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Sophie Wilson
Senior Lecturer, Course Lead, Secondary Geography,
St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
,
Michaela Lindner-Fally
Vice President, EUROGEO,
Secondary Geography, BORG Oberndorf, AT.
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Contents
• About the project
• Innovative Pedagogical model for Teaching with GIS
• Toolkit of innovative pedagogical approaches
• Teacher training course
• Case studies and a digital exhibition of the findings
Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching
with geoinformation
7. Existing
schema
Schema
building
Need for
retrieval
Cognitive Load Theory (CLT)
targets improvements in
long-term memory
in order to ‘free up’
working memory
Developed in the 1980s by John
Sweller, an Australian Educational
Psychologist
Cognitive Load Theory: What is it?
8. Schema and Cognitive Load Theory:
How can it be used? – Rosenshine’s
Principles of Instruction
Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction (yellow poster)
Download as pdf:
https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/Rosenshine.pd
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‘we connect our understanding of the
new information to our existing concepts
or “schema” ’
‘The best way to become an expert
is through practice…’
Concept of ‘novice’ and ‘expert’
Use retrieval practice to build
schematic strength
e.g. ‘deliberate
practice’
18. What next?
? Developing an online course for Teachers
? Multiplier events
? Digital exhibition of findings
Looking forward…
19. Further presentions and training:
• Royal Geographical Society online
Teachmeet → 21st Sept 2022
• Multiplier Teacher Training events
St Mary’s University → October 2022
sophie.wilson@stmary.ac.uk
• Kings School, Ely → October 2022
alanparkinson@kingsely.org
20. ▪ Introduction to what geoinformation (GIS) is and why it should
be used
▪ Innovative pedagogy and theoretical basis
▪ Sequencing and integrating geoinformation (GIS) into the
curriculum
▪ Case-study examples of what good looks like
▪ Conclusion: ‘I - we – you’ section on creating and sharing ideas.
An online course for Teachers...
Website:
www.gi-pedagogy.eu
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Sophie Wilson
Senior Lecturer, Course Lead, Secondary Geography,
St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
Michaela Lindner-Fally
Vice President, EUROGEO,
Secondary Geography, BORG Oberndorf, AT.
Any questions?
Website:
www.gi-pedagogy.eu