Z7150 ICT in Geographical Education

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Z7150/01: Wed 15:00–16:50 Z7,02017a, V. Herber
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z7011 Geographical curriculum || NOW( Z7011 Geographical curriculum )
Předpokládá se znalost následujících disciplín: Statistické metody v geografii, Geoinformační technologie, Dálkový průzkum Země.
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course aims to improve and develop the ICT skills and competencies of Geography teachers and to improve the quality of the material they produce for class. The course will also assist geography teachers to integrate ICT into their teaching. At the end of the course student should be able to understand basic methods used for teaching geography using IT. He/she would be able to explain when to apply individual methods and make reasoned decisions about preconditions that are necessary for proper utilization of methods in question.
Syllabus
  • 1. Practical excercises elaborated according to the provided examples on selected internet databases of geographical data. 2. Use of querry languages to select desired information from the database (e.g. IRIS) 3. Thematic mapping in global scale (VISITView) focused on several geographical disciplines (climatology, hydrology, geomorphology) with the steers on the use in teaching geography. 4. Practical use of geoinformatics (GI) to examine contemporary problems in global, regional and local scale. 5. How to teach about environmental problems with the help of GI (GIS, remote sensing). 6. Geoinformatics and individual forms of learning
Literature
  • MARTIN, Fred. E-geography : using ICT in quallity geography. Sheffield: Geographical Association, 2006, 160 s. ISBN 1843771705. info
  • WAHLA, Arnošt. Geografické, kartografické a geoinformatické vzdělávání s podporou webových zdrojů informací. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2006, 75 s. ISBN 8073681439. info
  • ZOUNEK, Jiří. Využití internetu v učitelské praxi (The use of the internet in teachers practice). In Raadce učitele. Praha: Raabe, 2003, p. 1-26, 28 pp. Raadce učitele. ISBN 80-86307-04-2. info
  • PARKINSON, Claire L. Earth from above :using color-coded satellite images to examine the global environment. Sausalito, Calif.: University Science Books, 1997, xiii, 175. ISBN 0-935702-41-5. info
  • HAGGETT, Peter. Geography : a global synthesis. 1st pub. Harlow: Prentice Hall, 2001, xxi, 833. ISBN 0582320305. info
  • HARRIES, John E. Earthwatch the climate from space. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1994, 216 s. ISBN 0-13-223843-8. info
Teaching methods
Lectures explaining basic terms on ICT in geography education. During the lectures individual examples focusing on internet sources are presented step by step. Practical training based on several exercises that are solved using recommended internet data sources and software.
Assessment methods
Class discussion, homework, oral presentation, final assessment
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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