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Integrating GIS in experiential fieldwork

Digan, Sarah
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Digan, Sarah
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Digital technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be innovative tools for learning when used in purposeful ways and embedded in sound pedagogical frameworks. The predominant skills stimulated through the use of GIS are querying, collecting, analysing and manipulating spatial data. In recent years, the financial, technological and curricular hurdles for using GIS in schools have been reduced through free campus licences (e.g. Esri Australia), online apps and cloud-based mapping solutions (e.g. ArcGIS Online). Additionally, with the inclusion of GIS in the Australian Curriculum there is a need for specialised teacher training and in-service professional development to make GIS integral in the secondary school environment. In this paper, teaching units for Year 8 Geography using GIS in experiential fieldwork will be presented and evaluated in regard to their learning outcomes as examples of how to incorporate GIS into teaching episodes.
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2019
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Journal article
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Geographical Education
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32
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26-29
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School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
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National School of Education
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14802/10419
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https://agta.au/files/Geographical%20Education/2019/Geographical%20Education%20Vol%2032,%202019%20-%205.%20Digan,%20Integrating%20GIS%20in%20Experiential%20Fieldwork.pdf
 https://agta.au/Resources/GeographicalEducation/geoged-v32-2019.php
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