The Importance of Geography Education in the Era of Globalization
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- 1. Geography Education in the Era of Globalization: Answering the Questions that Matter Seth Dixon Rhode Island College @ProfessorDixon #APHG geographyeducation.org
- 2. The truth…if you always lived in San Diego
- 3. What is this item called?
- 4. Truths can be spatially contingent • How far from your school do you live? • What time is it?
- 6. Truths can be scale-dependent • Where are you from? • Is overpopulation a problem in North America?
- 8. Globalization has made the world ‘flat’ • Geography has been conquered • Place is increasingly less relevant
- 9. Place still matters Distance and Time
- 10. Global News Demands Geographic Context https://geographyeducation.org/tag/syria/
- 11. Diverse cultural understanding needed • Army training
- 13. What does good geography teaching look like?
- 14. Geography education is not…
- 15. How to help students understand a complex interconnected world? Provide geographic information Teach geographic concepts Use data, maps, and geospatial technology Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking. Geographic Literacy
- 16. 1. Provide geographic information
- 17. Environmental changes require holistic, systemic thinking
- 18. Perspective
- 19. 2. Teach geographic concepts
- 20. What does this map show about the spatial distribution of African Americans in the U.S.?
- 22. 3. Use data, maps, and geospatial technology
- 25. Regions are increasingly interconnected
- 26. Geography integrates Social Studies
- 27. 4. Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking. How is this a “human” landscape?
- 28. ee Boeing 787 assembly plant in Everett, Washington How is this representative of globalization?
- 29. Meanings in the Cultural Landscape https://geographyeducation.org/tag/landscape/
- 32. A spatial perspective is not just for geographers
- 33. The global becomes local
- 34. How to help students understand a complex interconnected world? Provide geographic information Teach geographic concepts Use data, maps, and geospatial technology Ask questions which encourage spatial thinking. Geographic Literacy Seth Dixon Rhode Island College @ProfessorDixon #APHG geographyeducation.org