iNaturalist as an engaging tool for identifying organisms in outdoor activities

S Unger, M Rollins, A Tietz… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We evaluated an emerging smartphone application, iNaturalist, to increase taxonomic
identification and engage first-year undergraduate biology majors in outdoor laboratories of …

Standing in the shadows of plants

DL Sanders - Plants, people, planet, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plants permeate human life. Our physical and cultural environments are infused with the
lives of plants. Even the oxygen in the air we breathe is the result of their biological …

Bringing botany into focus: Addressing plant blindness in undergraduates through an immersive botanical experience

J Colon, N Tiernan, S Oliphant, A Shirajee… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math students (STEM) are usually not
attuned to the intricacies of plant life histories or to the dynamic role plants play in …

Plant Awareness Disparity among Students of Different Educational Levels in Spain.

J Marcos-Walias, J Bobo-Pinilla… - European Journal of …, 2023 - ERIC
Plant awareness disparity (PAD), formerly known as plant blindness, refers to the fact of
overlooking or failing to perceive plants, perhaps due to poor'species literacy'. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of a goal-framing and need-supportive app on undergraduates' intentions, effort, and achievement in mobile science learning

LM Jeno, U Dettweiler, JA Grytnes - Computers & Education, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study we investigate the effect of manipulating intrinsic goals, relative to extrinsic
goals, in a mobile learning tool and traditional textbook for biology students. Using Self …

The city nature challenge: A global citizen science phenomenon contributing to biodiversity knowledge and informing local government practices

E Palma, L Mata, K Cohen, D Evans, B Gandy… - Bioscience, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The bioblitz phenomenon has recently branched into cities, presenting exciting opportunities
for local governments to channel participants' efforts toward local issues. The City Nature …

[HTML][HTML] Citizen Science, plant species, and communities' diversity and conservation on a Mediterranean biosphere reserve

M Panitsa, N Iliopoulou, E Petrakis - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Citizen science can serve as a tool to address environmental and conservation issues. Ιn the
framework of Erasmus+ project CS4ESD, this study focuses on promoting the importance of …

Testing the METUX model in higher education: interface and task need–satisfaction predict engagement, learning, and well-being

LM Jeno, Å Diseth, JA Grytnes - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The main aim of this study is to test the validity of the Motivation, Engagement, and Thriving
in User Experience (METUX) model (Peters et al., 2018) in higher education. We propose a …

Plants to the fore: Noticing plants in designed environments

E Nyberg, AM Hipkiss, D Sanders - Plants, People, Planet, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Societal Impact Statement Educational experiences where the ecological and social
significance of plants is the main focus are crucial tools to help us to overcome “plant …

Digitale Schnitzeljagd im Wald: Der Actionbound „Dem Wald auf der Spur “zur Förderung digitaler und fachlich-biologischer Kompetenzen

S Fränkel, D Sellmann-Risse… - … und Diskussion (HLZ …, 2020 - ojs-dev.ub.uni-bielefeld.de
Abstract Eine aktuelle Herausforderung der Lehrer_innenbildung ist es, Studierenden
fachspezifische digitale Kompetenzen zu vermitteln. Deshalb wird in diesem Beitrag …