Reading about the Where 2.0 conference is California via GEarthBlog...
This year there's a lot about context.
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A key context of course is the geography behind the work that is being done with technology. All the work that we've done on our ONLINE GIS course and also the collaboration with ESRI means that we have focused on a context for the learning, so that the geography comes first, and the tool is used as an appropriate way of teaching the topic, or following through the enquiry....
A lot of what we do as teachers is to look for context....
If the context is right, then it can bring a unit to life...
This can mean the location, the person, the wider connections or the particular way that a lesson is introduced... For example, if teaching about farming, there are plenty of farming types and examples of specific farms that could be chosen... Some are likely to work better than others. Which ones and why ?
Any other thoughts on context ?
This year there's a lot about context.
con·text (k
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1. The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning.
2. The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.
A key context of course is the geography behind the work that is being done with technology. All the work that we've done on our ONLINE GIS course and also the collaboration with ESRI means that we have focused on a context for the learning, so that the geography comes first, and the tool is used as an appropriate way of teaching the topic, or following through the enquiry....
A lot of what we do as teachers is to look for context....
If the context is right, then it can bring a unit to life...
This can mean the location, the person, the wider connections or the particular way that a lesson is introduced... For example, if teaching about farming, there are plenty of farming types and examples of specific farms that could be chosen... Some are likely to work better than others. Which ones and why ?
Any other thoughts on context ?
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