GI_Forum 2013, Volume 1 Creating the GISociety – Conference Proceedings
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GI_Forum 2013, Volume 1 Creating the GISociety – Conference Proceedings
ISSN 2308-1708 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-87907-532-4 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-7438-7 Online Edition
doi:10.1553/giscience2013
GI_Forum, Volume 1 2013, 566 pages Print edition is available at Wichmann-Verlag, Berlin
Wim Daems,
Jan Dierckx,
Karl Donert,
Danny van der Veken
S. 447 - 457 doi:10.1553/giscience2013s447 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: The opportunities for using GIS in schools are numerous. KOGEKA, a community of six secondary schools in Belgium, has been working with GIS for about 10 years now and is running a GIS Mobility project in some of their schools. In this project the secondary school pupils work together with pupils from primary schools in the neighbourhood, on school mobility and traffic safety. This paper reports about KOGEKA’s experiences with the GIS mobility project and describes (i) the added value that the use of GIS can offer in a project like this, (ii) how GIS can support the development of spatial thinking in pupils, (iii) what potential this kind of projects can have to contribute to achieve learning objectives described in curricula and (iv) how the project encourages pupils take up their role as active citizens. We conclude with some general thoughts to consider for schools that think of running similar projects. Published Online: 2016/02/03 11:47:38 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x0032b49b Rights: .
GIS as a technology has come a long way, from the
early adoption of technical wizardry to the ubiquitous,
if unconscious use by the masses. The creation
of the GISociety is on its way through technological
development, theoretical and empirical scientific
research and inclusion of technology into education
with increasing pedagogical justification.
Defining new dimensions of hard- and software,
brainware and orgware are all needed to further
develop the GISociety.
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
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