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The Approach used with Undergraduate Geographers Engagement with planning documents online. In the past two years have engaged with 1901 census, historical maps and trade directories. This year listened to a professional story teller. Visit to the Ouseburn on day one to meet with speakers and to familiarise themselves with their allocated sites. This investigation forms the background to the 8 way thinking assessment Past – draws on the historical documents and photographs /storyteller Present – own observations Future - planning documents Geography student thoughts on the advantages of 8 way thinking “Benefits of the method were that it encouraged me to think in different ways than in any other assignments I’ve had to complete. ….Overall I think 8 way thinking has helped me to develop a new broader way of thinking.” “I felt that the ‘8 way thinking’ concept really helped me to analyse the Ouseburn area in a completely different way to how I had done previously. It acted as a database for me to write down my initial feelings and thoughts about the area past, present and future. I would not have usually thought about some of the aspects the ‘8 way thinking’ concept directed me towards, for example the ‘feelings’ and ‘sounds’ sections. This allowed me to get a really in – depth overview of the Ouseburn area from 8 very different aspects.” Geography student thoughts on the disadvantages of 8 way thinking “Drawbacks to this method were that since it was unfamiliar to many of us an introduction and description of how to complete it successfully would have been very useful because as I mentioned earlier many of the categories are very open to interpretation and it is difficult to know exactly the kind of content that should be included.” Geography student thoughts on using 8 way thinking in the future “For an area with such a vast historical background and future potential this exercise has challenged my perception of the area and indeed how