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2. Digital Geography Education in the Twenty-First Century: Needs and Opportunities

verfasst von : Joop van der Schee, Henk Trimp, Tine Béneker, Tim Favier

Erschienen in: Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World

Verlag: Springer Japan

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Abstract

The introduction of geospatial technologies is changing geography education very fast. Google Earth, web atlases and many location based services are available from the Internet and offer the opportunity to study almost every place in the world anytime anywhere. This opens up a great perspective for geography education in a way not known before. Nevertheless also in geography life is not just a bed of roses. The introduction of geospatial technologies is not always simple, due to technical problems and fast changing devices, a lack of experience in teaching with geospatial technologies and a huge amount of information that may prevent learners to see the wood for the trees. However, the advantages of using geospatial technologies in geography education far outweigh the problems if geographical thinking is involved. This contribution discusses briefly the needs and opportunities of digital geography education in the twenty-first century.

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Metadaten
Titel
Digital Geography Education in the Twenty-First Century: Needs and Opportunities
verfasst von
Joop van der Schee
Henk Trimp
Tine Béneker
Tim Favier
Copyright-Jahr
2015
Verlag
Springer Japan
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55519-3_2