| Title | Building and assessing the use of audio artifacts in blended geography courses |
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| Faculty/College/Unit | Arts |
| Status | Active |
| Duration | 2 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2024 |
| Project Summary | The project explores the effectiveness of audio lectures and lab guides in enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes. The aim is to transform text-based content into interactive audio artifacts. Audio artifacts are an addition to other tools embedded in the courses which support a blended approach, and different learning styles and engagement. There is evidence of visual fatigue in online lectures and discussion sessions following the shift during the pandemic. The audio lectures and lab guides offer an alternative medium that support and complement existing tools, as well as enhancing accessibility. The project will involve the development of high-quality audio lectures for each module of GEOG 250 course; the same approach for GEOS 306; and in GEOG 374. These audio artifacts will be designed to complement existing materials, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of core concepts in the respective courses. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2024/2025 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Siobhán Wittig McPhee |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 5,000 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Siobhán Wittig McPhee, Associate Professor of Teaching, Geography, Faculty of Arts |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2025/2026 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Nina Hewitt |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 2,000 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Nina Hewitt, Associate Professor of Teaching, Geography, Faculty of Arts |