Apologies for outage

VR Glaciers is being moved to a new server, although the URL will remain the same. Unfortunately, a DNS issue during the lead-up to the changeover resulted in problems accessing the site off-campus on Wednesday 20 March. This has now been resolved (as of 09:00 GMT, Thursday 21st). The new server will be brought online this Friday, but no issues in access are expected. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Des

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Des McDougall

I’m a Physical Geographer at the University of Worcester. I am interested in both the technology and pedagogy associated virtual fieldwork, but with a clear bias towards how it is used in teaching.

Revised Cwm Idwal virtual field trip

Until now, all the virtual field trips on VR Glaciers have been self-guided. That is, they are provided without interpretation. I have taken this approach because it provides the flexibility

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EFL Showcase 2020

In September I gave a presentation at the 10th Annual Showcase for the Enhancing Fieldwork Learning project, expertly hosted by the University of Chester. You can watch a recording of

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New Video

This video provides a short overview of VR Glaciers and Glaciated Landscapes. It has captions, so if you don’t like the music or my voice (or both), there is a

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