Related References

Listed below are resources (our publications, other references, and other apps) we have collected in attempting to further understand the use of technology and its impact on learning in natural spaces.

Related References

Boyce, C. (2014). Getting Students Outside: Using Technology as a Way to Stimulate Engagement. Journal of science education and technology, 23(6), 815-826.

Graham, E A., Henderson, S. and A. Schloss (2011). Using Mobile Phones to Engage Citizen Scientists in Research, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 92(38).

Oppegaard, B. & Shine, G. (2014). Going Mobile: Changing the Face of Interpretation in the National Park Service. Federal History, p. 123-142. Retrieved from http://shfg.org/shfg/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Fort-Vancover-Mobile.pdf

Zimmerman, H. T., & Land, S. M. (2014). Facilitating place-based learning in outdoor informal environments with mobile computers. Techtrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 58(1), 77-83. doi:10.1007/s11528-013-0724-3.

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