Virtual Geographies and the Use of the Internet for Learning and Teaching Geography in Higher Education
Despite the plethora of teaching materials that are available on the Internet to enhance geography higher education, few assessments of the effectiveness of these materials exist. This symposium collects papers that provide guidelines for using the Internet effectively for teaching geography. Students must learn how to use the Internet effectively to promote learning; instructors need to learn how to use the Internet effectively to promote good practice in higher education; instructors need to learn how to use the Internet effectively to enhance learning; and higher educators need to learn how to use the Internet effectively not only in traditional classroom settings, but in new, non-traditional settings such as those used for distance learning. These papers provide some assessment of these various aspects of using the Internet for teaching geography in higher education.
Keywords: ASSESSMENT; EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES; INTERNET-ENHANCED EDUCATION
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 March 2000
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