Five Forces Catapulting Geography onto the World Stage
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02-04-2016 10:59 PM
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JosephKerski
In an article in Directions Magazine, I describe five forces catapulting geography onto the world stage. These five forces, including geo-awareness, geo-enablement, geotechnologies, citizen science, and storytelling, are transforming the audience for geography and the way geography is taught and perceived.
After I describe each of these forces and why they matter, I define in the article what I consider to be the three legs of the "geoliteracy stool" - (1) content knowledge, (2) skills, and (3) the geographic perspective. I then ask, "Is geoliteracy becoming increasingly valued? What role can and should teaching and learning with GIS play in geoliteracy? How can the community seize the opportunity that these five forces represent to foster geoliteracy and promote the use of GIS and spatial thinking at all levels of education?"
I look forward to hearing your comments.
After I describe each of these forces and why they matter, I define in the article what I consider to be the three legs of the "geoliteracy stool" - (1) content knowledge, (2) skills, and (3) the geographic perspective. I then ask, "Is geoliteracy becoming increasingly valued? What role can and should teaching and learning with GIS play in geoliteracy? How can the community seize the opportunity that these five forces represent to foster geoliteracy and promote the use of GIS and spatial thinking at all levels of education?"
I look forward to hearing your comments.
Five converging global trends that present geography with new global opportunities (Kerski, 2016).