Marvell, A and Simm, D 
ORCID: 0000-0002-0440-9546
(2025)
Utilising peer learning and teaching – a framework for fieldwork collaboration.
In: 15th Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Showcase 2025, 3 - 4 September 2025, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
(Forthcoming)
Abstract
We present a framework for peer learning and collaboration based on the pedagogy of cooperation and scholarship. This framework incorporates various educational strategies, including experiential learning, peer teaching, and critical reflection. We emphasise the importance of cooperative learning environments where students engage actively with one another and their surroundings. Reflective and responsive pedagogy allows for a more tailored educational experience that meets the diverse needs of learners. Experiential learning, involving hands-on activities and real-world problem-solving, is pivotal for students to translate theoretical knowledge into practice, enhancing retention and understanding. In so doing, we highlight the importance of experiential learning on the affective domain. We highlight how collaboration through teamwork and peer learning leads to greater engagement with both the environment and the learning process. In doing so, we find that students develop higher-level skills including reflexivity of the research process, their relationship with the landscape and on their own learning. We also recognise the essential skill of collaboration by students from differing subject areas. In addition to exploring these foundational concepts, the keynote presentation will provide actionable prompts and strategies for integrating this framework into educators' fieldwork teaching practices. By implementing this framework, educators can empower their students to work together more effectively and appreciate the value of cooperative learning in their academic and future professional pursuits. Ultimately, this approach aims to cultivate not just knowledgeable individuals, but also collaborators who are equipped to tackle the varied and complex challenges in the field.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Keynote) |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | School of Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2025 11:59 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2025 11:59 |
| URI / Page ID: | https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/17096 |
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