TALKING ROCK APP: TO ENHANCE STUDENTS LEARNING IN INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY

ABSTRACT

The Covid-19 pandemic occurred at a time of major revolution in the geosciences – the era of digital geology. Digital talking rock app software shared with the wider audience through online and offiine platforms are a cornerstone of this digital geological revolution. Teaching geology with digital tools and app advances students' learning experience by providing access to highquality, enhancing visualization and improving data integration. Similarly, active use of talking rock app to integrate new field observations as well as laboratory will facilitate more effective fieldwork, qualitative and quantitative research. Talking rock app allow us to bring geoscientists to the digitally, which is particularly important in view of the Covid19 pandemic that restricts travel and thus direct access to rock museum. Talking rock is an android app that gives information about rock specimen about their physical properties. In this app, rock itself gives information to user after scanning the QR code or by selecting the number that is assigns to each rock specimen its looks like rock is talking with us. Arock gives information like its Common name, chemical composition, hardness, state, luster and its occurrence. This is currently working in English languages. Information of 40 species of rock specimen which is present in Rock Museum of Geology Department of G. S. Tompe Arts, Commerce & Science College, Chadur Bazar stored in this app. It was first time launched in this college at 4th Sept. 2021. (This is first type of Interactive app from India). This app is work online and offiine also. It was published in Google Play store on 3rd Sept. 2021 and it is registered for copyright in 2020.