Project details: DialogPlus: Digital Libraries in Support of Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Geography

Funding Body

JISC  National Science Foundation  

Duration

October 2002 - September 2007

Grant

£1,500,000

Description

The DialogPlus project develops and deploys reusable digital learning nuggets through the Alexandria Digital Library.

The project combines the efforts of geographers, education specialists, and computer scientists at Pennsylvania State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara (U.S.) and the University of Southampton and the University of Leeds (U.K.).

It is funded jointly by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United Kingdom Joint Information System Committee (JISC) as part of their Digital Libraries in the Classroom initiative.

Outcomes

Journal Articles

  • Grace, M., and Byrne,J., (2003) Teaching Environmental Education in primary and secondary schools through collaborative community projects: benefits and barriers. Enviromental Education 72, 26-29