"Look at it this way"

"A walk is just one more layer, a mark laid upon the thousands of other layers of human and geographic history on the surface of the land" Richard Long

Enhancing Fieldwork Learning is an HEA funded project, which explores the way that technology can enhance pedagogy in fieldwork in particular. There is a focus on data collection, and the use of mobile learning. Last year, I went to the 2nd annual Showcase event of the project at Preston Montford Field Studies centre, and until recently I was due to attend the 3rd event at Rhyd Y Creuau I gave a presentation last time on our work with Mission:Explore and the connections with ludic pedagogies... This time I was going to talk about the DISTANCE project that we have been working on. However, instead of making my way to Snowdonia yesterday, I was teaching, and instead of presenting at the FSC Centre today, I was marking Year 7 homework. All part of my transition back to teaching... I've tweeted a few folks who are at the event, and from the sound of it there have been some excellent presentations and fieldwork excursions. I've been following the event hashtag  too:...

I'm heading out to the coast in a few weeks for a GCSE fieldtrip. A great way to see the landscape... Now in the GA Store...

I'm possibly heading over to Toppings book shop later in the month for a talk by the author of this book: Tim Dee. It moves from the Cambridgeshire Fens to Chernobyl and other distant places...

Petrichor ( / ˈ p ɛ t r ɨ k ər / or / ˈ p ɛ t r ɨ k ɔər / ) is the scent of rain on dry earth. The word is constructed from Greek , petra, meaning stone + ichor , the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology. It is defined as "the distinctive scent which accompanies the first rain after a long warm dry spell"

A classic book on the Cairngorms. Preparing for SAGT conference session which is on the mountains of Scotland....

Thunder and lightning is predicted for the next few days, as the heat and humidity that has built up over the last few weeks comes to a climax... There are some thunderstorms developing already and it's possible that tonight will be dramatic... It's worth following a few Twitter accounts which are related to weather and such issues... @MetOffice - of course @weatherquest_uk @UKASF - UK Storm Forecasts @CloudAppSoc - Cloud Appreciation Society I'll be putting together some materials related to the summer heatwave ready for the new academic year. There are plenty of economic connections. There are various weather apps which will also be useful for tracking the storms, and sites such as Rain Today. Given the dry, baked nature of the ground, flash flooding is likely... Image: Alan Parkinson