Virtual help to the learning of Geology in the Madrid School of Mines and Energy

• Main Authors: José EUGENIO ORTIZ (Author), Trinidad DE TORRES (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

<p><span>Learning Geology requires a skill that is primarily </span><span>achieved with practice in nature, </span><span>being more effective when one tries to transmit knowledge to others. Here, we show the </span><span>results of an educational innovation program in courses related to Geology using new </span><span>technologies (ITC) in order to increase the </span><span>acquisition of geological knowledge. This </span><span>program is designed mainly on the basis of </span><span>individual work with video recordings in the </span><span>field in which students </span><span>explain geological concepts at various scales. These videos have </span><span>been </span><span>uploaded to the "moodle", "facebook" </span><span>and "youtube" </span><span>channel, where people can </span><span>view them. We also elaborated "Geological routes," which are accompanied by these </span><span>videos indicating the most important geological aspects that can be observed, that were </span><span>uploaded to "moodle" platform. The realization </span><span>of these videos has been warmly </span><span>welcomed by students, and they show increased motivation, accompanied by an </span><span>improvement in grades. They also gained confidence in public speaking using technical </span><span>language. Also, students can make itineraries of geological </span><span>interest without having to be </span><span>accompanied by a professor, deeping into the most interesting topics. </span></p>

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