Bringing the Field to the Classroom: Immersive Virtual Fieldtrips in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses

Peter C La Femina1, Alexander Klippel2, Julia C. Carr3, Jiayan Zhao2, Jan Oliver Wallgrün4, Danielle Oprean5, Shen-Kuen Chang6 and Kathy Lou Jackson7, (1)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States, (2)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geography, University Park, PA, United States, (3)Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, (4)Self Employed, Washington, DC, United States, (5)University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States, (6)The Pennsylvania State University, Dept. of Geography, University Park, PA, United States, (7)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Teaching and Learning with Technology, University Park, PA, United States