A virtual geomorphic atlas for undergraduate teaching of geomophology

information relating to the processes that have generated each of the landforms found, as well as associated photographs and panoramas have been created for specific locations at each of the six sites. Formative There are many computer-based tools that can be used for the teaching of undergraduate university geography, However with recent developments in virtual atlases and globes, those that exist in virtual or electronic space (such as Google Earth and Virtual Earth), the opportunity exists for applying these to the teaching of physical geography. A project is currently underway in the School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences at RMIT University funded under the auspices of the Learning and Teaching Investment Fund (LTIF). Google Earth is being used for the basis of teaching geomorphology to undergraduate students of physical geography. Known as the ¿Virtual atlas of significant geomorphic sites in Victoria¿ the aim of the project is to develop a virtual field excursion of major geomorphic sites throughout Victoria. Six sites of significance were chosen; each incorporating a landform created by a different geomorphic process. For each of these sites, background information relating to the processes that have generated each of the landforms found, as well as associated photographs and panoramas have been created for specific locations at each of the six sites. Formative questions have been developed within the RMIT corporate Distributed Learning System (DLS) and have been linked to the sites. Student feedback has been positive and it should be possible to collaborate with international colleagues in order to offer a wide variety of global locations.