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Videos to get students excited and knowledgeable about geography

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02-28-2020 02:09 PM
JosephKerski
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‎02-28-2020 02:09 PM

I get asked occasionally about some of the videos I have made and/or show with the aim to get students excited about what geography is and to understand what geography is about.  Each includes the important role that GIS has in helping us understand our world.  The following list of videos are only a few minutes each, and have been created in an engaging manner to hold students' interest:

 

  1. Geography Matters - https://youtu.be/8L6LWMAOQIA  This starts with elevator speech, and even includes a roller coaster video I filmed at Cedar Point, Ohio.
  2. What does it mean to be a geographer?  https://youtu.be/Jy9iOHD2ZN8   My reflections with career information.
  3. Fast-talkin’ geography!  https://youtu.be/BCPAHp5Lid8   
  4. Five reasons why geography matters - https://youtu.be/ie088A_kCow  infused with Indian music.
  5. Esri videos - lately, I have been showing the "Seeing the Future" video and the "See what others can't" video. 

 

Because I have created many videos on this topic, I have created some playlists.  On this topic, the Why Geography Matters playlist is particularly relevant:    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0F52D9CC24657023

There are other videos that I frequently use with students, as well, such as the Roger Tomlinson 1967 Data for Decision series, the Esri Career Corner videos, and the Penn State geospatial revolution video series.  What are your favorites? 

A selection of my geography matters videos.

I hope that you find these videos useful!

--Joseph Kerski

About the Author
I believe that spatial thinking can transform education and society through the application of Geographic Information Systems for instruction, research, administration, and policy. I hold 3 degrees in Geography, have served at NOAA, the US Census Bureau, and USGS as a cartographer and geographer, and teach a variety of F2F (Face to Face) (including T3G) and online courses. I have authored a variety of books and textbooks about the environment, STEM, GIS, and education. These include "Interpreting Our World", "Essentials of the Environment", "Tribal GIS", "The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data", "International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS In Secondary Education", "Spatial Mathematics" and others. I write for 2 blogs, 2 monthly podcasts, and a variety of journals, and have created over 5,000 videos on the Our Earth YouTube channel. Yet, as time passes, the more I realize my own limitations and that this is a lifelong learning endeavor and thus I actively seek mentors and collaborators.