PdF:Ze2MP_GIC8 GIS in School Practice - Course Information

Ze2MP_GIC8 Geographical Informative Systems in School Practice

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Kateřina Gorčíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Mgr. Hana Pokorná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Mgr. Hana Pokorná, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in Geography (programme PdF, N-ZS)

Course objectives

Main objective of this course is to acquire knowledge about the use of geoinformatics technologies in practice in teaching geography at primary and secondary schools. Students will learn to work with GIS (mainly with free downable applications), elaborate projects for the use of geoinformatics at schools, work with air and satellite images. It is also possible to use the interactive table.

Syllabus

• Possibilities of usage GIS in teaching geography at primary school
• Work with GIS – free downable application
• Work with WMS servers
• GIS to GPS
• Elaboration of a project (preparation, selection of topic, collection of materials and data, elaboration of work sheets for teachers and pupils)
• Project presentation

Literature

• FOLTÝNOVÁ, Darina and Hana SVATOŇOVÁ. Geoinformatika v přípravě učitelů, geoinformatika akartogafie ve škole (Geoinformatics in teacher´s education, geoinformatics and cartography in school). In Súčasné trendy v kartografii. 1st ed. Bratislava: kartografická spoločnost Slovenskej republiky, 2007, p. 71 - 77. ISBN 978-80-89060-11-5. info
• Školní atlas světa. Edited by Jan Ptáček. 2. vyd. Praha: Kartografie Praha, 2007, 1 atlas. ISBN 9788070119259. info
• SVATOŇOVÁ, Hana. Geoinformatics and Geographical Education in the Czech Republic. In Computer in geographical education:European perspektive on developing exciting Geography. 1st ed. Bucurest: CArtea Universitara, 2006, p. 34-41. ISBN 973-731-449-2. info
• BIČÍK, Ivan. Školní atlas dnešní Evropy a Česka. 1. vyd. Praha: Terra, 2003, 39 s. ISBN 8090228259. info
• SVATOŇOVÁ, Hana. GIS a studenti učitelství zeměpisu (The GIS and students of teaching geography). In Geografické aspekty středoevropského prostoru1. Brno: MU Brno, 2001, p. 275-559. Geografie XII. ISBN 80-210-2664-2. info
• Školní atlas České republiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Kartografie, 2000, 32 s. ISBN 80-7011-657-9. info
• Školní atlas dnešního světa. 1. vyd. Praha: Terra, 2000, 171 s. ISBN 80-902282-2-4. info
• KLÍMOVÁ, Eva. Školní atlas České republiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Geodézie ČS, 1999, 113 s. +. ISBN 80-85897-39-3. info
• VOŽENÍLEK, Vít. Geografické informační systémy. Vyd. 1. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1998, 173 s. ISBN 807067802X. info
• VOŽENÍLEK, Vít. Geografické informační systémy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1998, 173 s. ISBN 807067802X. info
• TUČEK, Ján. Geografické informační systémy : principy a praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 1998, xiv., 364. ISBN 807226091X. info
• TOLLINGEROVÁ, Dana. GIS : geografické informační systémy. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1996, 25 s. : il. ISBN 80-7078-377-X. info

Assessment methods

PPractice; obligatory course; student is supposed to work independently in the GIS Laboratory. To complete this course successfully, it is necessary to prepare and present the project and made it accessible in the electronic form for its future use in practice, e.g. at schools.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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