Workshop on Teaching GIS for Planning Students and Practitioners – Cardiff 24/4/07 SPLINT: SPatial Literacy IN SPLINT: SPatial Literacy IN Teaching Teaching CETL objectives and overview CETL objectives and overview Nick Tate Nick Tate 1 , Claire Jarvis , Claire Jarvis 1 , Gary , Gary Priestnall Priestnall 2 2 and Paul Longley and Paul Longley 3 1. Department of Geography, University of Leicester 1. Department of Geography, University of Leicester 2. School of Geography, University of Nottingham 2. School of Geography, University of Nottingham 3. Department of Geography, University College London 3. Department of Geography, University College London
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Workshop on Teaching GIS for Planning Students and Practitioners – Cardiff 24/4/07
SPLINT: SPatial Literacy IN SPLINT: SPatial Literacy IN TeachingTeachingCETL objectives and overviewCETL objectives and overview
Nick TateNick Tate11, Claire Jarvis, Claire Jarvis11, Gary Priestnall, Gary Priestnall2 2
and Paul Longleyand Paul Longley33
1. Department of Geography, University of Leicester1. Department of Geography, University of Leicester2. School of Geography, University of Nottingham2. School of Geography, University of Nottingham3. Department of Geography, University College London3. Department of Geography, University College London
Workshop on Teaching GIS for Planning Students and Practitioners – Cardiff 24/4/07
1. What is a CETL & SPLINT?1. What is a CETL & SPLINT?2. 2. What is Spatial Literacy?What is Spatial Literacy?3. Objectives & deliverables3. Objectives & deliverables4. Important themes within SPLINT4. Important themes within SPLINT5. SPLINT & teaching GIS for Planning5. SPLINT & teaching GIS for Planning
OutlineOutline
Workshop on Teaching GIS for Planning Students and Practitioners – Cardiff 24/4/07
What is a CETL?What is a CETL?• CCentre for entre for
EExcellence in xcellence in TTeaching & eaching & LLearningearning
• 74 CETLs funded 74 CETLs funded across Englandacross England
(Source: HEFCE, 2005)(Source: HEFCE, 2005)
Workshop on Teaching GIS for Planning Students and Practitioners – Cardiff 24/4/07
CETLsCETLs
• Recognise & reward teaching excellence Recognise & reward teaching excellence • Encompass the full range of subjects, Encompass the full range of subjects,
styles of learning & institutional typesstyles of learning & institutional types• Have a visible institutional presenceHave a visible institutional presence• Supported by the Higher Education Supported by the Higher Education
Academy, create levers for change, Academy, create levers for change, within institutions & across UK within institutions & across UK (HEFCE, 2005)(HEFCE, 2005)
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• A A £4.15£4.15 million collaborative CETL:million collaborative CETL:– University of Leicester (lead), University University of Leicester (lead), University
of Nottingham & University College of Nottingham & University College London London
– geography & geomaticsgeography & geomatics• Primary focus on: Primary focus on:
– geospatial technologies geospatial technologies (primarily GIS)(primarily GIS)– pedagogy of pedagogy of taught postgraduatestaught postgraduates– enhancement of enhancement of spatial literacyspatial literacy in HE in HE
What is SPLINT?What is SPLINT?
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interrelationshipsinterrelationships• Changes in dimension (2D – 3D)Changes in dimension (2D – 3D)• Frames of referenceFrames of reference • Map-reading Map-reading • Landmark ‘recognition’Landmark ‘recognition’
What is Spatial Literacy?What is Spatial Literacy?
Workshop on Teaching GIS for Planning Students and Practitioners – Cardiff 24/4/07
• Formal ability to think Formal ability to think spatially & adopt an spatially & adopt an explicitly spatial metaphor explicitly spatial metaphor for problems & relationshipsfor problems & relationships
• ‘‘Learning to Think Spatially’Learning to Think Spatially’, , US National Academy of US National Academy of Sciences National Research Sciences National Research Council report 2006Council report 2006
What is Spatial Literacy?What is Spatial Literacy?
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3/3/06
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• Pioneer innovative approaches to Pioneer innovative approaches to progress the pedagogy of spatial progress the pedagogy of spatial literacyliteracy
Objective 1Objective 1
Focus on improvement of learning Focus on improvement of learning outcomes of M.Sc. students in outcomes of M.Sc. students in existingexisting geography/geomatics GIS geography/geomatics GIS programmesprogrammes…
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• Establish benchmarks & evaluate Establish benchmarks & evaluate diversities in spatial literacy by diversities in spatial literacy by disciplinary origindisciplinary origin
• Utilisation of social, reflective, Utilisation of social, reflective, experiential learning theories (experiential learning theories (Conole Conole et al., 2004et al., 2004) in teaching GIS) in teaching GIS
• Curriculum development/skills trainingCurriculum development/skills training
DeliverablesDeliverables
Courtesy Jongwon Lee, Association of American Geographers
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• Encourage spatial thinking across a Encourage spatial thinking across a wider disciplinary frameworkwider disciplinary framework
Objective 2Objective 2
Focus on improvement of learning Focus on improvement of learning outcomes of students outcomes of students newnew to spatial to spatial literacy/spatial thinking & literacy/spatial thinking & outsideoutside current geography/geomatics current geography/geomatics programmes…programmes…
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• Targeted workshops/specialist Targeted workshops/specialist meetings learning both meetings learning both withwith & & aboutabout GIS (Sui, 1995)GIS (Sui, 1995)
• Collaborative programme Collaborative programme development with other academic development with other academic disciplines direct & via HEAdisciplines direct & via HEA
• Interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary Interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary development of L & T materialsdevelopment of L & T materials
DeliverablesDeliverables
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• Establish state-of-the-art ICT tools & Establish state-of-the-art ICT tools & strategies for their usestrategies for their use
Objective 3Objective 3
Focus on the use of computers & Focus on the use of computers & virtual reality/augmented reality to virtual reality/augmented reality to support objectives (1) & (2) in the lab support objectives (1) & (2) in the lab & in the field…& in the field…
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• State-of-the-art computer State-of-the-art computer laboratories across the laboratories across the consortium universitiesconsortium universities
• VR/AR tools & exemplar VR/AR tools & exemplar classroom & field case classroom & field case studies in support of studies in support of blended & e-learningblended & e-learning
DeliverablesDeliverables
Workshop on Teaching GIS for Planning Students and Practitioners – Cardiff 24/4/07