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Workshop on Teaching GIS for Planning Students and Practitioners – Cardiff 24/4/07

SPLINT: SPatial Literacy IN SPLINT: SPatial Literacy IN TeachingTeachingCETL objectives and overviewCETL objectives and overview

Nick TateNick Tate11, Claire Jarvis, Claire Jarvis11, Gary Priestnall, Gary Priestnall2 2

and Paul Longleyand Paul Longley33

1. Department of Geography, University of Leicester1. Department of Geography, University of Leicester2. School of Geography, University of Nottingham2. School of Geography, University of Nottingham3. Department of Geography, University College London3. Department of Geography, University College London


1. What is a CETL & SPLINT?1. What is a CETL & SPLINT?2. 2. What is Spatial Literacy?What is Spatial Literacy?3. Objectives & deliverables3. Objectives & deliverables4. Important themes within SPLINT4. Important themes within SPLINT5. SPLINT & teaching GIS for Planning5. SPLINT & teaching GIS for Planning

OutlineOutline


What is a CETL?What is a CETL?• CCentre for entre for

EExcellence in xcellence in TTeaching & eaching & LLearningearning

• £315m HEFCE £315m HEFCE investment 2005-investment 2005-20102010

• 74 CETLs funded 74 CETLs funded across Englandacross England

(Source: HEFCE, 2005)(Source: HEFCE, 2005)


CETLsCETLs

• Recognise & reward teaching excellence Recognise & reward teaching excellence • Encompass the full range of subjects, Encompass the full range of subjects,

styles of learning & institutional typesstyles of learning & institutional types• Have a visible institutional presenceHave a visible institutional presence• Supported by the Higher Education Supported by the Higher Education

Academy, create levers for change, Academy, create levers for change, within institutions & across UK within institutions & across UK (HEFCE, 2005)(HEFCE, 2005)


• A A £4.15£4.15 million collaborative CETL:million collaborative CETL:– University of Leicester (lead), University University of Leicester (lead), University

of Nottingham & University College of Nottingham & University College London London

– geography & geomaticsgeography & geomatics• Primary focus on: Primary focus on:

– geospatial technologies geospatial technologies (primarily GIS)(primarily GIS)– pedagogy of pedagogy of taught postgraduatestaught postgraduates– enhancement of enhancement of spatial literacyspatial literacy in HE in HE

What is SPLINT?What is SPLINT?


• Distance, orientation, navigationDistance, orientation, navigation• Spatial networks Spatial networks • Understanding spatial Understanding spatial

interrelationshipsinterrelationships• Changes in dimension (2D – 3D)Changes in dimension (2D – 3D)• Frames of referenceFrames of reference • Map-reading Map-reading • Landmark ‘recognition’Landmark ‘recognition’

What is Spatial Literacy?What is Spatial Literacy?


• Formal ability to think Formal ability to think spatially & adopt an spatially & adopt an explicitly spatial metaphor explicitly spatial metaphor for problems & relationshipsfor problems & relationships

• ‘‘Learning to Think Spatially’Learning to Think Spatially’, , US National Academy of US National Academy of Sciences National Research Sciences National Research Council report 2006Council report 2006

What is Spatial Literacy?What is Spatial Literacy?


3/3/06


• Pioneer innovative approaches to Pioneer innovative approaches to progress the pedagogy of spatial progress the pedagogy of spatial literacyliteracy

Objective 1Objective 1

Focus on improvement of learning Focus on improvement of learning outcomes of M.Sc. students in outcomes of M.Sc. students in existingexisting geography/geomatics GIS geography/geomatics GIS programmesprogrammes…


• Establish benchmarks & evaluate Establish benchmarks & evaluate diversities in spatial literacy by diversities in spatial literacy by disciplinary origindisciplinary origin

• Utilisation of social, reflective, Utilisation of social, reflective, experiential learning theories (experiential learning theories (Conole Conole et al., 2004et al., 2004) in teaching GIS) in teaching GIS

• Curriculum development/skills trainingCurriculum development/skills training

DeliverablesDeliverables

Courtesy Jongwon Lee, Association of American Geographers


• Encourage spatial thinking across a Encourage spatial thinking across a wider disciplinary frameworkwider disciplinary framework


Focus on improvement of learning Focus on improvement of learning outcomes of students outcomes of students newnew to spatial to spatial literacy/spatial thinking & literacy/spatial thinking & outsideoutside current geography/geomatics current geography/geomatics programmes…programmes…


• Targeted workshops/specialist Targeted workshops/specialist meetings learning both meetings learning both withwith & & aboutabout GIS (Sui, 1995)GIS (Sui, 1995)

• Collaborative programme Collaborative programme development with other academic development with other academic disciplines direct & via HEAdisciplines direct & via HEA

• Interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary Interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary development of L & T materialsdevelopment of L & T materials



• Establish state-of-the-art ICT tools & Establish state-of-the-art ICT tools & strategies for their usestrategies for their use


Focus on the use of computers & Focus on the use of computers & virtual reality/augmented reality to virtual reality/augmented reality to support objectives (1) & (2) in the lab support objectives (1) & (2) in the lab & in the field…& in the field…


• State-of-the-art computer State-of-the-art computer laboratories across the laboratories across the consortium universitiesconsortium universities

• VR/AR tools & exemplar VR/AR tools & exemplar classroom & field case classroom & field case studies in support of studies in support of blended & e-learningblended & e-learning



Visualization inVisualization inVirtual Reality labs…Virtual Reality labs…


Technical skillsTechnical skills

Awareness & use of data, tools, & techniques

Awareness & use of data, tools, & techniques

Development of toolsDevelopment of tools

Testbed (application of tools and refinement)

Testbed (application of tools and refinement)

Problem SolvingProblem Solving

Formal ability to think spatiallyFormal ability to think spatially

Recognising spatial aspect of problemsRecognising spatial aspect of problems

Ability & willingness to tackle problems in Ability & willingness to tackle problems in

spatial termsspatial terms

Spatial knowledge through repetitive Spatial knowledge through repetitive

explorationexploration

Representation through geographic Representation through geographic

visualisationvisualisation

Translation between 2D and 3DTranslation between 2D and 3D

Understand, simulate and represent complex

Understand, simulate and represent complex

4D4D

Spatial AwarenessSpatial Awareness

Relating maps & 3D models to real worldRelating maps & 3D models to real world

Frames of referenceFrames of reference

Spatial networks (awareness & effective use)

Spatial networks (awareness & effective use)

Orientation, distance, direction, spatial Orientation, distance, direction, spatial

contextcontext

Route and Survey knowledgeRoute and Survey knowledge

Landmark recognitionLandmark recognition

Navigation skills (wayfinding…orienteering?)

Navigation skills (wayfinding…orienteering?)

What aspects of Spatial Literacy are we talking about?

- Portrayal issues- Portrayal issues- Orientation- Orientation- Navigation- Navigation- Evaluation- Evaluation

Using PDAs…Using PDAs…


Employer links Employer links and and

entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship

Developing Developing the the

pedagogy of pedagogy of the the

postgraduate postgraduate

Academic Academic diversitydiversity

Cultural Cultural diversitydiversity

E-tivitiesE-tivities

Pioneering Pioneering technologies for technologies for

learning and learning and teachingteaching

Virtual/Virtual/augmented augmented

realityreality

GISGIS

Remote Remote Sensing andSensing andGeomaticsGeomatics

FieldworFieldworkk

GeographyGeography

SPATIAL SPATIAL LITERACYLITERACY

Vocational Vocational trainingtraining

Important themes within Important themes within SPLINTSPLINT


• Links with CEBE (and other HEA subject Links with CEBE (and other HEA subject centres)centres)

• Opportunities for wider involvement Opportunities for wider involvement from academics outside consortium:from academics outside consortium:– SPLINT Fellowships (three-month SPLINT Fellowships (three-month

terms) terms) – Collaborative materials/curriculum Collaborative materials/curriculum

developmentdevelopment– Workshop/road-show participationWorkshop/road-show participation

SPLINT & teaching GIS for SPLINT & teaching GIS for PlanningPlanning


• www.splint-cetl.ac.ukwww.splint-cetl.ac.uk• Contacts:Contacts:

Dr Nick TateDr Nick Tate Mrs Janet CarterMrs Janet [email protected]@le.ac.uk [email protected]@le.ac.uk

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