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Exploring new methods for teaching and learning human geography /

This book proposes a new and central teaching concept "we are all makers" and innovates the geographical teaching modes and methodology. Geography teaching, especially how to teach geographical thinking, is important and related to the development of the discipline. In this field, the expl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ye, Chao (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., [2024]
Subjects:
Human geography > Study and teaching.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgements
  • Overview of This Book
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • 1 We Are All Makers: The Method of Keyword Selection in Teaching and Learning Human Geography
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.1.1 The Course and Method of Keyword Selection
  • 1.1.2 Preparations for Keyword Selection
  • 1.1.3 Playing the Keyword Selection Game
  • 1.2 Feedback from Three Students
  • 1.3 Conclusion and Discussion
  • References
  • 2 Three Golden Principles in Geography Teaching: Valuing Theories, Matching Cases, and Reflecting on Self
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Three Golden Principles of Geographic Theory Teaching and Learning
  • 2.2.1 Valuing Theory: The Foundation of Theory Teaching and Learning
  • 2.2.2 Matching Cases: A Path to Externalize an Abstraction
  • 2.2.3 Reflecting on Self: The Core of Geographic Theory Teaching and Learning
  • 2.3 Teaching Practice and Student Feedback
  • 2.3.1 Course Description and Preparations for Teaching Experiment
  • 2.3.2 Study Participants
  • 2.3.3 Learning Under the Three Golden Principles
  • 2.4 Conclusion and Discussion
  • References
  • 3 Anytime, Anyspace and Anyone: A Blog-Based Model for Teaching Geography
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Extending the Classroom with Blogs: A Diamond Model
  • 3.3 Teaching Effect Analysis Based on Blog Posts Categories
  • 3.4 Teaching Effect Analysis Based on Class Time Line
  • 3.5 Connecting Blogs with Geography
  • 3.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 4 Teaching Human Geography Using a Couplet Game
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 The Use of Couplet Games as a Teaching Method
  • 4.3 A Case Study
  • 4.4 Discussion and Conclusions
  • References
  • 5 A WeChat-Based Application Used to Facilitate Geography Teaching
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Methodology
  • 5.2.1 Sustainable Teaching Framework
  • 5.2.2 Data and Methods
  • 5.3 Findings
  • 5.3.1 Students' Assessment of Classroom Teaching
  • 5.3.2 Student Performance in the WeChat Group
  • 5.3.3 Students' Experiences and Suggestions on WeChat-Based Teaching
  • 5.3.4 "Classroom + WeChat" Teaching Needs Structured Integration
  • 5.4 Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 Fresh Thing for Freshman: Exploring a Blended Method on Teaching the History of Geographic Thought
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Comparisons Among Teaching Methods
  • 6.3 Text Teaching: A Brief History of Geography as a Case
  • 6.4 Effects of Teaching and Responses from Students
  • 6.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • 7 Names and Their Meanings: Teaching Cultural Geography with a Poem
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Literature, Poetry and Geography Teaching
  • 7.3 Preparing to Read
  • 7.4 Beginning to Read: Changing Status of Migrant Workers
  • 7.5 Writing About the Poem
  • 7.6 Discussion and Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • References
  • 8 Speaking Your Feelings in the Moment: Teaching Geographic Thought with Emotion
  • 8.1 Introduction