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 fi eld apparatus relating to matters such as soil properties, water quality and fi eld surveying. Evaluation, conducted through the use of refl ective diaries and focus groups, identifi ed that all students consulted thought the podcast reference library was a positive pedagogic development They also thought the process was capable of building confi dence in many and of particular appeal to students with a more visual approach to learning.