ISBN:
9789400721203
,
1283456192
,
9781283456197
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXXIX, 353p. 66 illus., 24 illus. in color, digital)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T. International perspectives on teaching and learning with GIS in secondary schools
Keywords:
Geographical information systems
;
Science Study and teaching
;
Education
;
Education
;
Geographical information systems
;
Science Study and teaching
;
Bibliografie
;
Geoinformationssystem
;
Unterricht
;
High school
;
Sekundarstufe
;
Geografieunterricht
;
Geoinformationssystem
Abstract:
This, the first publication to collate a broad international perspective on the pedagogical value of GIS technology in classrooms, offers an unprecedented range of expert views on the subject. Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are now ubiquitous and relatively inexpensive. They have revolutionized the way people explore and understand the world around them. The capability they confer allows us to capture, manage, analyze, and display geographic data in ways that were undreamt of a generation ago. GIS has enabled users to make decisions and solve problems as diverse as designing bus routes
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Editors; About the Authors; 1 The World at Their Fingertips: A New Age for Spatial Thinking; 1.1 Introduction; References; 2 Australia: Inquiry Learning with GIS to Simulate Coastal Storm Inundation; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Context of Secondary Education in Australia; 2.2.1 The Nature of Geography Education in Australian Schools; 2.2.2 Tertiary Training and Post-university Support of Geography Teachers; 2.3 The Use of GIS in Australian Geography Classrooms; 2.4 The Australian Geography Curriculum
Description / Table of Contents:
2.5 An Example of a GIS-Based Student Activity2.6 Conclusion; References; 3 Austria: Links Between Research Institutions and Secondary Schools for Geoinformation Research and Practice; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Cases: GIS in Student Research Cooperations; 3.2.1 Schools on Ice (2007--2009); 3.2.2 Applications on the Move (2008--2010); 3.2.3 Geovisualization in Participatory Decision Making Processes (GEOKOM-PEP) (2009--2011); 3.3 Prospects; References; 4 Canada: Teaching Geography Through Geotechnology Across a Decentralized Curriculum Landscape; 4.1 Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
4.2 Geography and GIS Education in Canada4.3 Case Studies from Across Canada; 4.3.1 Case Study 1 -- Teresa Kewachuk, Hants East Rural High School, Milford Station (Shubenacadie), Nova Scotia; 4.3.2 Case Study 2 -- Rob Langston, Neelin High School, Brandon, Manitoba; 4.3.3 Case Study 3 -- Kirsten Davel and Cheryl Murtland, SMUS, Victoria, British Columbia; 4.4 Prospects; 4.4.1 Access to Technology; 4.4.2 IT Conflicts; 4.4.3 Time/Training; 4.4.4 Being the Expert; 4.4.5 Education Policy; References; 5 Chile: GIS and the Reduction of the Digital Divide in the Pan-American World; 5.1 Introduction
Description / Table of Contents:
5.2 A Holistic Curriculum for a 'Knowledge Society'5.3 Classrooms as Laboratories: A Problem-Based Learning Environment; 5.4 ICT and the Use of GIS: Problems and Solutions; 5.5 Examples of GIS Innovations and Applications; 5.6 Conclusions; References; 6 China: Teacher Preparation for GIS in the National Geography Curriculum; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Cases; 6.2.1 Case 1: Geography Class for Second Year High School Students (Arts Majors); 6.2.2 Case 2: Geography Class for Second Year High School Students (Science Majors); 6.3 Prospects; References
Description / Table of Contents:
7 Colombia: Development of a Prototype Web-Based GIS Application for Teaching Geography7.1 Status of Geography Education in Colombia; 7.2 Geography Contents at the Secondary Basic Education in Colombia; 7.3 History of GIS in Schools in the Country; 7.4 The GIS Prototype; 7.5 Prospects; References; 8 Denmark: Early Adoption and Continued Progress of GIS for Education; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Primary and Secondary Education in Denmark; 8.3 In-service Training for Upper-Secondary Teachers; 8.4 The History of GIS in Denmark; 8.4.1 From Remote Sensing to GIS; 8.4.2 Establishment of ArcIMS in 2003
Description / Table of Contents:
8.5 GIS in Primary Education 2003--2004
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-2120-3
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