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Creative approaches to teaching field botany skills

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Alastair Culham

Here are the slides from the presentation by Alastair Culham & Jonathan Mitchley at

Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Showcase Event 2015: 7th – 8th September 2015, Isis Education Centre, Hyde Park, London

Welcome
Welcome
Field skills are key skills
Field skills are key skills
Many ways of learning
Many ways of learning
Learning if part of life
Learning if part of life
The three 'E's: Encourage, Enthuse, Enlighten
The three ‘E’s: Encourage, Enthuse, Enlighten
Prepare students before the fieldwork
Prepare students before the fieldwork
Herbarium resources are often underutilised
Herbarium resources are often underutilised
Living plants can challenge all senses
Living plants can challenge all senses
Sheer quantity of material can be daunting
Sheer quantity of material can be daunting
monitor progress
monitor progress
Make full use of valuable field time
Make full use of valuable field time
Lizard peninsular offers a great educational resource
Lizard peninsular offers a great educational resource
Test field knowledge in the field
Test field knowledge in the field
Reinforce outcomes
Reinforce outcomes
There is no single 'right' way of teaching
There is no single ‘right’ way of teaching
Use appropriate technologies
Use appropriate technologies
Here's a group test you can run for your students http://quizizz.com
Here’s a group test you can run for your students http://quizizz.com
We also had to set a #Twitter scavenge in #HydePark.  You can try it yourself from this url or see how a team coped here.

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About Alastair Culham

A professional botanist and biologist with an interest in promoting biological knowledge and awareness to all.
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