WebGIS for Geography Education: Towards a GeoCapabilities Approach

Fargher, Mary

doi:10.3390/ijgi7030111

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“…There is a planning platform for us that provides the required information needed by an average visitor of antiquities and appropriate maps based on scientific data. The suggested routes are supported by photographic material and a live preview of the route, providing modern technological services in a fresh and comprehensible way, as every Web-GIS model should be [37], which is particularly important for an area of antiquities such as Kynouria, which is far away regarding other monuments in Greece. In contrast to the standard multi-criteria spatial decision-making support systems, the possibility of discussion can be easily activated thanks to the design chosen and the modern technological tools at no extra cost for software, as our implementation is based to open-source projects [35,38].…”

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Cultural Routes in Kynouria of Arcadia: Geospatial Database Design and Software Development for Web Mapping of the Spatio-Historical Information

Boukouvalas

Grigorakakis²,

Tsatsaris

2018

Heritage

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On the occasion of Kynouria and in order to achieve the protection and projection of antiquities, a web-based model is proposed for highlighting individual monuments and archaeological sites, having in mind the historical and archaeological evidence of the region, the topography, the demographic profile, and the tourist infrastructure, and combining them with the development programs for cultural routes. Therefore, creating suitable databases and mapping the monuments in the area are key prerequisites of the process, as they contribute to an objective assessment of the current situation and to make rational decisions. In this frame, modern technology provides some important planning tools (GIS, GPS, and OMS) that allow for the recording and mapping of data, viewing the relationships between them in the area where they appear, and managing their projection. The complete study of Kynouria's archaeological routes contains the implementation of a website using free or open-source software, which should include all the necessary procedures and the historical and archaeological information material (text, maps, and photographs).

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Cultural Routes in Kynouria of Arcadia: Geospatial Database Design and Software Development for Web Mapping of the Spatio-Historical Information

Boukouvalas

Grigorakakis²,

Tsatsaris

2018

Heritage

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“…En el proyecto se recogen contenidos que están contemplados en el currículo escolar abordándolos desde aplicaciones digitales de la plataforma ArcGIS Online (AGOL), proponiendo un modelo de enseñanza-aprendizaje para la introducción de los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) en las aulas de Secundaria en la línea de las propuestas realizadas por otros autores (De Lázaro y González, 2005;Kolvoord, 2012;Kerski, Demirci y Milson, 2013;Favier & Van der Shee, 2014;Fargher, 2018).…”

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Paisaje, patrimonio cultural y despoblación en territorio mudéjar aragonés

Guallart¹,

Velilla²,

Cuartero

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CGUV

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Se presenta el proceso de trabajo para la elaboración de material didáctico a partir de herramientas de análisis geográfico. Estos materiales escolares están diseñados para trabajar en las aulas de Educación Secundaria la despoblación y el patrimonio cultural y natural en el mundo rural, como en este caso, en el “territorio mudéjar”. El objetivo es que el alumnado adquiera competencias que le permitan comprender y valorar este patrimonio, y pueda formular modelos y propuestas de desarrollo rural. Dichos materiales didácticos recogen contenidos que no están suficientemente incluidos en el currículo de Secundaria Obligatoria -despoblación, mudéjar, patrimonio natural, entorno- y que son importantes para el conocimiento y comprensión del territorio en el que vive el alumnado de esta etapa al que van dirigidos. Se han elaborado en la plataforma de ArcGIS Online y, por lo tanto, están alojados en la nube a la que se puede acceder desde cualquier dispositivo con conexión a internet. Se presentan en un hub agrupados en cuatro apartados: aplicaciones multimedia, mapas interactivos, visores de proyectos y videotutoriales. Son abiertos y adaptables a las necesidades e intereses tanto del alumnado como del profesorado facilitando, por otra parte, metodologías activas y adaptaciones de los materiales a partir de las bases de datos proporcionadas por organismos oficiales. En suma, es una propuesta de renovación metodológica a la vez que una apuesta por involucrar a los alumnos y alumnas de Territorio Mudéjar en la aportación de soluciones a los problemas que sus municipios tienen planteados.

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“…Maude's typology has also been used by Fargher (2018) to exemplify how a curriculum artefact, defined as "the 'key' to a series of lessons a given topic" (p, 8) can be created in ArcGIS Online to construct powerful geographical knowledge about 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami. Such an example demonstrates the need for teachers to lead with their expert subject knowledge to ensure engagement with GIS is underpinned by the subject's key concepts and supports the development of students' geographical thinking.…”

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Real-world geographers and geography students using GIS: relevance, everyday applications and the development of geographical knowledge

Healy¹,

Walshe

2019

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Educat

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Real-world geographers and geography students using GIS: relevance, everyday applications and the development of geographical knowledge While Geographical information systems (GIS) are increasingly being seen in school geography classrooms, there remains significant reluctance among teachers to engage with the technology (e.g. Hong, 2017), as well as limited consideration of students' perspectives on GIS. In response to this, we have undertaken research to explore how a programme of GIS training, integrated within a two-year A-Level examination course, develops students' perceptions of the value and nature of GIS, their subsequent engagement with it, and its impact on their geographical knowledge. This paper reports on one strand of the longitudinal research which focuses on how tapping into the expertise of real-world, industry experts can affect students' perceptions of the relevance of GIS to geography and support their acquisition of geographical knowledge. The project, an interpretive case study, used questionnaires, interviews and analysis of students' work to elicit students' developing perceptions of and engagement with GIS, as well as changes in their geographical knowledge. Results suggest that engagement with industry experts aids students' understanding of what GIS is, allowing them to develop a more nuanced appreciation of its real-world applications; this then appears to play both a direct and indirect role in the subsequent development of students' geographical knowledge.

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WebGIS for Geography Education: Towards a GeoCapabilities Approach

Cited by 47 publications

References 17 publications

Cultural Routes in Kynouria of Arcadia: Geospatial Database Design and Software Development for Web Mapping of the Spatio-Historical Information

Cultural Routes in Kynouria of Arcadia: Geospatial Database Design and Software Development for Web Mapping of the Spatio-Historical Information

Paisaje, patrimonio cultural y despoblación en territorio mudéjar aragonés

Real-world geographers and geography students using GIS: relevance, everyday applications and the development of geographical knowledge

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