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Presentation given at Scottish Learning Festival 24–25 September 2014 by Anne Robertson, EDINA, University of Edinburgh; Lisa Allan, Barrhead High School and Murdo MacDonald, Bellahouston Academy
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Knowing their Place: Improving the Spatial Literacy of Tomorrow’s Workforce
Scottish Learning Festival
24th – 25th September 2014
Anne Robertson, EDINA, University of EdinburghLisa Allan, Barrhead High School
Murdo MacDonald, Bellahouston Academy
Presentation overview
• What is spatial information?• What do we mean by spatial literacy?• Which industries use it and for what
purposes?• Spatial literacy & Curriculum for Excellence• Getting started with Digimap for Schools• Examples from Barrhead High School &
Bellahouston Academy
Spatial information……..
• Spatial or ‘geographic’ information links location to people and events
• It is information that can visually illustrate what’s happening, where, how and why, and shows the impact on people and infrastructure at that location
• Provides insight into what happened in the past, what is happening now and what is likely to happen in the future
Spatial literacy……..The ability to use the properties of space to communicate, reason, and solve problems
Can this 4-bedroom property be marketed at a higher price because it falls within a particular school catchment?
Which town of population greater than 10,000 have we not yet opened a branch in? Should we merge two smaller branches and relocate where we know our customers spend more?
What could be the effects on local tourism if a new wind farm is located in a village?
How can a particular bus service attract the most customers but still journey from A to B on main straight roads thus reducing fuel costs?
Which health centres require most help from government when targeting healthy lifestyle campaigns?
If a river running through an urban area experiences a 100 year flood, what are the furthest properties to be affected by flood waters?
Sector use
Ensuring a well prepared workforce • Young people should be trained in the use of geographic
information and geographical information systems (GIS) to avail themselves of employment opportunities
• GIS leads to critical thinking and inquiry-based teaching• This should be happening at school not waiting until
tertiary educationand it’s in CfE ……• SOC 3-14a I can use a range of maps and geographical
information systems to gather, interpret and present conclusions
• SOC 4-14a I can use specialized maps and geographical information systems to identify patterns of human activity and physical processes
The first step – online mapping
Getting started
Simple analysis
Simple analysis
Map overlays contemporary mapping
Map overlays historic mapping
Change over time
Digimap for Schools
Examples from
Lisa Allan, Barrhead High School
Murdo MacDonald, Bellahouston Academy
Using Digimaps in (and out of) the classroom
Barrhead High School
Looking at land use change
Planning/Decision Making
• Relief• Landscapes• Land use• Measuring
Rural Land Use Mapping
Urban Land Use MappingFigure 6: Land Use Map - Dunlop
Red
Calculating Building Density
Flow Line Maps
Proportional Circles
Adding photographs
Using Digimaps in (and out of) the classroom
Bellahouston Academy
THIRD LEVEL PEOPLE, PLACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
I can use a range of maps and geographical information systems to gather, interpret and present conclusions and can locate a range of features within Scotland, UK, Europe and the wider world. SOC 3-14a
S1/2 GEOGRAPHY
S1/2 GEOGRAPHY
S1/2 GEOGRAPHY
S1/2 GEOGRAPHY
S1/2 GEOGRAPHY
S1/2 GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH
N4 Added Value/N5 Assignment
N4 Added value/N5 Assignment
ASSESSMENT MAPS
WHOLE SCHOOL
BELLAHOUSTON RECAP
S1/2 : Digimaps in classroom and at home, use with John Muir award
S3/4 : Support for N4/5, fieldwork, assessment maps
Whole School : DoE
Outside school : Use in home, on tablet…
Thanks
Questions?
Lisa AllanMurdo MacDonald
Anne Robertson, EDINA, University of EdinburghStand E25 today & tomorrow
a.m.robertson@ed.ac.uk
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