Geography Education in the Era of Globalization: Answering the Questions that Matter
Choices Program-China 2014
Dec 02, 2014
Presentation given at Brown University for the Choice Program's workshop on understanding contemporary China through a geographic lens.
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Geography Education in the Era of Globalization:
Answering the Questions that Matter
The truth…if you always lived in San Diego
Truths can be spatially contingent
GEOGRAPHICAL CLASSIFICATION
World
Realms
Regions
Neighborhoods
Globalization has made the world ‘flat’
• Geography has been conquered• Place is increasingly less relevant
Place still matters
Distance and Time
Geography Education in the Era of Globalization:
Answering the Questions that Matter
Geography education is not…
How can competent teachers help students understand a complex
interconnected world?
Provide geographic informationTeach geographic concepts
Use data, maps, and geospatial technologyAsk questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Geographic Literacy
Environmental changes require holistic, systemic thinking
3. Use data, maps, and geospatial technology
A spatial perspective is not just for geographers
spatial mapping map projections
The Global becomes Local
How can competent teachers help students understand a complex
interconnected world?
Provide geographic informationTeach geographic concepts
Use data, maps, and geospatial technologyAsk questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Geographic Literacy
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