Overview
- Theoretical framework for place-based and virtual place-based learning explores how nexus of two innovative approaches to education in urban college environments have successfully enhanced students’ learning experience
- Chronicles the development of interdisciplinary courses that use placed-based learning effectively as a pedagogical strategy
- Discusses this pedagogical strategy of collaborative interdisciplinary place-based learning projects' effectiveness in role-playing games, as well as explore the ways in which a virtual reality headset can be used to make learning a more immersive experience
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sean P. MacDonald is Associate Professor of Economics at New York City College of Technology, The City University of New York, USA. She has served as a fellow and as contributor on interdisciplinary grant initiatives. She has published on the 2008–2009 financial crisis and interdisciplinary pedagogy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Interdisciplinary Place-Based Learning in Urban Education
Book Subtitle: Exploring Virtual Worlds
Editors: Reneta D. Lansiquot, Sean P. MacDonald
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66014-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66013-4Published: 02 October 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66014-1Published: 14 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 149
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Technology and Digital Education, Curriculum Studies, Higher Education, Creativity and Arts Education, Educational Technology, Environmental and Sustainability Education