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To design, implement, and evaluate hybrid-virtual and fully virtual field trips replacing traditional in-person excursions in undergraduate soil science courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 1, 2021Natural sciences educationOpen Access

Virtualizing soil science field trips

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DSDarrell G. SchulzePurdue University West Lafayette SRShams R. RahmaniPurdue University West Lafayette JMJoshua O. MinaiArgonne National Laboratory

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Educational survey reveals variable student preference for virtual field trips across undergraduate soil science courses, indicating digital tools effectively support introductory pedology.

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To design, implement, and evaluate hybrid-virtual and fully virtual field trips replacing traditional in-person excursions in undergraduate soil science courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Developed a hybrid-virtual field trip for an introductory soil science course (N=178) integrating 360° ground and drone photography, narrative media, online quizzes, and independent local site visits.
Engineered a fully virtual 100-mile field trip on the Soil Explorer platform for an advanced pedology course (N=7), featuring >50 points of interest, digital soil maps, transects, and official series descriptions.
Evaluated instructional efficacy and student format preferences via anonymous post-course survey questionnaires.
Enrolled students in both cohorts reported that the virtual learning experiences were informative, engaging, enjoyable, and appropriate for remote instruction.
In the introductory course (N=178), 42% of students preferred the virtual format, 39% preferred an in-person format, and 19% were neutral.
In the advanced pedology course (N=7), students expressed a clear preference for traditional in-person field excursions over the virtual alternative.

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Schulze et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aaba5583ca19a177bd3b915 https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20046

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Educational survey reveals variable student preference for virtual field trips across undergraduate soil science courses, indicating digital tools effectively support introductory pedology.

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