Category: Education

Recording of the collabinar: teaching citizen science (UC Davis)

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Early in May, I had the pleasure of participating in the University of California at Davis (UC Davis) Center for Community and Citizen Science Collabinar. The event was an opportunity to reflect on the development of teaching citizen science at UCL – the creation of a graduate-level course, the development of training modules within the … Continue reading Recording of the collabinar: teaching citizen science (UC Davis) →

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citizen science, community science, Education, teaching, Webinar

Citizen Science 2019: Citizen Science: Creating Authentic Learning Opportunities for Students

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The second day opened with an introduction to Kenan Fellows https://kenanfellows.org/ which is a programme to link teachers and provide STEM experience, and therefore they integrate citizen science in schools. Following this, Rachael Polmanteer, who is marine biologist turned 8th-grade science teacher, gave a keynote. Rachael is from Bath, New York (state) and she grows … Continue reading Citizen Science 2019: Citizen Science: Creating Authentic Learning Opportunities for Students

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New paper: Footprints in the sky – using student track logs in Google Earth to enhance learning

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In 2011-2012, together with Richard Treves, I was awarded a Google Faculty Research Award, and we were lucky to work with Paolo Battino for about a year, exploring how to use Google Earth tours for educational aims. The details of the projects and some reports from the project are available on Richard’s blog, who was leading … Continue reading New paper: Footprints in the sky – using student track logs in Google Earth to enhance learning

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Education, GeoHCI, GIS, GIS Usability, Google Earth, google research awards, HCI, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, paper, Research projects, Usability

The geodemographics of access and participation in Geography

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Geography is not a compulsory subject of study beyond the age of 14 in English schools and this has had an impact on both absolute and relative participation rates over recent years. Geodemographic analysis reveals that pupils domiciled within more affluent and less ethnically diverse areas record the highest rates of participation and attainment in […]

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Education, paper

Mapping GCSE Scores

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In the UK, August is exam results month for 16-18 year olds. Every year, photos of leaping teenagers clutching their results are accompanied by reports of record attainment rates, debates around how challenging modern exams are and, more so recently than ever, concerns for the number of sixth form and university places. Back in March …

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attainment, Britain, cartogram, child poverty, Education, Featured Maps, GCSE, london, Poverty, visualisation