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2011 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach

Using Technology in Environmental Education for Guided Park Nature Tours

Student(s):

Sara Stevens

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Laura Hughes Harper

Partner(s):

  • City of Bellevue, Parks and Community Services Department

Faculty advisor(s):

Jessica Thompson, College of Education, University of Washington

The purpose of this project was to help determine if an MP3 “virtual ranger” nature tour could be a useful and/or feasible environmental education tool for the City of Bellevue’s Lake Hills Greenbelt Park. My project included developing a program that would allow visitors to participate at their own convenience, and to explore topics based on entertainment, interests, and/or self- enrichment. Once the electronic interactive tour guide goes live, park users can download it from the Greenbelt Park’s website to their personal cell phones and play tracks cued to park signage that connected to specific tour themes.