment to Support Place-Based Geoscience Education

Google Earth Geoscience Video Library (GEGVL): Organizing Geoscience Videos in a Google Earth Environment to Support Fieldwork Teaching Methodology in Earth Science

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About