Gi Pedagogy - funded project work

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Cathedral Group Share Education
Research (Virtual Network Event)
Mon 28th November 2022
Sophie Wilson
Senior Lecturer + course Lead Secondary Geography,
Gi Pedagogy Project Lead,
St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
sophie.wilson@stmarys.ac.uk
website: www.gi-pedagogy.eu

2. About the Project
● Builds on GI-Learner E+ project (2015-2018)
● Project aim: Development of Pedagogies and Teacher Training materials for
Early Career and Trainee Teachers
● E+ project 2019-2022
● 6 Partner institutions including
experts from Belgium, Spain,
Romania, Austria, UK
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3 Universities:
▪ St Mary’s University
▪ Ugent,
▪ UNED (Madrid)
2 Secondary schools
▪ Liceul Teoretic "Dimitrie Cantemir"
Iasi
▪ The Kings School, Ely
Professional Subject Association
▪ EUROGEO
Kick-off meeting at St Mary’s University
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3. Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching
with GIS
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Contents
• About the project
• Innovative Pedagogical model for Teaching with GIS
• Toolkit of innovative pedagogical approaches
• Teacher training course
• Case studies and a digital exhibition of the findings
• Any questions?

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An Innovative Pedagogical Model for
Teaching with GIS
1. Literature review
▪ Teaching with GIS
▪ Approaches to teaching with GIS
▪ Innovative Pedagogies
▪ Training teachers for GIS
▪ Recommendations for teacher professional development
… for planning of teacher training courses (real needs, curriculum, involve teachers, Rosenshine...)
… approaches for teacher training courses (various active learning approaches, authentic learning
contexts, enquiry driven…)
… pedaogies (critical thinking, spatial citizenship)
… practical recommendations based on student learning and tools
... and networking (communities of practice, support) 4

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Modelling the brain (Sherrington, 2019)
Based on the simple model of how the brain works
• working memory limited + learning needs to develop schema in the long-term memory
• connect new information to existing knowledge
• reinforced by practice for more fluent retrieval to reduce cognitive overload ,↑ capacity of the
working memory for new learning
• difference between novice and expert learners.
Clearer guidance for teachers (grouping ideas)
• Sequence + model – small steps + scaffold
• Question – ask to check understanding
• Review/ reflect on material regular
• Practice – guided and independent
Rosenshine - Principles of Instruction
An Innovative Pedagogical Model for Teaching with GIS

6. Gi Pedagogy:
Concept Cube
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Toolkit of innovative pedagogical approaches
to teaching with GIS

7. Focus: PK - TPACK model

8. Step 1: Direct instruction / teacher facilitated stage
Step 2: Modelling / Scaffolding,
Step 3: Individual exploration
Step 4: Review - discussion
Step 5: Problem-solving
Step 6: Presentation/Assessment
Creating template …
Vignettes /
case studies

9. Publications

10. Publications

11. Website
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@GIPedagogy
Any questions?
Website:
www.gi-pedagogy.eu

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Cathedral Group Share Education
Research (Virtual Network Event)
Mon 28th November 2022
Sophie Wilson
Senior Lecturer + course Lead Secondary Geography,
Gi Pedagogy Project Lead,
St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
sophie.wilson@stmarys.ac.uk
website: www.gi-pedagogy.eu