- Saavedra, A., Schwartz, D. L., & Blair, K. P., (2025). Identifying features of field trips (FTs) that promote a connection to nature, culture, and other people., The Journal of Environmental Education, 1–20 https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2025.2541892
- Cook, K., Chin, D., Williams-Habibi, S., (2025, November). Virtual Field Trips, Real Curiosity: Asking Purposeful Scientific Questions through Immersive Virtual Learning Experiences, [Conference presentation]. 2025 NSTA National Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States., https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17WxMzUQJ2hwQF5rI_3JDO5qu6W86PuUHA585dUoyGIw/view
- Cook, K., Wolf, R.C., Chin, D., Desai, A., Williams-Habibi, S. , (2025, November). Designing Science in 360: Using Student Creation of Virtual Field Trips to Increase Science Understanding and Engagement, [Conference presentation]. 2025 NSTA National Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States., https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UgnQjN9SlaC2EUreadn5r6ASeUVfV7K1fwA3SJyrEf4/view
- Wolf, R. C., & Calhoun, S., (2025, November). Climate in my backyard: Student-created experiences showcasing local impacts of global climate change, [Conference presentation]. 2025 NSTA National Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States., https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15c6rEoIK9NV8-L-eiFnwNT7Gl2ZCf0we4ii3Gga-WXE/view
- Wolf, R. C., Cone, S., & Williams-Habibi, S., (2025, November). Using AI to spark curiosity and deepen ecosystems learning, [Conference presentation]. 2025 NSTA National Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States., https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fHbnrTitRZ_Ig4RMrUcXn5RvEuu-ZD7JQ3O5S5on6C4/view
- Wolf, R. C., Cook, K., Chin, D. B., & Calhoun, S., (2025, November). Virtual field trips three ways: Immersive models for interactive science learning, [Conference presentation]. 2025 NSTA National Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States., https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BKqXk5zD2Nc1tAU7TrxYtEVHqUVXc05fB9cP7YiLQ7s/view
- Fruchter, R., (2025, October). Keynote address: Project-based learning global teamwork, [Keynote presentation]. PANPBL: PBL2025 International Conference, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,
- Bowen, K., (2025, October). Virtual exchange, virtual reality, and conversational artificial intelligence in global health courses: Building empathy and understanding in humanitarian response, [Conference presentation]. 2024 International Virtual Exchange Conference,Heraklion, Crete, Greece.,
- Vishwanath, A., & Pea, R., (2025, April). Advancing conversational learning with learner-created virtual environmental field trips, [Conference presentation]. AERA 2025 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, United States.,
- Saavedra, A., Blair, K. P., & Schwartz, D. L., (2025, April). Looking at the sequence of two learning contexts to foster vocabulary acquisition, [Conference presentation]. AERA 2025 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, United States.,
- Wolf, R. C., Chin, D. B., Calhoun, S., & Jandreau, G., (2025, January). Creating your own virtual learning experiences for teaching and learning, [Conference workshop]. ASTE International Conference, Long Beach, CA, United States.,
- Bowen, K., (2024, October). Virtual exchange, virtual reality & artificial intelligence: Addressing “wicked” global problems through emerging technologies, [Conference presentation]. 2024 International Virtual Exchange Conference, Virtual.,
- Chin, D. B., & Wolf, R., (2024, March). Virtual learning experiences: A pilot study of technology integration and creative production, [Conference presentation]. 97th NARST International Conference, Denver, CO, United States., https://docs.google.com/document/d/1apiqP7LnVCGClSuT63x86z2twZOsTRlWL-W6qMROxh4/edit?usp=sharing
- Desai, A., Blair, K. P., Wolf, R., & Chin, D. B., (2024, March). Connecting the dots: How students communicate through virtual field trips, [Conference presentation]. 97th NARST International Conference, Denver, CO, United States., https://drive.google.com/file/d/15ErJyexUDFk_j703226sVnsffGzoh2yy/view?usp=sharing.
- Brown, B., Sobomehin, K., & Sobomehin, T., (2024, March). Social justice as paradigm and pedagogy: How teacher PCK shapes students’ use of virtual learning tools for science, [Conference presentation]. 97th NARST International Conference, Denver, CO, United States.,
- Wolf, R., Vogt-Veggeberg, K., & Magallon, J., (2024, April). Our neighborhood, our story: Youth creation of virtual field trips within out-of-school learning, [Conference presentation]. AERA 2024 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States., https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OJqIWGT-YlKDSMXzFN8BabrSx6kTrBlmSTYH9AMqV1s/edit?usp=sharing
- Saavedra, A., Blair, K. P., & Schwartz, D. L., (2024). Measuring the effects of combining field trips with classroom instruction on two different types of knowledge., In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2024), 1458–1461 https://repository.isls.org/handle/1/12345
- Fruchter, R., (2024, September). Continuing the AEC education journey in the era of Construction 4.0, [Keynote presentation]. European Conference on Product & Process Modelling (ECPPM 2024), Dresden, Germany.,
- Kim, K., & Wang, G., (2024). VVRMA: VR field trip to a computer music center., In Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2024), 541–548 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13904945
- Vishwanath, A., (2023). “From VR as genre to VR as learner agency: Leveraging virtual reality learning for understanding climate change”, [Doctoral dissertation, Stanford University]. Stanford Digital Repository., https://purl.stanford.edu/vy198xf8549
- Brown, B., Ribay, K., Sobomehin, K., & Sobomehin, T., (2023, April). Home far away: Exploring virtual field trips as a tool for social justice-based science education, [Conference presentation]. 96th NARST International Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.,
- Saavedra, A., Schwartz, D. L., & Chin, D. B., (2023). Uncovering factors that generate relatedness to place and people during in-person field trips (FTs) to inform the design of virtual FTs., In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2023), 2037–2038 https://doi.org/10.22318/icls2023.270203
- Fruchter, R., (2023). Developing an empathic design mindset through virtual field trips in buildings, In Proceedings of the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (I3CE 2023). American Society of Civil Engineers., https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784485248.036
- Mills, J., (2023). Temporality across three media: Inner transmissions., In Proceedings of the 2023 Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC 2023), Stockholm, Sweden., https://mcd.stanford.edu/publish/files/2023-smc-inner.pdf
- Dawson, H., Alami, N., Bowen, K., & Maddah, D., (2023). Virtual Reality and Virtual Exchange, Connecting UK and Lebanese Students to Investigate Public Health Issues in Syrian Refugee Camps., In High Impact Practices in Higher Education: International Perspectives, 13-28 https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120230000051002
- Jones, A., Petterson, R., Burmeister, K., Atchison, C., Finley, J., & Skinner, S., (2022, October). Can virtual field experiences help two-year college (2YC) students better manage field-related anxieties and achieve course learning outcomes?, [Conference presentation]. Geological Society of America (GSA) Connects 2022 Conference, Denver, CO, United States.,
- Wolf, R., Chin, D., Blair, K. P., & Petterson, R., (2022, December). Engaging your world: Youth creation of virtual learning experiences., AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2022, ED55B-01.,
- Bowen, K., (2022, October). Virtual refugee sites, [Conference presentation]. International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC 2022), Valencia, Spain.,
- Petterson, R., Burmeister, K., Atchison, C., Skinner, S., & Jones, A., (2021, December). Virtual field trips as a tool for reducing anxieties and refocusing cognitive loads during in-person field activities., AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2021, ED51A-06., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnsojAyETiM
- Burmeister, K., Petterson, R., Skinner, S., & Jones, A., (2021, December). Virtual post-activity walkthroughs: Using virtual field trips to provide students with meaningful feedback and opportunities for reflection on in-person geologic exercises., AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2021, ED51A-02, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eay0V22KUYM
Research
Our research examines how students learn through virtual field trips, both as explorers who engage with rich scientific places and as creators who design and share their own immersive experiences.
