Geospatial Education in the 21 st Century
Dec 02, 2014
Geospatial Education in the 21st Century
The truth…if you always lived in San Diego
The truth is often scale dependent
World
Realms
Regions
Neighborhoods
Globalization has made the world ‘flat’
• Geography has been conquered• Place is increasingly less relevant
Not the future of thematic maps…
Place still matters
Distance and Time
Diverse cultural understanding needed
What does 21st century geospatial education look like?
Geography and geospatial education is not…
How can we help students understand a complex, interconnected world?
Provide geographic information
Teach geographic concepts Use data, maps, and geospatial technology
Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Geographic Literacy comes by teaching
WITH GIS
2. Teach geographic concepts
3. Use data, maps, and geospatial technology
4. Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Students more fully “own” the knowledge when they’ve worked with the data
Geospatial Education
ELA and the Common Core
Earth Sciences, Landforms
Mapping facilitates exploration and discovery
Local Town Projects
Many data visualization tools
A spatial perspective is not just for geographers
spatial mapping map projections
The Bearded Bandit
The spatial becomes personal
How can we help students understand a complex interconnected world?
Provide geographic information
Teach geographic concepts Use data, maps, and geospatial technology
Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking.
Geographic Literacy