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- A Teacher Toolkit for Integrating Geospatial Concepts into Science Learning
- What is GeoSciTeach?
- Going geospatial in science – a framework for teachers
- Geospatial in science
- Learnability (of using app)
- Comparing bananas and coffee
- Thinking geographically and spatially
- Other contexts of use
- Thoughts about linking the use of ‘GeoSciTeach’ with the classroom
Author Archives: willfarr
Understanding patterns using data linked to geospatial representations
The transcription below is interesting as it shows that patterns of understanding are broadened and simplified using data linked to geospatial representations. Interview 3: School Pupil. Girl aged 12/13. Interviewer: So what did you think then of using the app? … Continue reading
Roundup
A guide to how to use the application has now been put up on our webpage on youtube. We’re under ‘GeoSciTeachproject’. Also a series of INSET days seems to be coming together with a science department in a secondary school. … Continue reading
Reading around OpenLayers, and INSETs
Been reading other JISCgeo sites to see what to do with the potential problem of providing multiple layers for mobile platforms. The general agreement seems to be that whilst OpenLayer is good for high level GIS understanding, it is hard … Continue reading
Using GeoSciTeach with teachers in schools
I had a meeting this morning with a teacher from a school in London that was involved in the Kew trip. She said that the year 9’s at the school would be good to use with the phone application in … Continue reading
Interviews…with participants – more early themes
Interviewing participants on the project has suggested a number of themes which can be broadly split into two categories: Usability Knowledge acquisition Interviews with participants so far suggests that the app is still in a pilot phase (not surprisingly) as … Continue reading
Update
QR codes for work at kew Monday have now been produced. Version 20 of the app is now produced. Gear all set (camera, questions, phones, wifi).
Posted in Project progress & update, Technical Development
Tagged geosciteach, jiscgeo, Project progress
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App update
App is now currently live on version 18. Version(s) 19 and 20 after student feedback will be pending later in the week.
Planning day at Kew
Today was a planning day at Kew for the trainee teachers. The Geosciteach app was integrated into planning.
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