Geospatial Technology

Philip A. Reed; John Ritz

Technology Teacher Vol. 63, No. 6 (Mar 01, 2004)

Geospatial technology refers to a system that is used to acquire, store, analyze, and output data in two or three dimensions. This data is referenced to the earth by some type of coordinate system, such as a map projection. Geospatial systems...

A Geospatial Online Instruction Model

John C. Rodgers; Athena Owen-Nagel; Shrinidhi Ambinakudige

Review of International Geographical Education Online Vol. 2, No. 1 (2012) pp. 7–24

The objective of this study is to present a pedagogical model for teaching geospatial courses through an online format and to critique the model's effectiveness. Offering geospatial courses through an online format provides avenues to a wider...

Geospatial Applications for Content Learning

Marsha Alibrandi; Tom Baker; James Oigara; Rita Hagevik; Patricia Stringer-Barnes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3808–3810

New uses of Geospatial technologies (GSTs)from GPS to GIS to Google Earth and new online GIS mapping are increasingly common in everyday use. In this panel, two award-winning Geospatial educators, Rita Hagevik and James Oigara present current...

Managing Geospatial Data and Services

Melissa Lamont

Journal of Academic Librarianship Vol. 23, No. 6 (1997) pp. 469–73

Geographic information systems (GIS) are commonly misconceived as expensive and complicated map makers. Although GISs do create maps, they manipulate, organize, and display information, and aid in data documentation and accessibility. Managing GIS...

Grounding Geospatial Technologies Across Disciplines

Marsha Alibrandi; Donna Goldstein; Jeremy Weber

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3811–3815

In the past decade, new studies have yielded results that should not surprise educators integrating geospatial technologies and content: including these in the curriculum enhances student performance (Hinde, 2009; Goldstein, 2010). Geospatial...

Geospatial Technologies: Real Projects in Real Classrooms

Bob Kolvoord

Knowledge Quest Vol. 36, No. 4 (2008) pp. 40–45

Geospatial technologies of geographic information systems, global positioning systems, and remote sensing are just a few of the projects that evoke an unexpected drive and devotion from high school students in Virginia. Their integration into...

Transforming the History Curriculum With Geospatial Tools

Thomas Hammond

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 3 (September 2014) pp. 266–287

Martorella's "sleeping giant" is awakening via geospatial tools. As this technology is adopted, it will transform the history curriculum in three ways: deepening curricular content, making conceptual frameworks more prominent, and increasing...

Special Issue: Geospatial Technologies in Teacher Education

Elizabeth Langran

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 3 (2016) pp. 373–379

For nearly 25 years, teachers, researchers, and curriculum developers have designed, tested, and evaluated teacher professional development with geospatial technologies in education. These innovators created a better practice in teaching with...

Geospatial Tools in Pre-Service Programs

Shannon White; Thomas Baker

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2288–2290

This paper will provide an overview of the common infusion strategies, for geospatial technologies in the pre-service science, social studies, and instructional technology classrooms. Geospatial software, hardware, and data will be reviewed,...

From Treasure Maps to GIS: Geospatial Education

David S. Brown; Justin M. McCrackin; Melissa Stirling; Janet Cairns

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 2280–2287

Recent research on STEM education shows the smallest percentage of minority students who are enrolled in engineering fields are Native Americans, and by far, male students are enrolled in science and engineering fields in greater numbers than their...

Topics: Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

The Geospatial Web and Local Geographical Education

Trevor M. Harris; L Jesse Rouse; Susan J. Bergeron

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Vol. 19, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 63–66

Recent innovations in the Geospatial Web represent a paradigm shift in Web mapping by enabling educators to explore geography in the classroom by dynamically using a rapidly growing suite of impressive online geospatial tools. Coupled with access to ...

Integrating Geospatial Technologies in an Energy Unit

Violet A. Kulo; Alec M. Bodzin

Journal of Geography Vol. 110, No. 6 (2011) pp. 239–251

This article presents a design-based research study of the implementation of an energy unit developed for middle school students. The unit utilized Google Earth and a geographic information system (GIS) to support student understanding of the world...

Integrating Geospatial Technologies in Teacher Education

Judy Lambert

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2681–2686

Geospatial skills are critical for many of today's jobs yet; insufficient numbers of individuals are prepared to enter the workplace with these skills. Educators must find ways to integrate these skills across the school curriculum and to do so,...

A Geospatial Approach to Teachers' Diversity Education

Thomas Hammond

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) p. 1636

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has had mixed effects. While the law provides a powerful mandate that all children--regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status--achieve proficiency in reading and math, it has also narrowed the...

Topics: Equity & Social Justice, Geospatial Education

Fostering 21st Century Learning with Geospatial Technologies

Rita A. Hagevik

Middle School Journal Vol. 43, No. 1 (September 2011) pp. 16–23

Global positioning systems (GPS) receivers and other geospatial tools can help teachers create engaging, hands-on activities in all content areas. This article provides a rationale for using geospatial technologies in the middle grades and describes ...

Integrating Geospatial Technologies: New Dimensions to Curricula

Marsha Alibrandi; Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 3968–3969

As the ubiquity of geospatial technologies such as Google Earth, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), GIS, GPS-enabled digital cameras and cell phones provide easy access to geo-tagging and adding geo-location to digital stories and social network...

Teaching for Global Citizenship with Geospatial Technology

Elizabeth Langran; Ajara Beishembaeva

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3838–3842

The Internet can be a powerful tool for global citizenship and civic engagement. It can provide knowledge and insights about rights and duties in the 21st century. This may in turn lead to greater empathy with others, a sense of a global political...

Examining the Effect of Enactment of a Geospatial Curriculum on Students' Geospatial Thinking and Reasoning

Alec M. Bodzin; Qiong Fu; Violet Kulo; Tamara Peffer

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 23, No. 4 (August 2014) pp. 562–574

A potential method for teaching geospatial thinking and reasoning (GTR) is through geospatially enabled learning technologies. We developed an energy resources geospatial curriculum that included learning activities with geographic information...

Geospatial Crypto Reconnaissance: A Campus Self-Discovery Game

Harjinder Lallie

Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan 26, 2015) pp. 1–10

Campus discovery is an important feature of a university student induction process. Approaches towards campus discovery differ from course to course and can comprise guided tours that are often lengthy and uninspiring, or self-guided tours that run...

Persistent Teaching Practices after Geospatial Technology Professional Development

Lori A. Rubino-Hare; Brooke A. Whitworth; Nena E. Bloom; Jennifer M. Claesgens; Kristi M. Fredrickson; Carol Henderson-Dahms; James C. Sample

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 3 (2016) pp. 208–285

This case study described teachers with varying technology skills who were implementing the use of geospatial technology (GST) within project-based instruction (PBI) at varying grade levels and contexts 1 to 2 years following professional...

Survey of Current Practice With Geospatial Tools in Teacher Education

Thomas Hammond

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) pp. 1644–1646

Geographic information technologies (GIT) such as Google Earth and GPS-based navigation have saturated modern society. These tools are beginning to enter classrooms in the context of instruction on geo-referenced topics (e.g., migration, climate...

Flexibly Adaptive Professional Development for Teaching Science with Geospatial Technology

Nancy Trautman; James MaKinster

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 4791–4805

Geospatial technology holds great potential for enabling students to learn science through exploration of environmental issues from local to global scales. However, implementing classroom projects that make effective use of geospatial technology is...

Future Teachers? Dispositions Toward Teaching With Geospatial Technologies

Injeong Jo

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 3 (2016) pp. 310–327

This study examined the effect of a minimal Web-based GIS experience within a semester-long methods course on enhancing preservice teachers? dispositions regarding the use of geospatial technologies for teaching. Fourteen preservice teachers...

The Virginia Geocoin Adventure: An Experiential Geospatial Learning Activity

Laura Johnson; John McGee; James Campbell; Amy Hays

Journal of Extension Vol. 51, No. 4 (August 2013)

Geospatial technologies have become increasingly prevalent across our society. Educators at all levels have expressed a need for additional resources that can be easily adopted to support geospatial literacy and state standards of learning, while...

Geospatial Data Curation at the University of Idaho

Jeremy Kenyon; Bruce Godfrey; Gail Z. Eckwright

Journal of Web Librarianship Vol. 6, No. 4 (2012) pp. 251–262

The management and curation of digital geospatial data has become a central concern for many academic libraries. Geospatial data is a complex type of data critical to many different disciplines, and its use has become more expansive in the past...

Developing a Curricular Sequence for K-16 Geospatial Integration

Marsha Alibrandi; Tom Baker; Elizabeth Langran; Thomas Hammond; Dan Zalles; Paul Nagel

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 3511–3513

International Geospatial teachers and teacher educators have an ever-increasing opportunities and technolgoies that are both intuitive and age-appropriate for students of all ages. Integration of social media and online mapping, expanded online...

Using Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technology for Climate Change Education

Helen Cox; Kimberle Kelly; Laura Yetter

Journal of Geoscience Education Vol. 62, No. 4 (2014) pp. 609–620

This curriculum and instruction paper describes initial implementation and evaluation of remote-sensing exercises designed to promote post-secondary climate literacy in the geosciences. Tutorials developed by the first author engaged students in the ...

Geospatial Tools and Social Studies Teacher Education: Case Studies

Thomas Hammond; Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 3834–3837

Geographic information technologies (GIT) such as Google Earth and GPS-based navigation have saturated modern society. These tools are beginning to enter social studies classrooms in the context of instruction on geo-referenced topics (e.g.,...

Survey of Geospatial Information Technologies in Teacher Education

Thomas Hammond; Elizabeth Langran; Thomas Baker

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 873–881

The rapidly-developing field of geospatial information technologies (GIT) includes such tools as GPS, Google Maps/Earth, and GIS. While GIT holds great potential for learning in preK-16 education, it is unknown to what extent those who train...

Topics: Information Technology Diffusion/Integration, Geospatial Education

Introduction to the Complex Geospatial Web in Geographical Education

Fivos Papadimitriou

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Vol. 19, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 53–56

The Geospatial Web is emerging in the geographical education landscape in all its complexity. How will geographers and educators react? What are the most important facets of this development? After reviewing the possible impacts on geographical...

Spatial Thinking and Geospatial Technologies in Social Studies

Judy Lambert; Reatha Harrison

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1641–1646

It has been argued that spatial thinking should be part of education at all grade levels and that GIS can play a powerful role in promoting spatial thinking. This might be accomplished by using a hierarchical taxonomy of spatial thinking, which...

Topics: social studies education, Geospatial Education, Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies

The Impact of Geospatial Technologies in a Dual-Enrollment Environment

Robert Kolvoord; Michael Charles; Nathaniel Meadow; David Uttal

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 1915–1922

We have conducted research to assess the impact of geospatial technologies on high school students’ spatial thinking and problem solving skills as they complete a dual enrollment class with an extensive project component. Through the use of a...

Computational Thinking and Geospatial Intelligence in Teacher Education: Transdisciplinary Approach

Melda N Yildiz

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2021 (Mar 29, 2021) pp. 1803–1812

The goal of this transdisciplinary participatory action research (PAR) project is to develop a research-based globally connected learning modules and educational app that promotes computational thinking, geospatial, media and informational literacy...

Topics: Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies, Geospatial Education

Computational Thinking and Geospatial Intelligence in Teacher Education: Transdisciplinary Approach

Melda Yildiz

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2022 (Apr 11, 2022) pp. 117–125

The goal of this transdisciplinary participatory action research (PAR) project is to develop a research-based globally connected learning modules and educational app that promotes computational thinking, geospatial, media and informational literacy...

Topics: Computational Thinking, Geospatial Education, STEM Innovation

Authentic Learning with Geospatial Data: An Investigation of the use of Real-Time Authentic Data with Geospatial Technologies in the K-12 Classroom

Aaron Doering; George Veletsianos

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (Mar 26, 2007) pp. 2187–2193

This research examines how seven classrooms of middle-school students from the Midwest and Northwest United States used real-time authentic data, provided through an online hybrid adventure learning environment, with the geospatial technology Google ...

The Use of Geospatial Technologies Instruction within a Student/Teacher/Scientist Partnership: Increasing Students' Geospatial Skills and Atmospheric Concept Knowledge

Mikell Lynne Hedley; Mark A. Templin; Kevin Czaljkowski; Charlene Czerniak

Journal of Geoscience Education Vol. 61, No. 1 (2013) pp. 161–169

Many 21st century careers rely on geospatial skills; yet, curricula and professional development lag behind in incorporating these skills. As a result, many teachers have limited experience or preparation for teaching geospatial skills. One strategy ...

A "Neogeographical Education"? The Geospatial Web, GIS and Digital Art in Adult Education

Fivos Papadimitriou

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Vol. 19, No. 1 (February 2010) pp. 71–74

Neogeography provides a link between the science of geography and digital art. The carriers of this link are geospatial technologies (global navigational satellite systems such as the global positioning system, Geographical Information System [GIS]...

Building teacher capacity for teaching about climate change with geospatial data and visualization technology

Dan Zalles

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4151–4153

Geospatial information technologies provide powerful vehicles for furthering student skills and understandings of geographically situated scientific phenomena. However, researchers dedicated to exploring GIT instructional affordances are challenged...

The Effectiveness of the Geospatial Curriculum Approach on Urban Middle-Level Students' Climate Change Understandings

Alec M. Bodzin; Qiong Fu

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 23, No. 4 (August 2014) pp. 575–590

Climate change science is a challenging topic for student learning. This quantitative study examined the effectiveness of a geospatial curriculum approach to promote climate change science understandings in an urban school district with eighth-grade ...

Teacher Adoption of Geospatial Tools in Special Needs Secondary History Classrooms: Case Studies

Thomas Hammond; Richard Rosenblum

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 4627–4629

One growing trend in history education is the instruction of students with special learning needs. Unfortunately, little research has been done on history education with special needs students, and even less attention has been devoted to technology...

Geospatial technologies in mainstream classrooms: A brief examination of pedagogical diffusion

Thomas R. Baker

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1287–1295

This paper examines the development and advancing use of a mainstream curricular solution intended to support standards-based classroom teaching and learning with geospatial technologies With over one million downloads, Esri’s GeoInquiries are...

Topics: Geospatial Education

Using Educative Curriculum Materials to Support Teacher Enactment of a Geospatial Science Curriculum

Alec Bodzin

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1116–1124

As part of a science education reform initiative, a series of Web GIS tectonics investigations with educative materials and embedded supports were developed. These supports were designed to address the need to provide “just in time” professional...

Topics: Curriculum, Science Education, Research & Evaluation, Geospatial Education, Technological, Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)

Dengue Risk Mapping from Geospatial Data Using GIS and Data Mining Techniques

Benjawan Hnusuwan; Siriwan Kajornkasirat; Supattra Puttinaovarat

International Journal of Online Engineering Vol. 16, No. 11 (Oct 05, 2020) pp. 57–79

Dengue fever is a major public health problem and has been an epidemic in Thailand for a long time. Therefore, there is a need to find a way to prevent the disease. This research aimed to explore the important factors of dengue fever, to study the...

Language: English

Front-Loaded Confidence: The Efficacy of Hybrid Professional Development in an ITEST Geospatial Technologies Project

Steven Moore; Don Haviland; William Moore; Jenny Brady; Allison Whitmer

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 692–697

This virtual brief paper describes the efficacy of hybrid professional development used for the CoastLines Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project. Over a three-year period, CoastLines introduced middle and high...

Learning Geospatial Analysis Skills with Consumer-Grade GPS Receivers and Low Cost Spatial Analysis Software

Peter E. Linehan

Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education Vol. 35 (2006) pp. 95–100

Spatial analysis technologies are increasingly important tools for all aspects of forest resource management. Field work previously accomplished with map, compass, and engineers' scale is now being augmented, or superseded, by the use of GPS and GIS....

Geospatial Technology Support in Small Academic Libraries: Time to Jump on Board?

Carrie M. Macfarlane; Christopher M. Rodgers

Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship Vol. 55 (2008)

Many librarians at small academic institutions have been wondering if they can, or even should, support the use of geospatial technology on their campuses. At the Middlebury College Libraries, we have developed a model of support for geospatial...

Learning about Urban Ecology Through the use of Visualization and Geospatial Technologies

Michael Barnett; Meredith Houle; Sheron Mark; Eric Strauss; Emily Hoffman

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18, No. 2 (April 2010) pp. 287–317

During the past three years we have been designing and implementing a technology enhanced urban ecology program using geographic information systems (GIS) coupled with technology. Our initial work focused on professional development for in-service...

Topics: Computers, Preservice Teacher Education, Software, Educational Technology, Science

The Effects of Geospatial Technologies on Preservice Science Teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Rita A. Hagevik; Patty Stinger-Barnes

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 4104–4111

This study describes how geospatial technologies (GT) were used to enhance developing technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in preservice and inservice teachers. Eight preservice elementary, two preservice secondary science, and three...

Reflections on editing the special CITE Issue - Geospatial technologies in teacher education

Thomas Baker; Elizabeth Langran

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1631–1635

In April 2015, a call for geospatial technology and learning papers was released announcing a special issue of the CITE Journal. This brief paper is intended to share the reflections on the special issue topic of the CITE Journal, the state of...

Topics: Geospatial Education

Integrating Geospatial Technologies Into Existing Teacher Education Coursework: Theoretical and Practical Notes from the Field

Stacey Kerr

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 16, No. 3 (2016) pp. 328–347

Although instruction related to learning management systems and other educational applications in teacher education programs has increased, the potential of geospatial technologies has yet to be widely explored and considered in the teacher...