About Us
We are a team of educators and designers that are students of the Master of Education Technology program offered by the University of British Columbia. Our goal is to create an interactive, fun and educational virtual field trip by pushing the boundaries of technology-assisted learning.
Curriculum Guide References
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Google maps. (2013). How to make a photo sphere. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPs3eIiWRaw
Government of British Columbia. (n. d.). Information and communication technology: Applied design, skill and technology. BC's Curriculum. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved from https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/adst/11/courses.
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Government of British Columbia. (n.d.) Environmental science 11. BC's Curriculum, Government of British Columbia. Retrieved from https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/science/11/environmental-science.
Greeno, J. G., Moore, J. L., & Smith, D. R. (1993). Transfer of situated learning. In D. K. Detterman & R. J. Sternberg, Transfer on trial: Intelligence, cognition, and instruction (pp. 99–167). Ablex Publishing.
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Mozilla (2021). WebXR Device API. Retrieved from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebXR_Device_API
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Vibrela (2021). Frame resources. Retrieved from www.learn.framevr.io/resources.
Frame VR References
Anakin, Bridget. (2021). The bighorn sheep of Radium Hot Springs [Video File]. Adobe Spark. Retrieved from https://spark.adobe.com/video/pCHvBHJrTDtHX
Atlas et al. (2020). Indigenous Systems of Management for Culturally and Ecologically Resilient Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) Fisheries, BioScience, 20(10), pg. 1-19.
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder. (December 11, 2012). Fast carbon cycle. Flickr CC BY 2.0. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/90896682@N06/8263944907
China Meteorological Administration. (2020). The air quality in Beijing is getting worse: See the blue to gray transition in the set of photos. Baijiahao. Retrieved from http://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1681074222720964959&wfr=spider&for=pc
Global Footprint Network. (n.d.) What is your ecological footprint? Global Footprint Network. Retrieved from https://www.footprintcalculator.org/
Litt, Braden. (2021). Salmon: The biodiversity, relationships and population threats in British Columbia [Video File]. Canva.Retrieved from https://www.canva.com/design/DAEltW2l_H8/NUr1TffoQIxXCH1AaVOUpA/view?utm_content=DAEltW2l_H8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink
McCallum, Neill. (2021) Organism dependence [Video File]. Microsoft Powerpoint.
McCallum, Neill. (2021) What can we do? [Video File]. Microsoft Powerpoint.
McCallum, Neill. (2021) What is biodiversity? [Video File]. Microsoft Powerpoint.
Mid-Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society. (2019). Forage fish mapping. Retrieved on July 30th, 2021 from https://www.mvihes.bc.ca/current-initiatives/36-general-current/59--forage-fish-mapping
TED-Ed. (2017, December 5). How long will human impacts last? - David Biello [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsc8G0NnMTs&t=17s
TED-Ed. (2015, April 20). Why is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK_vRtHJZu4
South China Morning Post. (2019, August 5). Chinese rubbish bins “know” who you are [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owdt85Wly5U
World Economic Forum. (2017, February 16). Chinese vertical forest | Ideas that can change the world. [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2KLnIDz1FI
National Sierra Club. (2015, December 7). Climate change | Spotlight: China -- VR [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEbNOSNAsm0
Cai Mengxiao. (2019, December 12). Explainer: China wastes no time in waste sorting. CGTN. Retrieved from https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-12-12/Explainer-China-wastes-no-time-in-waste-sorting-MmLjlsvvP2/index.html
Herrick, Graham. (2021). Sorting waste [e-learning]. Articulate Storyline. Retrieved from https://360.articulate.com/review/content/d0dc414b-6ef5-4dc5-b5f0-e5878d4a8b20/review
Vector images were sourced from https://www.freepik.com/
3D models were sourced from https://sketchfab.com/features/free-3d-models
Atlas et al. (2020). Indigenous Systems of Management for Culturally and Ecologically Resilient Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) Fisheries, BioScience, 20(10), pg. 1-19.
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder. (December 11, 2012). Fast carbon cycle. Flickr CC BY 2.0. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/90896682@N06/8263944907
China Meteorological Administration. (2020). The air quality in Beijing is getting worse: See the blue to gray transition in the set of photos. Baijiahao. Retrieved from http://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1681074222720964959&wfr=spider&for=pc
Global Footprint Network. (n.d.) What is your ecological footprint? Global Footprint Network. Retrieved from https://www.footprintcalculator.org/
Litt, Braden. (2021). Salmon: The biodiversity, relationships and population threats in British Columbia [Video File]. Canva.Retrieved from https://www.canva.com/design/DAEltW2l_H8/NUr1TffoQIxXCH1AaVOUpA/view?utm_content=DAEltW2l_H8&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink
McCallum, Neill. (2021) Organism dependence [Video File]. Microsoft Powerpoint.
McCallum, Neill. (2021) What can we do? [Video File]. Microsoft Powerpoint.
McCallum, Neill. (2021) What is biodiversity? [Video File]. Microsoft Powerpoint.
Mid-Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society. (2019). Forage fish mapping. Retrieved on July 30th, 2021 from https://www.mvihes.bc.ca/current-initiatives/36-general-current/59--forage-fish-mapping
TED-Ed. (2017, December 5). How long will human impacts last? - David Biello [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsc8G0NnMTs&t=17s
TED-Ed. (2015, April 20). Why is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK_vRtHJZu4
South China Morning Post. (2019, August 5). Chinese rubbish bins “know” who you are [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owdt85Wly5U
World Economic Forum. (2017, February 16). Chinese vertical forest | Ideas that can change the world. [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2KLnIDz1FI
National Sierra Club. (2015, December 7). Climate change | Spotlight: China -- VR [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEbNOSNAsm0
Cai Mengxiao. (2019, December 12). Explainer: China wastes no time in waste sorting. CGTN. Retrieved from https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-12-12/Explainer-China-wastes-no-time-in-waste-sorting-MmLjlsvvP2/index.html
Herrick, Graham. (2021). Sorting waste [e-learning]. Articulate Storyline. Retrieved from https://360.articulate.com/review/content/d0dc414b-6ef5-4dc5-b5f0-e5878d4a8b20/review
Vector images were sourced from https://www.freepik.com/
3D models were sourced from https://sketchfab.com/features/free-3d-models