Z7150 ICT in Geographical Education

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Gabriela Petříková, Ph.D. (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: Thu 17:00–18:50 Z1,01001b, V. Herber, G. Petříková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z7011 Geographical curriculum || NOW( Z7011 Geographical curriculum )
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 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/18, only registered: 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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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.
Learning outcomes
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
  • Within the framework of the exercises the students solve IT-specific tasks in presenting the current problems at global, regional and local level: The possibilities of using IT in geographic education and also solving selected problems from the field of basic geographic disciplines . Individual exercises are created with an emphasis on self-study and individual forms of teaching.
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 and Petr SUDICKÝ. E-learning : učení (se) s online technologiemi. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2012, xix, 226. ISBN 9788073579036. info
Teaching methods
Exercises in the form of independent work on tasks solved by appropriate sources, especially internet, focused on the teaching of geography.
Assessment methods
Class discussion, homework, oral presentation, final assessment
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: možnost prezenční i distanční formy ukončení - volba mezi oběma možnostmi podle "semaforu"
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 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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