Acknowledging the ‘forgotten’ and the ‘unknown’: The role of video podcasts for supporting field-based learning

Abstract

A library of video podcasts has been constructed for geographers and those of cognate disciplines, providing detailed information and operational demonstrations for a range of field apparatus relating to matters such as soil properties, water quality and field surveying. Evaluation, conducted through the use of reflective diaries and focus groups, identified that all students consulted thought the podcast reference library was a positive pedagogic development They also thought the process was capable of building confidence in many and of particular appeal to students with a more visual approach to learning.