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The Sacred Sites of Asia: A Georeferenced Multimedia Instructional Resource
Proposal abstract :
Support for the development of a georeferenced multimedia Web site for the study of sacred sites in Asia that can be utilized as an instructional resource in a range of undergraduate and graduate courses on Asian religions and cultures at educational institutions throughout the world.
Learning Abstract :
The grant funded ongoing collaborative interdisciplinary work at the University of California at Santa Barbara to continue development of The Sacred Sites of Asia Project. It is hoped that this project will revolutionize the way in which courses on Asian religions and cultures are taught by studying the various sacred spaces of these religions. The collaborators during this phase of the grant were Barbara Holdrege (Hindu), William Power (Chinese Religions and Buddhist traditions), Juan Campo (Islamic traditions) and Jose Cabezon (Tibetan Buddhist traditions). This project was concerned with expanding the instructional applications of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and technologies beyond the earth sciences and social sciences into the humanities.
Students were generally very enthusiastic in their responses to the website, emphasizing the value of this instructional resource in facilitating their understanding of key terms and concepts and enhancing their ability to assimilate and integrate the course material.
When copyright issues are settled, the Sacred Sites of Asia website modules will be made available through the Alexandria Digital Library to faculty, students, and the wider public as broad-based instructional resources that can be adapted to fulfill the pedagogical objectives of a range of courses on Asian religions and cultures – not only at UC campuses but also at other educational institutions throughout the world.
Support for the development of a georeferenced multimedia Web site for the study of sacred sites in Asia that can be utilized as an instructional resource in a range of undergraduate and graduate courses on Asian religions and cultures at educational institutions throughout the world.
Learning Abstract :
The grant funded ongoing collaborative interdisciplinary work at the University of California at Santa Barbara to continue development of The Sacred Sites of Asia Project. It is hoped that this project will revolutionize the way in which courses on Asian religions and cultures are taught by studying the various sacred spaces of these religions. The collaborators during this phase of the grant were Barbara Holdrege (Hindu), William Power (Chinese Religions and Buddhist traditions), Juan Campo (Islamic traditions) and Jose Cabezon (Tibetan Buddhist traditions). This project was concerned with expanding the instructional applications of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and technologies beyond the earth sciences and social sciences into the humanities.
Students were generally very enthusiastic in their responses to the website, emphasizing the value of this instructional resource in facilitating their understanding of key terms and concepts and enhancing their ability to assimilate and integrate the course material.
When copyright issues are settled, the Sacred Sites of Asia website modules will be made available through the Alexandria Digital Library to faculty, students, and the wider public as broad-based instructional resources that can be adapted to fulfill the pedagogical objectives of a range of courses on Asian religions and cultures – not only at UC campuses but also at other educational institutions throughout the world.