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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
Tag Archives: projectplan
Creating the GeoSciTeach Configuration App
To configure the GeoSciTeach application a separate Android application named GSCIConfig was created. The GSCIConfig application works by creating a XML file. The XML file contains the details of the customisable sections which are to be enabled or disabled within … Continue reading
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Tagged geosciteach, GIS, jiscgeo, project development, projectplan, Smartphones
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Participant ideas for GeoSciTeach
Uppermost in participants minds was the issue of protection, and the control of what students would be able to access. This is partly in an effort to stop children accessing the wrong information and also make sure that children stay … Continue reading
Projected timeline, workplan & project methodology
Timeline Feb-Oct 2011: WP1 Tech design & devel; D2 Oct 2011 Feb-June 2011: WP2 Activity design & devel; D3.1 June 2011 Feb-Set 2011: WP3 Evaluation; (i) Ge0-spatial skill /iterative design – D1.1 May 2011 (ii) Geo-spatial skill /fieldwork practice – D1.2 July 2011 (iii) … Continue reading
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IPR
The project will comply with IPR regulations of the IoE and BBK. It will use open source software and tools and provide its software outputs free as Open Source through github. The application will be made available to the HE … Continue reading
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Project Team Relationships and End User Engagement.
Sara Price will have overall responsibility for project management and dissemination. She will co-ordinate project meetings, web-site development and maintenance, and project outputs, oversee the project progress and contribute to data collection/ analysis as needed. George Roussos will have responsibility … Continue reading
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Risk Analysis and Success Plan
Staffing/ Recruitment: The project has now employed two researchers, each on 0.5 time (Android developer – George Sin; Educational researcher – Will Farr). Due to time required for the advertising process, both researchers will start on 1st March for 8 … Continue reading
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Wider Benefits to Sector and Achievements for Host Institution
Benefits host institution Provision of a set of principles for integrating geospatial applications and the development of geospatial skills into science teacher training courses Prototype application and teacher resources developed on the project will be available for use, and extension, … Continue reading
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Project aims, objectives and final outputs
Aim: To foster the development of geo-spatial skills in science teacher trainees, by providing resources to help increase the use of geospatial tools in science teacher training education, and to inform future requirements for their integration into the teacher training curriculum. Key … Continue reading
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