Dianne Beer’s research while affiliated with National Park Service and other places

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Figure 1 – The Tangible Flags technology in use.  
Figure 2 – Tangible flag initial (left) and final (right) designs.  
Figure 3-Tablet PC with RFID reader and cover, showing the GUI interface.
Figure 4-Example 1 placed next to the pond.
Figure 5 – Example 2 placed under a chestnut oak tree.  

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A case study of tangible flags: A collaborative technology to enhance field trips
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June 2006

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Sante Simms

This paper describes research that investigates the use of a technology designed to support young children's collaborative artifact creation in outdoor environments. Collaboration while creating knowledge artifacts is an important part of children's learning, yet it can be limited while exploring outdoors. The construction of a joint representation often occurs in the classroom after the experience, where further investigation and observation of the environment is not possible. This paper describes a research study where collaborative technology was developed, used by children, and evaluated in an authentic setting — a U.S. National Park.

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... Additionally, Zimmerman et al. (2015) studied families' exploration of a biodiversity website through mobile phones in an arboretum concluding that the website effectively promoted not only nature observation but also perceptual (identifying and describing the characteristics of something) and conceptual (making inferences using previous knowledge, explaining causal relations, and making new interpretations) conversations about it. Therefore, in outdoor learning and place-based learning, mobile technologies can serve as a medium to enhance learners' experience by promoting their motivation to learn and explore the surrounding environment and by sparking their situational interest (Chipman et al. 2006;Peffer et al. 2013;Ruchter et al. 2010;Schaal & Lude 2015). ...

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The Field Guide audio series: mobile learning using place-based and inquiry-led approaches to promote adolescents’ interest in nature
A case study of tangible flags: A collaborative technology to enhance field trips

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Dianne Beer

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Sante Simms