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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Lecture topics 1. Digital literacy in geography education. 2. The importance of cartography for geography and geographic education. 3. The importance of geoinformatics for geographical thinking and education. 4. Limits and opportunities of the DPZ and GNSS for geographic education. 5. Field geographic education and digital literacy. 6. Forms and methods of organizing and conducting the geography teaching with digital technologies. 7. The concept of spatial citizenship and geoinformatics techniques. 8. Historical cartography, old maps and geographic education. 9. Resources for continuing teacher education. 10. Applications in school environments. Exercise topics Web maps and their use as a teaching tool (e.a. Maps.cz and Google Maps). Digital storytelling and story maps: use of ArcGIS StoryMaps. Smartphone and tablet in field education. GNSS, GPS Drawing. Sketchbooks. Web GIS, ArcGIS Online platform and Mapping Our World tasks. 3D printing and terrain models as augmented reality. DPZ, satellite imagery and use in education.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Written assignment presentation and defence
- Class attendance
- 56 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course deals with implementing geoinformatics and cartography methods in geographic education with a focus on teaching in primary and secondary schools. The course aims to introduce digital competencies and literacy in the context of geographic literacy and the school curriculum.
students understand and evaluate themes examined in subject
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Prerequisites
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encopassment of grammar school geography
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined examination, Presentation of acquired experience via portfolio
The course deals with implementing geoinformatics and cartography methods in geographic education with a focus on teaching in primary and secondary schools. The course aims to introduce digital competencies and literacy in the context of geographic literacy and the school curriculum.
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Recommended literature
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ALIBRANDI, M. GIS in the Classroom. Using Geographic Information Systems in Social Studies and Environmental Science.. 2003. ISBN 032500479X.
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MALONE, L., PALMER, A. M., VOIGT, C. L. Community Geography: GIS in Action.. 2003. ISBN 1-58948-023-6.
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MALONE, L., PALMER, A. M., VOIGT, C. L. Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators.. 2002. ISBN 1-58948-022-8.
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