{"id":31693,"date":"2025-05-07T12:24:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/?p=31693"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:55:38","slug":"experiential-learning-in-remote-sensing-field-methods-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/2025\/experiential-learning-in-remote-sensing-field-methods-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiential Learning in Remote Sensing Field Methods course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Experiential Learning in Remote Sensing Field Methods course\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Today fourth year students were outside learning about field sampling methods. Having an opportunity to develop these hands-on skills is a central component to our field courses. In this course students are learning &#8220;the aim of sampling is to select a subset that is representative of a population that is too large to measure. In remote sensing, you will often be required to sample characteristics or phenomena that are variable across large areas.&#8221; (excerpt taken from instructor Dr. Koreen Millard&#8217;s syllabus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn&#8221;<br>\n&#8211; Confucius<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignleft has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"31697\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC4-400x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC4-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC4-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC4-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC4-360x480.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC1-400x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC1-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC1-160x213.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC1-240x320.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/KFC1-360x480.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today fourth year students were outside learning about field sampling methods. Having an opportunity to develop these hands-on skills is a central component to our field courses. In this course students are learning &#8220;the aim of sampling is to select a subset that is representative of a population that is too large to measure. 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