DigiGeo

Knowledge: The student has - basic knowledge of applying GIS, visualization, and related technologies in digital learning environments - knowledge of all elements of the TPCK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) model such that this may be used when developing lesson-plans for teaching complex issues - knowledge of how to use digital educational materials to learn geographical / geoscience principles and concepts - knowledge of online/digital/virtual educational training solutions used during Covid-19 pandemic in Finland, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, and Norway Skills: The student will - be able to plan and teach geographical issues using geoparticipatory methods - be able to use various digital applications in teaching and learning - be able to use advanced models for lesson-planning for building lessons on geographical topics, using innovative methods for flipped classroom and blended learning - be prepared to work in international and interdisciplinary environments General competence: The student has - experiences about ways of transferring contact, technology- and field-based education to digital in the sense of methods and tools for geosciences training; to reinforce the quality of contact-based training in fully digital environments - in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge about principles of lesson-planning - accelerated their readiness and preparedness for the upcoming digital era in Geosciences education, and consequently at the European labour market - experiences of digital education at different hosting institutions (Universities in Finland, Germany, Austria, and Czech Republic).

Lectures, hands-on exercises, online exchanges, project and problem-based work, field work, group work