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GeographicThinking
Geography ismisunderstood.
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Cartopgraphy MAPS
Geology ROCKS
Memorization FACTS
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What is Geography?
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This is here
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What happens here
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What happens here
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effects what happens here
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What happens here
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effects what happens here
and here
and here
and here
and here
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GeographicPerspectives
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GeographicPerspectives
GeographicTheories
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GeographicPerspectives
GeographicSkills
GeographicTheories
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GeographicThinking
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The ultimateT-shapeddiscipline:
T
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The ultimateT-shapeddiscipline:
Tspaceandplace
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The ultimateT-shapeddiscipline:
Tspaceandplace
anthropology, climatology, biology, economics, history,
epidemiology, transportation,millitary, marketing, farming, mining, exporting, linguistics...
It’s a new world.
Geographic thinkingenables us
to create innovativesolutions to problems
using data visualization,
to understand howactions taken in one place
impact another place,
to compete successfullyin international
economic systems,
to adapt to and help shapechanging environments,
to communicate withand work with peoplefrom diverse cultures.
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Communications Designis essential to promotingGeographic Thinking.
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Communications Designis essential to promotingGeographic Thinking.
Some current examples:
Breathing Earth Measure of America Geotagging Education Flash History Maps Made in New York Digital Personalized Geospatial
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This thesis presents the hypothesis that:
the general discipline of geographyis misunderstood by the public, andis dismissed as unnecessary rotememorization of names and facts.
Because of this there is a missed opportunity to promote the T-shaped worldview that geography provides.
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Towards a Common Geo-Cognizance
Rooted in the central theme of space and place (the stem of the T),geographic thinking can then have an interdisciplinary focus (the cross of the T).
In this way, the complex and interdepen-dent relationships that make up our world can be seen through a correspondingly multifaceted lens.
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Towards a Common Geo-Cognizance
In an increasingly interconnected world, geographic thinking is essential in order to successfully:
• createinnovativesolutionstoproblemsusing data and visualization tools
• understandhowactionstakeninoneplace impact another place
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Towards a Common Geo-Cognizance
• competesuccessfullyininternationaleconomic systems
• adapttoandhelpshapechangingenvironments
• communicatewithandworkwithpeople from many diverse cultures
Chris Bruffee Directed Research
Towards a Common Geo-Cognizance
Communications design holds unique po-tential to promote and enhance this kind of geographic thinking.
As visual representations have always been the public face of geography, the cutting edge of design and visualization should also be at the forefront of geo-graphic thinking and geography educa-tion, to promote a well-informed and inter-nationally competitive population.
Chris Bruffee Directed Research
Towards a Common Geo-Cognizance
This thesis presents the hypothesis that the general discipline of geography is misunderstood by the public, and is dismissed as unnecessary rote memorization of names and facts. Because of this there is a missed opportunity to promote the T-shaped worldview that geography provides. Rooted in the central theme of space and place (the stem of the T), geographic thinking can then have an interdisciplinary focus (the cross of the T). In this way, the complex and interdependent relationships that make up our world can be seen through a correspondingly multifaceted lens.
In an increasingly interconnected world, geographic thinking is essential in order to successfully: • createinnovativesolutionstoproblemsusingdataandvisualizationtools• understandhowactionstakeninoneplaceimpactanotherplace• competesuccessfullyininternationaleconomicsystems• adapttoandhelpshapechangingenvironments• communicatewithandworkwithpeoplefrommanydiversecultures
Communications design holds unique potential to promote and enhance this kind of geographic thinking. As visual representations have always been the public face of geography, the cutting edge of design and visualization should also be at the fore-front of geographic thinking and geography education, to promote a well-informed and internationally competitive population.
Chris Bruffee Directed Research
Thank You.