Title :
The GEOTHNK Platform: Connecting Spatial Thinking to Secondary Education
Author :
Kavouras, Marinos ; Kokla, Margarita ; Tomai, Eleni ; Darra, Nancy ; Baglatzi, Akyoni ; Sotiriou, Sofoklis A. ; Lazoudis, Angelos
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Rural & Surveying Eng., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Zografos, Greece
Abstract :
The GEOTHNK project focuses on spatial thinking, a newly acknowledged ability with profound and rewarding effects on numerous aspects of everyday life and science-from giving and following directions and interpreting maps and diagrams, to achieving innovation in STEM disciplines. Spatial thinking constitutes a key competence for life and work in the 21st century and therefore an essential component of European educational and training activities. GEOTHNK aims at enhancing geospatial thinking skills and engaging users in meaningful, inquiry-based learning experiences.
Keywords :
cartography; computer aided instruction; geography; European educational activities; European training activities; GEOTHNK platform; STEM disciplines; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics discipline; diagrams; geospatial thinking skills; inquiry-based learning experiences; map interpretation; secondary education; Cities and towns; Cognition; Educational institutions; Geospatial analysis; Materials; Semantics; informal learning; learning pathways; semantic network; spatial thinking;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2014.221
