The use of photogrammetric fossil models in palaeontology education.

ABSTRACT: Photogrammetry allows overlapping photographs of fossils to be taken and converted into photo-realistic three-dimensional (3-D) digital models. These models offer potential advantages in teaching palaeontology: they are cheap to produce, can be easily shared and allow the study of rare and delicate specimens. Here I describe approaches for using photogrammetric models in the teaching and learning of palaeontology. Little is known about how students perceive these models and whether they find them valuable in their learning. To address this, first-year university students taught using both fossil specimens and digital models were surveyed about their experience through an anonymous online survey. Most students found that the digital models were easy to use, helped them understand anatomy an

SUBMITTER: Cunningham JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7804905 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature