Using ICT in Geography
Workshop Themes
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Learning Online
Citizenship, Europe and identity
Networking, you and your schools
Virtual Globes and geo-information
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What are our geographical
tools?
 create and use appropriate information
 present patterns and processes
 explore geographical relationships
 predict and solve geographical problems
 act as responsible citizens in a ‘new’ Europe
 all of which can be enabled by ICT
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Why use ICT in the ‘new’
Europe?
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enhance skills of enquiry
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gain access to a wide range of knowledge
and information sources
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deepen understanding of environmental
and spatial relationships
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consider the wider impact of IT on people,
place and environment
GA/NCET (1998), A pupil’s entitlement to IT, Geographical Association Sheffield, UK
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Roles of ICT
1. Information Retrieval
core of most Internet classroom activities
(access - process - present - represent)
 combine use of different media multimedia
 preparing and sharing authentic
information
 source of relevant, useful, authentic
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resources
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Roles of ICT
2. Experimentation and reflection
 study complexity and dynamics of
given situations
 values, attitudes and decision-making
 responsibility for own actions
 tools to help in understanding and
interpreting situations and to reflect on
outcomes
EURO.GEO Project (2003), Needs Analysis Report, http://www.eurogeo.org
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Experimentation and
reflection: some needs
Use examples that will encourage:
 modeling, simulation and scenario building
 interpretation and understanding of links
and factors
 cyber-places (individual-collective reflection)
 systems that will encourage
action planning
 critical skills of analysis
 with a view to decision making
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Roles of ICT
3. Collaboration and communications
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opportunities for more learning beyond our
classrooms, to work with others
networks allow communicative interaction, multiuser dialogue (Collis, 1997)
teachers unaware of ‘C’ opportunities of ICT
synchronous and asynchronous learning modes
structure of teaching and learning needs to
change
Collis, B. (1997b). Cooperative learning on the World Wide Web. In J. A. Chambers (Ed.), Selected Papers from
the National Conference on College Teaching and Learning (pp. 47-55). Jacksonville, FL: National Conference on7
College Teaching and Learning.
Examples: ICT, geography
and citizenship
1. Data, statistics and information
2. Powerful communications
3. Interactive Geographical worlds
4. Managed learning environments
REQUEST
DATA
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RESPONSE
SERVER
DATA
HERODOT collaborative
Environment (Moodle)
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HERODOT supports different groups of
geographers
information and searchable facilities
 latest news
 access to relevant and useful resources
 communications and networking area
 links to others
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Result will be up to you …..
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Learning environment components
A network which allows you to participate together
 Your profile
 Activities
 Information
 Collaboration
 Latest news
 Advice and guidance
 Involving others
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Workshop Activity 1
Web site http://www.herodot.net/community
 Go to the Web site, register as a new user
 You must have a valid email address, you
regularly use
 Enrolment key = geography workshop
 Complete your profile
 Explore different parts of the community
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Geography and Citizenship
 Euro.Geo
materials (section 2)
 I ACT project (section 3)
 European links (section 4)
 Other networks (section 5)
 My
Europe
 Friendship Schools
 Environment OnLine (ENO)
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Workshop Activity 2
Explore in pairs the Geography and
Citizenship materials
 Look at the I ACT Project – could your
school be involved in this?
 Examine the different European links and
networks
 Discussion
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Citizenship Approach - through
deeper learning, different teaching
experience
discover
research
thinking about places, people, environments, cultures
conceptualise and reflect
analyse and evaluate
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EURO.GEO Project, http://www.eurogeo.org
Integrating citizenship in the
learning process
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DEGREE OF
gather, sort and sift information
Active
Citizenship
share and collaborate
reflection in appropriate learning situations
search for knowledge and understanding
critical opinions and ideas develop
communicate to express views with others
promote actions of responsible citizens
creativity, imagination and critical
thinking
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Matache M and Donert K (2002), Environmental Education in Europe, Proc. 3rd European Conference E-
eCommunications
 local
and wide networks
 email
 chat
 bulletin boards
 conferencing …. text, audio and video
 public spaces – eg Facebook, YouTube
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Workshop Activity 3; Virtual Globes
Try out Google Earth
 presentations – Definitions - Examples
 Open and explore Google Earth
 Go to workshop links
 Try some Google Earth examples
 Visit pedagogical concepts presentation
 Visit the HERODOT forum - see messages
there on some new Google Earth examples
 See Digital Geography news
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Virtual globes
Very powerful
 Provide information
 Create scenarios
 Encourage discussion
 Enable participation and engagement
 Open your classroom to the world
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Conclusion:
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