Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World: Geospatial Practices and Lessons Learned

231 Pages·2015·4.386 MB·English

by  Osvaldo Muñiz Solari, Ali Demirci, Joop Schee (eds.)

Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Osvaldo Muñiz Solari · Ali Demirci
Joop van der Schee Editors
Geospatial
Technologies
and Geography
Education in a
Changing World
Geospatial Practices and Lessons Learned
Advances in Geographical and Environmental
Sciences
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Dr. R.B. Singh
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Osvaldo Muniz Solari • Ali Demirci •
Joop van der Schee
Editors
Geospatial Technologies
and Geography Education
in a Changing World
Geospatial Practices and Lessons Learned
Editors
OsvaldoMu~nizSolari AliDemirci
DepartmentofGeography DepartmentofGeography
TexasStateUniversity FatihUniversity
SanMarcos,TX,USA Istanbul,Turkey
JoopvanderSchee
FacultyofGeosciences
UtrechtUniversity
Utrecht,TheNetherlands
FacultyofEarthandLifeSciences
VUUniversityAmsterdam
Amsterdam,TheNetherlands
ISSN2198-3542 ISSN2198-3550 (electronic)
AdvancesinGeographicalandEnvironmentalSciences
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Preface
Within a few decades, computers and the Internet really have changed the world.
Althougheducationisnotinthefrontlineofthisrevolution,itcannotlagbehind,as
moderneducationshouldpreparestudentsfortheworldoftodayandtomorrow.For
geographyeducationthedigitalrevolutionoffersmanyopportunities.Bothformal
and informal expressions of learning are being influenced by geospatial technolo-
gies. These technologies have the potential to enhance students’ twenty-first-cen-
tury skills and can stimulate a new way of learning or at least offer better
opportunitiestodevelophigher-orderthinkingskills.Moderngeospatialtechnolo-
giescanhelplearnerstogainabetterviewoftheworldandprovideopportunities
forlearnerstobetterunderstandtheplanetEarthandattempttoresolvegeograph-
icalissues.
Thisbookgivesanoverviewofthestateoftheartinthefieldwheregeospatial
technologiesandgeographyeducationmeet.Geospatialpractices arepresentedas
animportantmeansoflearningaboutandwiththesetechnologies.The17chapters
ofthebookareorganizedinfivepartsthatdealwithatheoreticalbase,implemen-
tationofgeospatialtechnologiesinformalandinformaleducation,thetraining of
teachers,evaluationandassessment,andrecommendationsforthenearfuture.
Geographytodaycannotstudygeographicalissuesandresolvethemwithoutan
effective use of geospatial technologies. That is why geography education must
incorporate their use and applications in formal education and informal learning
abouttheEarth’sphenomena.TheCommissiononGeographicalEducationofthe
International Geographical Union wants to reach a wide spectrum of people
interested not only in geospatial technologies but also in geography education.
Forthispurposeane-bookisalsoavailabletoallowpeoplefromdifferentpartsof
theworldtobecomeinformedaboutouranalyses,propositions,andrecommenda-
tions.Printcopiesofthisbookcertainlycanreachthelibrariesandcentersofstudy
inseveralcountries;however,wewanttobesurethatthisbookalsoreachespeople,
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institutions,andcountrieswherescientificcontributionsaremoredifficulttoobtain
through the traditional way of publishing. In order to complete this job, we
encouragepeoplearoundtheworldtothinkofpossiblewaystotransferthisbody
ofknowledgetotheircommunitiesindifferentlanguages.Thenoureffortwillbea
totalsuccess,becausewewanttoofferthisbooktoallpeople.
Texas,TX,USA OsvaldoMu~nizSolari
Istanbul,Turkey AliDemirci
Utrecht,TheNetherlands JoopvanderSchee
Amsterdam,TheNetherlands
Acknowledgments
The editors would like to recognize the International Geographical Union Com-
missiononGeographicalEducation(IGU-CGE)thatencouragedsomemembersto
taketheroleofeditorsandguidethecreationofthisbook.
TheeditorsextendtheirthankstoProf.R.B.Singh,vicepresidentofIGU,forhis
assistanceinfacilitatingtheinitialprocessofsubmittingtheproposalforthisbook
toSpringer.
TheeditorialguidancebyMs.TaekoSatoinSpringerJapan’sEditorialDepart-
ment is also acknowledged. Her assistance was very valuable as she provided
adviceandsuggestionsduringthepreparationofthemanuscripts.
Theauthorsofthechapterswerealwaysavailableandshowedgreatwillingness
todevelopthemanuscriptsandrespondtothereviewprocessveryefficiently.The
editors appreciated their commitment to this project, which we believe will be a
goodcontributiontogeographyeducation.
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Contents
1 GeospatialTechnologyinGeographyEducation. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. 1
OsvaldoMu~nizSolari,AliDemirci,andJoopvanderSchee
PartI GeospatialPractices.TheoreticalBackground
2 DigitalGeographyEducationintheTwenty-FirstCentury:
NeedsandOpportunities. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 11
JoopvanderSchee,HenkTrimp,TineBe´neker,andTimFavier
3 SpatialThinkinginEducation:Concepts,Development,
andAssessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SandraK.Metoyer,SarahWithamBednarz,andRobertS.Bednarz
4 EducationforSpatialCitizenship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
ThomasJekel,IngaGryl,andUweSchulze
PartII ImplementationofGeospatialTechnologiesinFormal
EducationandInformalLearning
5 IntegratingGISandOtherGeospatialTechnologiesinMiddle
Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
MarshaAlibrandiandDonnaGoldstein
6 GeospatialEducationinHighSchools:Curriculums,
Methodologies,andPractices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Che-MingChenandYao-HuiWang
7 AppliedGeospatialTechnologiesinHigherEducation. . . . . . . . . . 77
ReedPerkins
8 PracticeofGeospatialTechnologiesinInformalLearning. . . . . . . 89
OsvaldoMu~nizSolariandMelodyCrenshaw
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