So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the “die in the trenches”
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be “big” enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the “21st Century Geography in
Australian schools” group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum – somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... titled (“Geography, more than meets the eye” to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
Footnote
This Google Group has no formal relationship with ACARA or AGTA and
has been developed purely to provide a forum for Australian
geographers to discuss and be kept up to date with development in
Australian geography.
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Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:32 PM
Subject: The Big Questions
The big geographical questions!
So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the die in the trenches
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be big enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the 21st Century Geography in
Australian schools group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... titled ( Geography, more than meets the eye to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
Footnote
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has been developed purely to provide a forum for Australian
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Subject: The Big Questions
The big geographical questions!
So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the die in the trenches
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be big enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the 21st Century Geography in
Australian schools group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... titled ( Geography, more than meets the eye to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
Footnote
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has been developed purely to provide a forum for Australian
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To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
Subject: The Big Questions
The big geographical questions!
So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at
http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... .html
titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
Footnote
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
> To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
> Subject: The Big Questions
> The big geographical questions!
> So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> Spatialworlds blog entry at
> http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... > .html
> titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> branches (albeit incomplete)
> Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> Should Tourism be encouraged?
> Footnote
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> has been developed purely to provide a forum for Australian
> geographers to discuss and be kept up to date with development in
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Terrific Idea ; I hope you don't mind if we in Ontario Canada tag along
on this exercise as we are presently going through our major Geography
curriculum review and the concept of "big Ideas " and/or Enduring
understandings is foremost on the agenda. I will share and communicate
more as we become more immersed in the process. Cheers Mark
Mark Lowry
Instructional Leader for
Geography, Geotechnologies, & Civics
Grades 7-12 system wide
Toronto District School Board
(416) 394 7269
cell (416) 576 4515
Fax (416) 394 6420
1 Civic Centre Court
Toronto M9C 2B3
mark.lo...@tdsb.on.ca
Website: http://tdsbweb/program/swsh
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From: Kathleen Johnson [mailto:kat...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 4:49 AM
To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: The Big Questions
Globalisation - a necessary evil?
-----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
Subject: The Big Questions
The big geographical questions!
So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at
http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-eye- this
.html
titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
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Thanks Malcolm, great to see our community communicating.
We have recently configured the Geog course in Year 11 & 12 in the West. We have gone with content organisers and these provide a 'first audit' of what is geography- these then frame and structure the the types of geographic questions asked. Not new but to me important as they underpin any geographic problem/ question.
Organisers:
Place and change:
Location and spatial distribution
Spatial association
Spatial interaction
Human influence on sustainability:
Factors that impact on decisions about sustainability
Values and viewpoints in people’s use of places
Care of places
Geographical thinking, skills and processes:
Geographical thinking and questioning
Geographical inquiry skills
Forms of geographical communication
Course document under syllabus: http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/internet/Senior_Secondary/Courses/Geo... regards
Trish
________________________________________
From: Lowry, Mark [Mark.Lo...@tdsb.on.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:27 AM
To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: The Big Questions
Terrific Idea ; I hope you don't mind if we in Ontario Canada tag along
on this exercise as we are presently going through our major Geography
curriculum review and the concept of "big Ideas " and/or Enduring
understandings is foremost on the agenda. I will share and communicate
more as we become more immersed in the process. Cheers Mark
Mark Lowry
Instructional Leader for
Geography, Geotechnologies, & Civics
Grades 7-12 system wide
Toronto District School Board
(416) 394 7269
cell (416) 576 4515
Fax (416) 394 6420
1 Civic Centre Court
Toronto M9C 2B3
mark.lo...@tdsb.on.ca
Website: http://tdsbweb/program/swsh
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Johnson [mailto:kat...@bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 4:49 AM
To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: The Big Questions
Globalisation - a necessary evil?
-----Original Message-----
From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
Subject: The Big Questions
The big geographical questions!
So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at
http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-eye- this
.html
titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
Footnote
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I would expect nothing less than a population question from you - and an important one too. Have we reached carrying capacity and if we have what are our options for managing population growth and the impacts of this. Definately a question that students should be thinking.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Beeson" <pabee...@bigpond.net.au>
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Undoubtedly- What should the population of Australia be?. What is
sustainable and how should it be achieved?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm M" <malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 10:32 PM
Subject: The Big Questions
The big geographical questions!
So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the die in the trenches
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be big enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the 21st Century Geography in
Australian schools group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at
http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... titled ( Geography, more than meets the eye to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
Footnote
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That is the question for students to explore. Is there such a thing as
sustainable tourism which does not cause environmental degradation or
challenge cultural integrity? Hope so, because I like ot travel
but...
On Nov 2, 8:09 am, "J.Davis" <jda...@vnc.qld.edu.au> wrote:
> And if it is to be encouraged what type of tourism should we be advocating.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malcolm M" <malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com>
> To: "21st Century Geography in Australian schools"
> <21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:32 PM
> Subject: The Big Questions
> The big geographical questions!
> So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> discussion to consider what would be the die in the trenches
> questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> education? The questions need to be big enough to enable a
> multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> the 100 educators presently involved in the 21st Century Geography in
> Australian schools group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> national geography curriculum somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> Spatialworlds blog entry athttp://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e...
> titled ( Geography, more than meets the eye to get a list of the
> branches (albeit incomplete)
> Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> Should Tourism be encouraged?
> Footnote
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> has been developed purely to provide a forum for Australian
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I agree, that must be one of the big questions in the mix. Is it just
about numbers though? Are there other cultural agendas needing to be
explored by the geography student?
On Nov 3, 9:22 am, Trish Harris <thar...@ais.wa.edu.au> wrote:
> Thanks Malcolm, great to see our community communicating.
> We have recently configured the Geog course in Year 11 & 12 in the West. We have gone with content organisers and these provide a 'first audit' of what is geography- these then frame and structure the the types of geographic questions asked. Not new but to me important as they underpin any geographic problem/ question.
> Organisers:
> Place and change:
> Location and spatial distribution
> Spatial association
> Spatial interaction
> Human influence on sustainability:
> Factors that impact on decisions about sustainability
> Values and viewpoints in people’s use of places
> Care of places
> Geographical thinking, skills and processes:
> Geographical thinking and questioning
> Geographical inquiry skills
> Forms of geographical communication
> Course document under syllabus: http://www.curriculum.wa.edu.au/internet/Senior_Secondary/Courses/Geo...
> regards
> Trish
> ________________________________________
> From: Lowry, Mark [Mark.Lo...@tdsb.on.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:27 AM
> To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: The Big Questions
> Terrific Idea ; I hope you don't mind if we in Ontario Canada tag along
> on this exercise as we are presently going through our major Geography
> curriculum review and the concept of "big Ideas " and/or Enduring
> understandings is foremost on the agenda. I will share and communicate
> more as we become more immersed in the process. Cheers Mark
> Mark Lowry
> Instructional Leader for
> Geography, Geotechnologies, & Civics
> Grades 7-12 system wide
> Toronto District School Board
> (416) 394 7269
> cell (416) 576 4515
> Fax (416) 394 6420
> 1 Civic Centre Court
> Toronto M9C 2B3
> mark.lo...@tdsb.on.ca
> Website:http://tdsbweb/program/swsh
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen Johnson [mailto:kat...@bigpond.net.au]
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 4:49 AM
> To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: The Big Questions
> Globalisation - a necessary evil?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
> To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
> Subject: The Big Questions
> The big geographical questions!
> So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> Spatialworlds blog entry athttp://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-eye- > this
> .html
> titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> branches (albeit incomplete)
> Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> Should Tourism be encouraged?
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Earlier this year I visited Cairns so I could experience the Great Barrier Reef and the rianforest. On returning to school I spoke to my students about the guilt I felt while visiting the reef. I was devastated to see the poor condition of the reef, we hear so much about it but it was shocking to actually see it. While there I was talking to an environmentalist who was beratting tourists and visitors to the reef outlining the damage they cause through; walking on the reef ( i was not guilty of this), boat and anchor damage (maybe guilty given I was on a charter boat),pollution from boats such as rubbish, waser water(maybe guilty given I was on a charter boat), sunblock in the water (guilty i was snorkeling and swimming), disruption to habitats by the mere presence of people (guilty). Which started me thinking that in some ways I was contributing to the damage and asking did I really needed to be there....I did not feel the same in the rainforest probably because the damage is mitigated somewhat and not as visible as the dying reef.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm M" <malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com>
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That is the question for students to explore. Is there such a thing as
sustainable tourism which does not cause environmental degradation or
challenge cultural integrity? Hope so, because I like ot travel
but...
On Nov 2, 8:09 am, "J.Davis" <jda...@vnc.qld.edu.au> wrote:
> And if it is to be encouraged what type of tourism should we be > advocating.
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:32 PM
> Subject: The Big Questions
> The big geographical questions!
> So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> discussion to consider what would be the die in the trenches
> questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> education? The questions need to be big enough to enable a
> multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> the 100 educators presently involved in the 21st Century Geography in
> Australian schools group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> national geography curriculum somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> Spatialworlds blog entry > athttp://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e...
> titled ( Geography, more than meets the eye to get a list of the
> branches (albeit incomplete)
> Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> Should Tourism be encouraged?
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The big geographical questions!
So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the die in the trenches
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be big enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the 21st Century Geography in
Australian schools group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... titled ( Geography, more than meets the eye to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
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> On 02/11/2009, at 8:18 PM, Kathleen Johnson wrote:
> > Globalisation - a necessary evil?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
> > To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
> > Subject: The Big Questions
> > The big geographical questions!
> > So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> > classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> > curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> > discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> > questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> > education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> > multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> > provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> > creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> > the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> > Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> > those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> > considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> > national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> > final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> > of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> > Spatialworlds blog entry at
> >http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e...
> > .html
> > titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> > branches (albeit incomplete)
> > Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> > branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> > Should Tourism be encouraged?
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I think questions date easily and are often value laden. Better for students to come up with their own questions, with relevant hints at the time, if needed.
Adele Pring
Malcolm M wrote:
> The big geographical questions!
> So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> discussion to consider what would be the die in the trenches
> questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> education? The questions need to be big enough to enable a
> multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> the 100 educators presently involved in the 21st Century Geography in
> Australian schools group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> national geography curriculum somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> Spatialworlds blog entry at http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... > titled ( Geography, more than meets the eye to get a list of the
> branches (albeit incomplete)
> Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> Should Tourism be encouraged?
> Footnote
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Hello again,
Maybe my big question is whether geography as a discipline alone can adequately address questions such as Australian (or world) population carrying capacity, growth, and what can be done about it because it has to include perspectives of ethics, politics, religion, culture, economics, history, philosophy, science, technology, media, sociology.
Who are 'we'? Who does 'our' as in 'our options' refer to? An old Aboriginal friend, now deceased, when asked what he wanted for the future, answered 'Can we have Australia back?'
Most of us come from a long line of invaders and 'we' haven't stopped. 'Invasion' is such an emotive word and 'settlers' seems so peaceful but who does the pervasive dispossessing?
I hope we allow students to explore scenarios, ideas and concepts without weighing them down with guilt or being too righteous. Who is right? What is sustainable? Perhaps only insects. I hope that students leave school realising that there are no simple solutions to complex issues, to understand and hopefully apply basics of ethics, to have first-hand awareness of more natural environments/ecosystems than school and home, their interdependence with other humans, species and the land and sea, live relatively simply, waste not. So maybe some big questions are:
* what is sustainable, what makes it sustainable?
* what is ethics, how can I be more ethical?
* what happens to my non-recycled waste, how can I live more simply
and waste less?
* am I healthy, how can I improve my health, how can I improve the
health of my environment?
* what do I know about my local ecosystem, how can I protect/improve it?
* what do I know about Indigenous Australians, how can we make the
future better for all?
* how can we work together to leave the world a better place when we
depart?
> I would expect nothing less than a population question from you - and an > important one too. Have we reached carrying capacity and if we have what are > our options for managing population growth and the impacts of this. > Definately a question that students should be thinking.
> regards
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Beeson" <pabee...@bigpond.net.au>
> To: <21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: The Big Questions
> Undoubtedly- What should the population of Australia be?. What is
> sustainable and how should it be achieved?
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Malcolm M" <malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com>
> To: "21st Century Geography in Australian schools"
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> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 10:32 PM
> Subject: The Big Questions
> The big geographical questions!
> So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> discussion to consider what would be the die in the trenches
> questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> education? The questions need to be big enough to enable a
> multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> the 100 educators presently involved in the 21st Century Geography in
> Australian schools group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> national geography curriculum somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> Spatialworlds blog entry at
> http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... > titled ( Geography, more than meets the eye to get a list of the
> branches (albeit incomplete)
> Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> Should Tourism be encouraged?
> Footnote
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Dear all (great initiative Mal)
Okay
Big geographical questions - some thoughts
I have deep reservations about issues based geography while I think its good to have the discussions surrounding globalisation, tourism etc etc. Geography is part of the puzzle in responding to these issues. To claim them as "ours" is part of the reason geography has lost its way. I think in schools the big geographical questions come from geographical knowledge understanding and skills that we want students to learn. (I like the WA organisers just as I like the conceptual organisers of place, space and systems,) Some big geographical questions
What is a place? Where is this place, people, goods, services? How does location impact on the distribution? What makes a place wild, extreme, urban, rural, mine, local, regional, national etc etc and how can we tell this from our observations of the world? How are local and distant places similar and different? What are the processes that form and shape them and the varying cultures that live in them? What is scale, distance etc etc? What is being done what could be done to live well in this place ?(depending on the scale of study )How does distribution , flows of capital, labour, information, goods reveal itself in patterns? What tools/skills can we use to discern these locations (absolute and relative) flows and distributions? These are big questions, they are geographical in focus not sociological as some of the other proposed big questions and they build in students the confidence to tackle issues? Globalisation tourism sustainability will throw themselves on the plate as a result of the discovery, exploration of the connections between people and their environments but it is not the place to start. Agree with Adele students through their exploration and observation of places and people and the connections between them should be able to come to these questions and their own conclusions. This for me is the beauty of geographical studies.
Regards
Lucie
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From: Kathleen Johnson [mailto:kat...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Monday, 2 November 2009 8:49 PM
To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: The Big Questions
Globalisation - a necessary evil?
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From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
Subject: The Big Questions
The big geographical questions!
So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
Spatialworlds blog entry at
http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... .html
titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
branches (albeit incomplete)
Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
branches of Geotourism and Environment.
Should Tourism be encouraged?
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If we look at Climate Change Adaptation policies in Queensland one of the initiatives is to change agricultural practices to be better suited to projected climate changes which is what we should be doing without the threats imposed by climate change - growing cotton for example, a water thirsty crop in a country that is the driest on earth, is completely implausible, but we do it! So I would argue that no we should not leave market forces to decide but rather be growing sustainable crops that meet the needs of our population. A recent Time magazine article highlights the need for farming to return to a sustainable, subsistence practice to address issues of food security across the globe not just in developing countries.
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Hi John
Is the question, should the Government/society determine
what is to be grown based on sustainability, not the free market
economy?
Mal
On Nov 2, 10:14 pm, John Coop <johnnyc...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> Sustainability of farming in Australia
> On 02/11/2009, at 8:18 PM, Kathleen Johnson wrote:
> > Globalisation - a necessary evil?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
> > To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
> > Subject: The Big Questions
> > The big geographical questions!
> > So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> > classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> > curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> > discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> > questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> > education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> > multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> > provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> > creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> > the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> > Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> > those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> > considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> > national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> > final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> > of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> > Spatialworlds blog entry at
> >http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e...
> > .html
> > titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> > branches (albeit incomplete)
> > Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> > branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> > Should Tourism be encouraged?
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Should sustainability be the driving force behind agricultural decisions? Like it.
John Coop
Head of Geography
'Be first, be strong, believe'
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From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tue 3/11/2009 20:40
To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
Subject: Re: The Big Questions
Hi John
Is the question, should the Government/society determine
what is to be grown based on sustainability, not the free market
economy?
Mal
On Nov 2, 10:14 pm, John Coop <johnnyc...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> On 02/11/2009, at 8:18 PM, Kathleen Johnson wrote:
> > Globalisation - a necessary evil?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
> > To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
> > Subject: The Big Questions
> > The big geographical questions!
> > So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> > classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> > curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> > discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> > questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> > education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> > multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> > provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> > creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> > the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> > Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> > those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> > considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> > national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> > final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> > of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> > Spatialworlds blog entry at
> >http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e...
> > .html
> > titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> > branches (albeit incomplete)
> > Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> > branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> > Should Tourism be encouraged?
> > Footnote
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Like they say in The Matrix, we are a virus. We consume the host then move on. How about back to Geography though.
John Coop
Head of Geography
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From: SASOSE Council (Adele Pring) [mailto:sas...@adam.com.au]
Sent: Tue 3/11/2009 22:51
To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: The Big Questions
Hello again,
Maybe my big question is whether geography as a discipline alone can
adequately address questions such as Australian (or world) population
carrying capacity, growth, and what can be done about it because it has
to include perspectives of ethics, politics, religion, culture,
economics, history, philosophy, science, technology, media, sociology.
Who are 'we'? Who does 'our' as in 'our options' refer to? An old
Aboriginal friend, now deceased, when asked what he wanted for the
future, answered 'Can we have Australia back?'
Most of us come from a long line of invaders and 'we' haven't stopped.
'Invasion' is such an emotive word and 'settlers' seems so peaceful but
who does the pervasive dispossessing?
I hope we allow students to explore scenarios, ideas and concepts
without weighing them down with guilt or being too righteous. Who is
right? What is sustainable? Perhaps only insects. I hope that students
leave school realising that there are no simple solutions to complex
issues, to understand and hopefully apply basics of ethics, to have
first-hand awareness of more natural environments/ecosystems than school
and home, their interdependence with other humans, species and the land
and sea, live relatively simply, waste not. So maybe some big questions are:
* what is sustainable, what makes it sustainable?
* what is ethics, how can I be more ethical?
* what happens to my non-recycled waste, how can I live more simply
and waste less?
* am I healthy, how can I improve my health, how can I improve the
health of my environment?
* what do I know about my local ecosystem, how can I protect/improve it?
* what do I know about Indigenous Australians, how can we make the
future better for all?
* how can we work together to leave the world a better place when we
depart?
> I would expect nothing less than a population question from you - and an
> important one too. Have we reached carrying capacity and if we have what are
> our options for managing population growth and the impacts of this.
> Definately a question that students should be thinking.
> regards
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Beeson" <pabee...@bigpond.net.au>
> To: <21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: The Big Questions
> Undoubtedly- What should the population of Australia be?. What is
> sustainable and how should it be achieved?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malcolm M" <malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com>
> To: "21st Century Geography in Australian schools"
> <21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 10:32 PM
> Subject: The Big Questions
> The big geographical questions!
> So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> Spatialworlds blog entry at
> http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e... > titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> branches (albeit incomplete)
> Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> Should Tourism be encouraged?
> Footnote
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> has been developed purely to provide a forum for Australian
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Are soils more important than drainage basins?
Is managed retreat the saviour of our coasts?
Will migration save Australia?
Are natural hazards unmanageable?
John Coop
Head of Geography
'Be first, be strong, believe'
________________________________
From: J.Davis [mailto:jda...@vnc.qld.edu.au]
Sent: Wed 4/11/2009 8:46
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Subject: Re: The Big Questions
If we look at Climate Change Adaptation policies in Queensland one of the
initiatives is to change agricultural practices to be better suited to
projected climate changes which is what we should be doing without the
threats imposed by climate change - growing cotton for example, a water
thirsty crop in a country that is the driest on earth, is completely
implausible, but we do it! So I would argue that no we should not leave
market forces to decide but rather be growing sustainable crops that meet
the needs of our population. A recent Time magazine article highlights the
need for farming to return to a sustainable, subsistence practice to address
issues of food security across the globe not just in developing countries.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm M" <malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com>
To: "21st Century Geography in Australian schools"
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Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: The Big Questions
Hi John
Is the question, should the Government/society determine
what is to be grown based on sustainability, not the free market
economy?
Mal
On Nov 2, 10:14 pm, John Coop <johnnyc...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> Sustainability of farming in Australia
> On 02/11/2009, at 8:18 PM, Kathleen Johnson wrote:
> > Globalisation - a necessary evil?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
> > To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
> > Subject: The Big Questions
> > The big geographical questions!
> > So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> > classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> > curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> > discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> > questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> > education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> > multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> > provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> > creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> > the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> > Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> > those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> > considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> > national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> > final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> > of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> > Spatialworlds blog entry at
> >http://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e...
> > .html
> > titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> > branches (albeit incomplete)
> > Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> > branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> > Should Tourism be encouraged?
> > Footnote
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Agree Lucy (and Adele) but as geographers I think these are
discussions on the big questions we need to have before we develop the
"will be taught" aspects of a currciulum. Why are we teaching
geography? What is the role of geogrpahy in a student developing as
an active citizens? Maybe it is the discussion(not recession)
Australia has to have!
Here is another question (big is for the discussion to decide)
Does intercultural understanding require geographical knowledge?
Mal
On Nov 4, 8:12 am, "Sorensen, Lucie" <lucie.soren...@acara.edu.au>
wrote:
> Dear all (great initiative Mal)
> Okay
> Big geographical questions - some thoughts
> I have deep reservations about issues based geography while I think its good to have the discussions surrounding globalisation, tourism etc etc. Geography is part of the puzzle in responding to these issues. To claim them as "ours" is part of the reason geography has lost its way. I think in schools the big geographical questions come from geographical knowledge understanding and skills that we want students to learn. (I like the WA organisers just as I like the conceptual organisers of place, space and systems,)
> Some big geographical questions
> What is a place?
> Where is this place, people, goods, services? How does location impact on the distribution? What makes a place wild, extreme, urban, rural, mine, local, regional, national etc etc and how can we tell this from our observations of the world? How are local and distant places similar and different? What are the processes that form and shape them and the varying cultures that live in them? What is scale, distance etc etc? What is being done what could be done to live well in this place ?(depending on the scale of study )How does distribution , flows of capital, labour, information, goods reveal itself in patterns? What tools/skills can we use to discern these locations (absolute and relative) flows and distributions? These are big questions, they are geographical in focus not sociological as some of the other proposed big questions and they build in students the confidence to tackle issues? Globalisation tourism sustainability will throw themselves on the plate as a result of the discovery, exploration of the connections between people and their environments but it is not the place to start. Agree with Adele students through their exploration and observation of places and people and the connections between them should be able to come to these questions and their own conclusions. This for me is the beauty of geographical studies.
> Regards
> Lucie
> Lucie Sorensen
> Senior Project Officer (Geography)
> Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
> Level 5 | 440 Collins Street | PO Box 177 } Carlton South | Victoria 3053
> Phone: (03) 8330 9427 Fax: (03) 8330 9401
> Email: lucie.soren...@acara.edu.au
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen Johnson [mailto:kat...@bigpond.net.au]
> Sent: Monday, 2 November 2009 8:49 PM
> To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: The Big Questions
> Globalisation - a necessary evil?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
> To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
> Subject: The Big Questions
> The big geographical questions!
> So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> Spatialworlds blog entry athttp://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e...
> .html
> titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> branches (albeit incomplete)
> Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> Should Tourism be encouraged?
> Footnote
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> has been developed purely to provide a forum for Australian
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What is the role of geography in a student developing as an active
citizens?
I think that Geography is one of the best subjects to do this.... by
looking at most topics students are able to use their geographical
knowledge to look at the impacts an issue is having, and then make a
decision by looking at various strategies... This is the bit I love
teaching because students can go through this process and feel like
they really know what is going on. It is even better when they say "I
don't get why the local government doesn't change this' and we write a
letter to the local council and in some cases, something happens.
It doesn't always matter what the actual content you are studying is,
as long as in this case there is a local case study you can get the
kids thinking about....
I am not sure what other subjects allow kids that satisfaction of
'doing something' and understanding why they are doing it...
I could be biased though...
Bec
PS - Check out this link for the future in spatial technologies in
phones - GIS in action - i love it... imagine if kids could develop
maps like this for phones for various field trips etc. I think it
would be awesome -
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/hold-the-phone-...
On Nov 4, 11:28 am, Malcolm M <malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Agree Lucy (and Adele) but as geographers I think these are
> discussions on the big questions we need to have before we develop the
> "will be taught" aspects of a currciulum. Why are we teaching
> geography? What is the role of geogrpahy in a student developing as
> an active citizens? Maybe it is the discussion(not recession)
> Australia has to have!
> Here is another question (big is for the discussion to decide)
> Does intercultural understanding require geographical knowledge?
> Mal
> On Nov 4, 8:12 am, "Sorensen, Lucie" <lucie.soren...@acara.edu.au>
> wrote:
> > Dear all (great initiative Mal)
> > Okay
> > Big geographical questions - some thoughts
> > I have deep reservations about issues based geography while I think its good to have the discussions surrounding globalisation, tourism etc etc. Geography is part of the puzzle in responding to these issues. To claim them as "ours" is part of the reason geography has lost its way. I think in schools the big geographical questions come from geographical knowledge understanding and skills that we want students to learn. (I like the WA organisers just as I like the conceptual organisers of place, space and systems,)
> > Some big geographical questions
> > What is a place?
> > Where is this place, people, goods, services? How does location impact on the distribution? What makes a place wild, extreme, urban, rural, mine, local, regional, national etc etc and how can we tell this from our observations of the world? How are local and distant places similar and different? What are the processes that form and shape them and the varying cultures that live in them? What is scale, distance etc etc? What is being done what could be done to live well in this place ?(depending on the scale of study )How does distribution , flows of capital, labour, information, goods reveal itself in patterns? What tools/skills can we use to discern these locations (absolute and relative) flows and distributions? These are big questions, they are geographical in focus not sociological as some of the other proposed big questions and they build in students the confidence to tackle issues? Globalisation tourism sustainability will throw themselves on the plate as a result of the discovery, exploration of the connections between people and their environments but it is not the place to start. Agree with Adele students through their exploration and observation of places and people and the connections between them should be able to come to these questions and their own conclusions. This for me is the beauty of geographical studies.
> > Regards
> > Lucie
> > Lucie Sorensen
> > Senior Project Officer (Geography)
> > Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
> > Level 5 | 440 Collins Street | PO Box 177 } Carlton South | Victoria 3053
> > Phone: (03) 8330 9427 Fax: (03) 8330 9401
> > Email: lucie.soren...@acara.edu.au
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kathleen Johnson [mailto:kat...@bigpond.net.au]
> > Sent: Monday, 2 November 2009 8:49 PM
> > To: 21st-century-geography-in-australian-schools@googlegroups.com
> > Subject: RE: The Big Questions
> > Globalisation - a necessary evil?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Malcolm M [mailto:malcolm.mciner...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, 31 October 2009 10:02 PM
> > To: 21st Century Geography in Australian schools
> > Subject: The Big Questions
> > The big geographical questions!
> > So what are the big questions we should be posing in the geography
> > classroom? As people talk about and construct a possible geography
> > curriculum for Australian students, it would be an interesting
> > discussion to consider what would be the "die in the trenches"
> > questions we would like students to be asked during their geographical
> > education? The questions need to be "big" enough to enable a
> > multiplicity of pathways for exploration by students and adequately
> > provocative to engender issue based discussion, lateral thinking and
> > creative enquiry. Quite a task! In this Google Group posting I invite
> > the 100 educators presently involved in the "21st Century Geography in
> > Australian schools" group to propose a big question and/or discuss
> > those proposed. In the eyes of the proposer, the question should be
> > considered to be a non-negotiable question to be explored in the
> > national geography curriculum - somewhere and somehow! Ideally the
> > final list compiled from the responses should cover all the branches
> > of geography (not just the environment). Have a look at the
> > Spatialworlds blog entry athttp://spatialworlds.blogspot.com/2009/09/geography-more-than-meets-e...
> > .html
> > titled ("Geography, more than meets the eye" to get a list of the
> > branches (albeit incomplete)
> > Can I start by proposing this question related to the geographical
> > branches of Geotourism and Environment.
> > Should Tourism be encouraged?
> > Footnote
> > This Google Group has no formal relationship with ACARA or AGTA and
> > has been developed purely to provide a forum for Australian
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