Comments on: The next generation of Geographers http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:57:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ed http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151341 Ed Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:13:00 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151341 Noel, Hats off, you are the expert in this.. I love the Northern Lights topic ! Leave me a message using the contact form and lets try and get you better connected to these activities. ed Noel,

Hats off, you are the expert in this.. I love the Northern Lights topic ! Leave me a message using the contact form and lets try and get you better connected to these activities.

ed

]]> By: Noel Jenkins http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151340 Noel Jenkins Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:07:28 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151340 Thierry - of course I'm not serious about the buyout - but it would be quite nice to see a link from the Google School site to my lessons. I mentioned it to them and just got a generic "too busy to reply" response. Actually I'm not all that impressed with the lessons - (I've only looked at the secondary ones) which seem to lack imagination. Noel Thierry – of course I’m not serious about the buyout – but it would be quite nice to see a link from the Google School site to my lessons. I mentioned it to them and just got a generic “too busy to reply” response.

Actually I’m not all that impressed with the lessons – (I’ve only looked at the secondary ones) which seem to lack imagination.

Noel

]]> By: Thierry http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151339 Thierry Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:28:17 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151339 Noel, great stuff. I don't have any spare budget anymore, maybe refer your question to Ed! In all seriousness though, corporate sponsorship can be a double-edged sword anyway, as it might impede the academic freedom of the material (unwittingly or otherwise). We support RGS (for multiple reasons) but it is relatively low key and we are careful not to get too involved. I think we just need more volunteers from more backgrounds... not everyone has the time to design cool web resources but it's easy to become an RGS ambassador, for example. I'm giving my next talk in school this Friday... it's good experience from a personal development point too: 16-year-olds are a lot scarier than corporate executives. Noel, great stuff. I don’t have any spare budget anymore, maybe refer your question to Ed! In all seriousness though, corporate sponsorship can be a double-edged sword anyway, as it might impede the academic freedom of the material (unwittingly or otherwise). We support RGS (for multiple reasons) but it is relatively low key and we are careful not to get too involved.

I think we just need more volunteers from more backgrounds… not everyone has the time to design cool web resources but it’s easy to become an RGS ambassador, for example. I’m giving my next talk in school this Friday… it’s good experience from a personal development point too: 16-year-olds are a lot scarier than corporate executives.

]]> By: Noel Jenkins http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151338 Noel Jenkins Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:17:40 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151338 Some of us (well me anyway) have been writing and publishing lessons with Google Earth and related technologies for several years now. Nice to see Google finally catching up. juicygeography.co.uk and digitalgeography.co.uk are my work. I'm feeling pretty unsupported by Google and related companies though - since developing these kinds of lessons and hosting them is at considerable personal expense. Any chance of a corporate buyout? Some of us (well me anyway) have been writing and publishing lessons with Google Earth and related technologies for several years now. Nice to see Google finally catching up.
juicygeography.co.uk and digitalgeography.co.uk are my work. I’m feeling pretty unsupported by Google and related companies though – since developing these kinds of lessons and hosting them is at considerable personal expense. Any chance of a corporate buyout?

]]> By: dmac http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151337 dmac Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:40:05 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151337 Wots the problem, wish I had geography teachers that looked like that :-) Wots the problem, wish I had geography teachers that looked like that :-)

]]> By: joesonic http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151336 joesonic Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:23:43 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151336 As you said in your AGI 2007 talk: There are a lot of people out there who really need our help. By the way great video in the end of your presentation (Books). Often this is really the case today. As you said in your AGI 2007 talk: There are a lot of people out there who really need our help.

By the way great video in the end of your presentation (Books). Often this is really the case today.

]]> By: Grant http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151335 Grant Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:30:09 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151335 When asked what I do, I tell people that I am a geographer (and then usually explain that I am not a teacher and what I actually do). Judging from the responses I tend to get it appears that although there can be a general lack of geographical knowledge, there is a greater lack regarding geography's scope and importance. Despite the "capes and bays" fact based geography learning being long gone, thats about the first thing that people associate with it. When asked what I do, I tell people that I am a geographer (and then usually explain that I am not a teacher and what I actually do). Judging from the responses I tend to get it appears that although there can be a general lack of geographical knowledge, there is a greater lack regarding geography’s scope and importance. Despite the “capes and bays” fact based geography learning being long gone, thats about the first thing that people associate with it.

]]> By: Kaischi http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151334 Kaischi Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:09:49 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151334 The link to the schools directory at google seems dead, at least from outside the UK. Any ideas on that? The link to the schools directory at google seems dead, at least from outside the UK. Any ideas on that?

]]> By: Duncan Garratt http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151333 Duncan Garratt Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:42:45 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151333 Can I have a pack to give to my wife! Can I have a pack to give to my wife!

]]> By: Daniel http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151332 Daniel Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:23:26 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151332 Ed, It would be nice if every classroom (especially in the States) had an interactive whiteboard, and in many cases even an Internet connection. But I suppose what would be just as interesting for me -- and in light of my interests, due to having a mother who was a school teacher -- would be to see Google set-up a 'children's resource' site specifically for lessons within Google Maps and Google Earth. That, at least, can create an additional potential for parents to sit down with their children -- which can have many benefits in learning and bonding, and not just for the children. Of course, it would be ideal for every classroom here in the States to have an interactive whiteboard, or in many cases even an Internet connection. Unfortunately, I fear that in the current state of politics in education -- that functionality has been sadly lacking. Apparently, our emphasis here in the States is on 'the war', not our children. Ed, It would be nice if every classroom (especially in the States) had an interactive whiteboard, and in many cases even an Internet connection. But I suppose what would be just as interesting for me — and in light of my interests, due to having a mother who was a school teacher — would be to see Google set-up a ‘children’s resource’ site specifically for lessons within Google Maps and Google Earth.

That, at least, can create an additional potential for parents to sit down with their children — which can have many benefits in learning and bonding, and not just for the children.

Of course, it would be ideal for every classroom here in the States to have an interactive whiteboard, or in many cases even an Internet connection. Unfortunately, I fear that in the current state of politics in education — that functionality has been sadly lacking. Apparently, our emphasis here in the States is on ‘the war’, not our children.

]]> By: Thierry http://www.edparsons.com/2007/12/the-next-generation-of-geographers/comment-page-1/#comment-151331 Thierry Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:32:48 +0000 http://www.edparsons.com/?p=595#comment-151331 Nice geography teaching resources - is Google also planning on joining forces here with other organisations who have complimentary initiatives? For example you could have an ambassador from RGS give an intro talk to the class, followed by a Google tutorial, and then go out to the field to put it all into practice, using an OS map (free if you're 11) when the battery in your mobile device has failed... (ie. after 10 minutes or so...) Nice geography teaching resources – is Google also planning on joining forces here with other organisations who have complimentary initiatives?

For example you could have an ambassador from RGS give an intro talk to the class, followed by a Google tutorial, and then go out to the field to put it all into practice, using an OS map (free if you’re 11) when the battery in your mobile device has failed… (ie. after 10 minutes or so…)

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