Symposium: Developing Geospatial Expertise

Symposium websitehttp://burtelab.sites.tamu.edu/developing-geospatial-expertise-symposium/

Program – Times in Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) 

15:00 – 15:15     Meet and greet led by Jessie Hong

15:20 – 15:35     Introductory Remarks by Heather Burte

15:40 – 15:55     Toru Ishikawa, University of Tokyo 
“Geographical and Spatial Aspects of Geospatial Thinking”

16:00 – 16:15     Bob Kolvoord, James Madison University 
“GIS in Secondary Education: The First Steps in Developing Geospatial Expertise”

16:20 – 16:35 Christos Charcharos, National Technical University of Athens
Exploring the relation between spatial abilities and STEM expertise

16:40 – 16:55 Group Discussion led by Heather Burte

17:00 – 17:15 Break

17:20 – 17:35  Lynn Moorman, Mount Royal University
Looking at the learner: investigating requirements and characteristics for geospatial learning with technology

17:40 – 17:55  Emily Peterson, American University
Developing Spatial Thinking in Secondary Education: Evidence from the Geospatial Semester

18:00 – 18:15  Forrest Bowlick, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
The End or the Beginning: Teaching and Learning the ‘Hidden Obvious’ of Geospatial Expertise

18:20 – 18:35     Group Discussion led by Mike DeMers

18:40 – 18:55     Concluding Remarks by Mike DeMers