Implementing innovative modern teaching practices to

increase engagement
Alan Parkinson, Head of Geography at King’s Ely Junior
a.parkinson@gmail.com
@GeoBlogs
http://livinggeography.blogspot.com - main blog
http://geographyteacher2point0.blogspot.com - main teaching blog

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ESRI tool to show what is over the sea from the UK

https://apps.esriuk.com/app/CoastalViews/3/wmt/view/49c7d86935944b2cbb616a35f3f29ed2/
index.html

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‘Debates in Geography Education’ 2nd edition Ed. Mark Jones and David Lambert (Routledge,
2018)

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Geographical Association: http://www.geography.org.uk

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PGCE Assignment - PDF version available on request

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National Library of Scotland

https://maps.nls.uk/

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Sign up for ArcGIS Online here: https://schools.esriuk.com/

Resource Bank: https://schools.esriuk.com/teaching-resources/#-

StoryMaps from Katie Hall

Where do we live https://esriukeducation.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?

appid=811a7dab9e2d4e71a6842cf846b8e638
A level data analysis https://esriukeducation.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?
appid=2b617dc80017471cb993d7957b4e6045
IMD and how to use it https://esriukeducation.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?
appid=3c16c360b5704192a550f844b13ffb0a
Working with Open Data https://esriukeducation.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?
appid=3c54545d406c41dfa895e2c105a1384a
And this one, more advice on creating a Storymap https://story.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/
index.html?appid=fa3d49d41d654ab89d7b08852ec99f4a

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Digimap for Schools: https://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/

Free resources - see handouts from OS and Edina

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Google Expeditions article in CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/18/health/virtual-reality-

schools/index.html

Google Expeditions: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/google

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Professor Shailey Minocha: http://www.shaileyminocha.info/google-expeditions/

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Google Expeditions App https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/expeditions/id1131711060?mt=8

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Panoform - draw on paper templates and view in 3D http://www.panoform.com/

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World Economic Forum - 21st Century Skills report ‘New vision for Education’: http://
www3.weforum.org/docs/WEFUSA_NewVisionforEducation_Report2015.pdf

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Google Earth Pro download: https://www.google.com/earth/download/gep/agree.html

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Google Earth Voyager https://earth.google.com/web/data=CgQSAggB

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Datashine: http:///www.datashine.org.uk

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Ordnance Survey Maps App: https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/

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Cleverbooks and app: https://www.cleverbooks.eu/

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CDRC: http:/maps.cdrc.ac.uk

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Luminocity 3D http://luminocity3d.org

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Critical Thinking for Achievement: https://www.geography.org.uk/Critical-thinking-for-achievement

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Parallel: http://www.parallel.co.uk

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Collaborative Google Documents

https://docs.google.com/document/d/
1bRX4pbKGWVFrc4BkCSdpt4E3MZWh6LXDeHDESXALw8E/edit - The Ridge

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VES7z9MT6bUbSwoyEEyIqXondwlUXPP-dcV7-jsgp8k/
edit - Factfulness / Gapminder

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Google GeoTools - Richard Allaway presentation http://digitaltechnologies.education/

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StoryMap on Volcanoes: https://story.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?

appid=4c77a56bbcd743b69232cf3fd9c7a61c

3D example: https://esrimedia.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?
appid=f959ab3b665148d19f460e0f8e418288

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Pokemon Go article in Primary Geography magazine (for subscribers)

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Ben Hennig: http://www.worldmapper.org

Benefits of AR / VR

Understand and appreciate the position of features in a landscape, and perhaps the scale of the
landscape - contextualise knowledge

StoryTelling - immersive and involving - in the centre of the action

Some examples of VR stories / apps

UNHCR: http://www.unhcr.org/uk/news/stories/2013/11/56ec1e4e7/virtual-reality.html

Water Aid: https://aftershock.wateraid.org/

Glacier VR - Des McDougall - example booklet and worksheet(s) to use - self guided tours

https://vrglaciers.wp.worc.ac.uk/wordpress/

(Free CPD next week: https://www.rgs.org/worccpd/)

Open University
Explored the questions that students asked before and after exposure to the images, and the
nature of the questioning.

Students had blind questionnaire sheets, organised in groups.

Compared to the questions the students asked before the field trip, the questions generated in the
field after having seen the Expeditions appear to be more focused on the visited area. Also, they
appear to relate the content of the Expedition such as biodiversity loss or land encroachment (at
international level) with similar threats to the local natural reserve (at local level) and even other
places around the world in the example we used.

Guidance on implementation
Trial before use

Work out what you want to do, and why you want to do it.

Choose tools carefully - some have disappeared e.g. Squarespace, Vine

Staff training - factor in to departmental meeting / whole school INSET time

Use local experts and in-house expertise where possible

What are colleagues doing? Have they bought something that you could perhaps borrow and
make use of for your own subject?

Practicalities
Network manager - discuss what you would like to do and ensure it is possible first

Try tools on a student login, as staff may have different administrative rights

Look for sources of funding including local firms who may be able to support

Embedding
Regular use e.g. locate place to be studied each lesson, and add to case study map

Plot in curriculum documents, and ensure regular revisiting of tools

Some ‘models’
OFSTED HMI Iain Freeland

Intent - Implementation - Inspiration

Hywel Roberts

Moving from engagement to investment

Augmented Reality (AR)

Sandbox: https://arsandbox.ucdavis.edu/

OS Maps app - Tabletop AR - and images showing landmarks and more information

Pokemon Go: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/explore-pokemon-

augmented-reality/

Some issues
Initial cost, and ongoing costs - equipment damage, redundancy

Reliability of networks

Training issues

Time in the curriculum - takes several lessons - would it be quicker to do it the ‘traditional’ way?

Get in touch if you would like any further information after the session.

You will be sent a link to the materials after the event.

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