Live Interactive Virtual Explorations provide students with glimpse of life at the Old Point Loma Lighthouse in the late 1800s
Bruch K, Braun H, Teel S. 2012. Live Interactive Virtual Explorations provide students with glimpse of life at the Old Point Loma Lighthouse in the late 1800s. Park Science. 29(1):23–25
Many national parks are participating in Live Interactive Virtual Explorations (LIVE), which uses video-conferencing software and wireless technology to connect hard-to-reach science and history sites, such as Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, to students across the country. A LIVE pilot project was first implemented in 2006 at Cabrillo in partnership with the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), which is funded by the National Science Foundation. LIVE programs focus on three objectives: (1) exploration and understanding of hard-to-reach science and cultural sites, (2) provision of a medium for traditionally underserved students and other students who do not have transportation to access sites in the National Park System, and (3) preparation of students going on field trips to such sites. LIVE broadcasts enable National Park Service scientists and historians to share science and educational information remotely with people who are otherwise unable to visit the site. This article explores a LIVE activity between Cabrillo National Monument’s Old Point Loma Lighthouse and a third-grade classroom.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bruch, Kimberly; Braun, Hans-Werner; Teel, Susan
- Units
- CABR , NRSS
- Keywords
- Cabrillo National Monument, distance learning, Old Point Loma Lighthouse