Pub Date : 2023-09-26DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2261863
David K. Seitz, Daniel Cockayne, Ryan Z. Good, Kathryn L. Hannum, Adrianne C. Kroepsch, Mark Alan Rhodes, Jack Swab, Nancy Worth
ABSTRACTThis paper grapples with the challenges posed to critical geography educators by STEMification, or the enshrinement of market-oriented forms of science and technology education as the normative ideal for education in general. In both reactionary and progressive contexts, STEMification decontextualizes scientific and technological activity and deepens existing hierarchies of knowledge based on quantification, perceived scientific rigour, commercialisation, and employability. Critical geographical knowledges often incur misrecognition, dismissal, and in some cases, outright prohibition under such conditions. Offering strategies for navigating and contesting STEMification, this paper draws on collective auto-methods, analysing narrative vignettes from our pedagogical practices as critical geography educators. We offer the notion of seeking leverage in the face of STEMification: protecting ourselves and seeking traction within our institutions by translating our goals into familiar or sanctioned forms, while using those forms to alternative ends. To that end, we highlight seven pedagogical strategies: (1) meeting students where they are, (2) using applied examples, (3) grappling with the limits of problem-based learning, (4) disalienating students from assessment, (5) integrating critique with alternatives, (6) anticipating both resistance to and desire for critical content from students and colleagues, and (7) recognising the limits of institutional environments.KEYWORDS: StemificationSTEMauto-methodsneoliberalismcritical geography pedagogy Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1. We thank the critical planning scholar Prasad Khanolkar of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati for his insightful participation in that session and subsequent conversations, which have inestimably enhanced this paper.2. Disturbingly, recent developments in problem-based learning tie the development of technical solutions to their monetisation, often in a start-up, venture-capital-backed environment (Nellis, Citation2017).
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Pub Date : 2023-09-24DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2261867
Matej Blazek, Alison Stenning
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Pub Date : 2023-09-20DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2255539
Catherine Waite
This article reflects on the author’s experience of developing a standalone geographies of sport module that is taught using an active blended learning (ABL) approach. The article argues that an ABL pedagogy is an effective way of teaching meaningful sports geography to undergraduate students. It discusses how the approach allows a diverse range of relevant topics to be included, incorporating both “human” and “physical” geographies, and enables a personalised approach to learning. Teaching the geographies of sport provides students with opportunity to cement and enhance their understanding of fundamental geographical concepts whilst applying them to sports case studies that can be adapted to the interests of the student cohort. That is not to say that teaching of sports geographies comes without challenges, and this article reflects on some of those encountered. Most significantly, how to ensure that the module content is appropriate for final-year undergraduates as the body of dedicated geographical literature on sport is still comparatively limited.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-10DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2255556
Zachary J. Suriano
There is a growing body of evidence that Open Educational Resources (OERs) are a viable alternative to traditional “for cost” teaching materials. This paper provides a reflection on the process and outcomes of developing and implementing OER within an introduction Human-Environment Geography lecture-laboratory course. Evidence is further provided in support of improvements to the academic performance and completion rates of students enrolled in the course after the implementation of OERs over a period of 4–6 years. Results of the study indicate students’ academic performance significantly increased once OERs were incorporated into the classroom compared to the use of traditional materials purchased by the students. The rate of student withdrawal also was significantly less once OERs were implemented. The improvements to students’ academic performance and retention occurred despite OER being only used in the laboratory component of the course, suggesting that even a partial implementation of OERs can still have significant positive effects. The use of OERs can be considered as a legitimate option to increasing retention and student academic success in the Geography classroom.
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Pub Date : 2023-09-10DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2255547
Heide K. Bruckner
{"title":"Digesting ourselves and others through a critical pedagogy of food and race","authors":"Heide K. Bruckner","doi":"10.1080/03098265.2023.2255547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2255547","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51487,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geography in Higher Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136072680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2251021
Nora Fagerholm, E. Lotsari, Tua Nylén, N. Käyhkö, Jussi Nikander, Vesa Arki, Risto Kalliola
{"title":"Self-assessment in student’s learning and developing teaching in geoinformatics – case of Geoportti self-assessment tool","authors":"Nora Fagerholm, E. Lotsari, Tua Nylén, N. Käyhkö, Jussi Nikander, Vesa Arki, Risto Kalliola","doi":"10.1080/03098265.2023.2251021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2251021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51487,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geography in Higher Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42652336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-05DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2255535
John H. Lowry, Cadey Korson
{"title":"From high school to postgraduate: student perceptions of learning experiences creating ArcGIS StoryMaps","authors":"John H. Lowry, Cadey Korson","doi":"10.1080/03098265.2023.2255535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2255535","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51487,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geography in Higher Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42506216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-03DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2250995
Fiona Ferbrache
{"title":"Pedagogic opportunities of sports mega-events: teaching geographies of place through the example of the Tour de France cycle race","authors":"Fiona Ferbrache","doi":"10.1080/03098265.2023.2250995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2250995","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51487,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geography in Higher Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41790512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-30DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2250991
Rieke Ammoneit, C. Reudenbach, C. Peter
{"title":"Developing geographic computer modeling competencies in higher education","authors":"Rieke Ammoneit, C. Reudenbach, C. Peter","doi":"10.1080/03098265.2023.2250991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2250991","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51487,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geography in Higher Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47698517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-29DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2023.2250996
H. Jarvis
{"title":"Community organising in higher education: activist community-engaged learning in geography","authors":"H. Jarvis","doi":"10.1080/03098265.2023.2250996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2023.2250996","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51487,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Geography in Higher Education","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48822852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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