Understanding city dynamics: using geolocated social media in a problem-based activity as an investigative tool to enhance student learning
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Title: | Understanding city dynamics: using geolocated social media in a problem-based activity as an investigative tool to enhance student learning |
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Authors: | Serrano-Estrada, Leticia | Martin, Tania Josephine | Martí Ciriquián, Pablo |
Research Group/s: | Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio en el Espacio Litoral | Inglés Profesional y Académico (IPA) | Procesamiento del Lenguaje y Sistemas de Información (GPLSI) |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Edificación y Urbanismo | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Filología Inglesa |
Keywords: | Geolocated social media | Collaborative learning | Higher education | Urban environment | Problem-based learning | Public spaces |
Knowledge Area: | Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio | Filología Inglesa |
Issue Date: | 22-Nov-2021 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Citation: | Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 2023, 47(1): 106-127. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2021.2004390 |
Abstract: | Research that tackles the pedagogical use of geolocated social media as an investigative tool for understanding cities in Geography and Urban Studies higher education programs has not been fully exploited. This study contributes by addressing the transferability of these sources as a research medium for enhancing student knowledge of urban phenomena. A collaborative problem-based learning activity was conducted in a third-year compulsory Urban Studies module of the Fundamentals in Architecture Degree at the University of Alicante. Two groups – Spanish (25 students) and English (34 students) language, participated in the activity. Foursquare and Twitter datasets were used as sources of information, and scaffolding in QGIS software, data analysis, and visualization tools were provided. Pre- and post- activity questionnaires as well as the work submitted by students gave an indication of the extent to which the activity was useful for achieving the set objective. Recurring approaches adopted by students and their “how-to” make sense of social media information enabled them to align spatiotemporal and social phenomena to the use and perception of city spaces. Students developed critical thinking and interpretative skills that are key transversal competencies for understanding the huge volume of data available in today’s digitalized world. |
Sponsor: | This research was cofounded by the Vice-rectorate of Research and Knowledge Transfer of the University of Alicante, Spain (GRE18-19) and the Conselleria de Innovación, Universidades, Ciencia y Sociedad Digital. Generalitat Valenciana, Spain (GV/2021/177). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/119833 |
ISSN: | 0309-8265 (Print) | 1466-1845 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1080/03098265.2021.2004390 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2021.2004390 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - UOTEL - Artículos de Revistas INV - IPA - Artículos de Revistas Nacionales e Internacionales INV - GPLSI - Artículos de Revistas |
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