Z7150 ICT in Geographical Education

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/2. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Timetable
Wed 10:00–10:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z7150/01: Wed 11:00–12:50 Z1,01001b, P. Dobrovolný, V. Herber
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z7011 Geographical curriculum || NOW ( Z7011 Geographical curriculum )
Předpokládá se znalost následujících disciplín: Statistické metody v geografii, Geoinformační technologie, Dálkový průzkum Země.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course aims to improve and develop the ICT skills and competencies of Geography teachers and to improve the quality of the material they produce for class. The course will also assist geography teachers to integrate ICT into their teaching.
Syllabus
  • 1. Practical excercises elaborated according to the provided examples on selected internet databases of geographical data. 2. Use of querry languages to select desired information from the database (e.g. IRIS) 3. Thematic mapping in global scale (VISITView) focused to several geographical disciplines (climatology, hydrology, geomorphology) with the steres on the use in teaching geography. 4. Practical use of geoinformatics (GI) to examine contemporary problems in global, regional and local scale. 5. How to teach on environmental problems with the help of GI (GIS, remote sensing). 6. Geoinformatics and individual forms of learning
Literature
  • WAHLA, Arnošt. Geografické, kartografické a geoinformatické vzdělávání s podporou webových zdrojů informací. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita. 75 s. ISBN 8073681439. 2006. info
  • ZOUNEK, Jiří. Využití internetu v učitelské praxi (The use of the internet in teachers practice). In Raadce učitele. Praha: Raabe. p. 1-26, 28 pp. Raadce učitele. ISBN 80-86307-04-2. 2003. info
  • PARKINSON, Claire L. Earth from above :using color-coded satellite images to examine the global environment. Sausalito, Calif.: University Science Books. xiii, 175. ISBN 0-935702-41-5. 1997. info
  • HAGGETT, Peter. Geography : a global synthesis. 1st pub. Harlow: Prentice Hall. xxi, 833. ISBN 0582320305. 2001. info
  • HARRIES, John E. Earthwatch the climate from space. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons. 216 s. ISBN 0-13-223843-8. 1994. info
Assessment methods
Lecture, class discussion, homeworks, oral presentation
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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