The document discusses the impact of COVID-19 on education and the role technology can play in the future of geography education. It notes that the pandemic led to school closures affecting over 1.5 billion learners and necessitated rapid remote learning. While technology provided opportunities for online learning resources, many students lacked access and were left behind. The document advocates for a joined-up strategy to better utilize digital technologies and ensure all students can benefit from technology-enhanced learning. It highlights several European projects using geospatial technologies in schools and outlines their goals of developing students' geospatial thinking and digital skills through innovative teaching approaches.

1. Karl Donert, Education Consultant
Vice President EUROGEO,
Director: European Centre of Excellence: digital-earth.eu
kdonert@yahoo.com
The future of (digital) geography
education post-pandemic
and the role of EUROGEO

2. The impact of COVID

3. The impact of COVID
more than 1.5 billion learners were affected school closures

4. The impact of COVID
• remote learning for millions of children in an
incredibly short space of time
• need joined-up strategy about how to utilise
the full potential of digital technology
• many difficulties faced by pupils who
experience the greatest challenge in their lives
• we must do more for these young people
The EDGE Foundation (2020), The Impact of Covid-19 on Education A summary of evidence on the
early impacts of lockdown,

5. Technology potential
• access to digital technology and connectivity
• vital importance of technology for learning
• wealth of online learning resources
• digital technology not integrated
• disadvantaged young people left behind
• teaching and education in the future needs to
change
The EDGE Foundation (2020), The Impact of Covid-19 on Education A summary of evidence on the
early impacts of lockdown,

6. Cloud Computing in Education

7. The Future of Technology
Matt Britland, The Guardian: 19 June 2013, http://tinyurl.com/o65bvcr
access, anywhere learning and collaboration

8. …. a framework is
needed for teachers
/ educators to thrive
in a Cloud-based
(digital) education
environment
Jisc, Digital Capability
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/projects/building-digital-capability

9. 9

10. https://www.eurogeography.eu/projects/

11. GeoTechnology
Projects in schools
• GI Learner - a project to develop geospatial thinking learning
lines in secondary schools
• GI Pedagogy – innovative pedagogy and teaching / learning
with GIS
• D3 - Developing Digital Data literacy
• GeoCapabilities – powerful disciplinary knowledge in
Geography
• EVALUE – Atlas of European Values
• Spatial Citizenship – using Geomedia to empower citizens

12. Project Outcomes
• Study materials created by teachers for 6 years of study
(K7-K12) on www.gilearner.eu – evaluated by pupils
• Descriptions, interpretations, articles, essays, posters,
presentations data, mapping-services, Online-maps using
primary and secondary data, city tours using online-
mapping, story-maps on project work

13. Geo-policy document
Final publication for the wider
public, government …
Available in 7 languages
https://www.gilearner.ugent.be/publications/

14. GI Learner – GI-Pedagogy
https://www.gilearner.ugent.be/

15. GI Pedagogy
https://www.gilearner.ugent.be/gi-pedagogy/
…. to provide teachers with
the skills and resources
they need to embed GIS
into their geography
teaching
… through using innovative
pedagogical approaches
Rosenshine, B., 2012. Principles of instruction: Research-based
strategies that all teachers should know. American educator, 36(1), p.12.
Sherrington, T., 2019. Rosenshine's Principles in Action. John Catt
Educational.

16. Rosenshine’s
principles
Rosenshine, B., 2012. Principles of
instruction: Research-based strategies that all
teachers should know. American educator,
36(1), p.12.
Sherrington, T., 2019. Rosenshine's Principles
in Action. John Catt Educational.
Sequencing
Questioning
Reviewing
Practicing
GI Pedagogy
https://www.gilearner.ugent.be/gi-pedagogy/

17. http://geocapabilities.org/

18. GeoCapabilities 3: PDK
Story Map of teachers vignettes http://bit.ly/2Okh0kR
http://geocapabilities.org

19. Atlas of European
Values
Open data from
European
Values Study
Surveys on basic
human values
main topics - family,
work, environment,
perceptions of life,
politics and society,
religion and morality
and national identity
https://www.atlasofeuropeanvalues.eu/

20. Atlas of European Values
https://www.atlasofeuropeanvalues.eu/

21. MY GEO: Geo tools for
Modernization and
Youth Employment
https://www.mygeoproject.eu/

22. https://iedra.uned.es/
MYGEO MOOCs
https://www.mygeoproject.eu/

23. GeoNode
http://geonode.mygeoproject.eu/
an open source platform “GeoNode” - a tool in
support of those interested in the sharing geo-data

24. MY GEO
Geo tools for Modernization and Youth employment
https://www.mygeoproject.eu/
https://www.facebook.com/MyGeoProject/
@mygeoproject

25. HUM@N Project: digital
humanities in higher education
https://www.digihuman.eu/

26. Communicating Geography

27. Conclusions and some
Future Perspectives
• Long-term commitment …… from EUROGEO
• Common message of ‘power of geography’
• Ongoing research and project development
• Linked to policy developments
• Successful application for a 3-year
Jean Monnet award to European associations

28. Jean Monnet Award
• GeoDem : Geography, democracy, European
citizenship and the digital age
• European geopolitical issues - climate change -
cultural heritage - migration and the environment
• improving education in Europe
• address employability and
• digital competences

29. Seven Outcomes
• a book publication
• journal articles
• association newsletters
• an online gallery of resources
• an agreed Benchmark statement and
recommendations
• Web developments and
• Spatial Citizenship Research Platform

30. (based on STROBL
2008:134)
http://www.spatialcitizenship.org
Gryl I, Jekel T and Donert K, (2010), GI & Spatial Citizenship, In Jekel T, Donert K, Koller A and Vogler R, Learning with GeoInformation V, Berlin, Wichman Verlag

31. inga.gryl@uni-due.deFrom Gryl I (2014) GI_Forum
Spatial Citizenship
empower-
ment
teacher
roles
http://www.spatialcitizenship.org

32. Karl Donert
kdonert@yahoo.com
@karldonert