Case Studies from the GDN Guides
Teaching and Learning Issues and Managing Educational Change in Geography
Lecturing in Geography
Small-group Teaching in Geography
Practicals and Laboratory Work in Geography
Fieldwork and Dissertations in Geography
Resource-based Learning in Geography
Teaching and Learning Geography with Information and Communication Technologies
Transferable Skills and Work-based Learning in Geography
Assessment in Geography
Curriculum Design in Geography
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Teaching and Learning Issues and Managing Educational Change in Geography
Vince Gardiner & Vaneeta D'Andrea (with Shân Wareing)
Lecturing: a case study from the University of Plymouth
Assessment issues: a case study from Roehampton Institute London
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Lecturing in Geography
Clive Agnew & Lewis Elton
How do I encourage active learning?
Lecture reviews by students
Lectures and distance learning
Enhancing lectures by student interviews
The use of case studies: the teaching and learning of economic theory
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Small-group Teaching in Geography
Gordon Clark & Terry Wareham
Small-group Teaching at Lancaster University
Small-group Teaching at the University of Leeds
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Practicals and Laboratory Work in Geography
Jacky Birnie & Kristine Mason O'Connor
Water quality problems in Leeds
Environmental change in Shetland
Crofting - Voices from the past
Experiments in geomorphology
Introduction to the laboratory
Bracken invasion
Experiments in soil erosion
Images of the Third World
Weathering, rainsplash and rivers
Stress, strain and plasticity
Projects on geographical issues
Understanding the electromagnetic spectrum
Predicting a volcanic eruption
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Fieldwork and Dissertations in Geography
Ian Livingstone, Hugh Matthews & Andrew Castley
Streetwork: an encounter with place
Student-authored fieldtrails
Self-paced distance learning packages for large group fieldwork
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Resource-based Learning in Geography
Mick Healey
Replacing lectures by using audiotapes and written materials
Replacing blocks of lectures with RBL packages
Redesigning a module using a RBL package focused around a set of assignments
Designing a course around a textbook
Developing a set of RBL packages
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Teaching and Learning Geography with Information and Communication Technologies
Ifan Shepherd (Advisor: Peter Newby)
Using courseware to integrate skills across the curriculum
Using computer software to provide case studies
Using home-made software to illustrate difficult concepts
Developing multimedia courseware to reflect a philosophy of learning
A computer-supported independent study module
Collaborative learning using computer-mediated communications (CMC)
Using email to encourage communications among students and staff
Collaboration among staff to produce a Web fieldcourse site
Creating electronic posters on the Web
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Transferable Skills and Work-based Learning in Geography
Brian Chalkley & June Harwood
An institution-wide approach to the skills curriculum
Discrete modules in transferable skills
An integrated approach to skills teaching
A portfolio approach to transferable skills
The full year placement
A placement geography module
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Assessment in Geography
Michael Bradford & Catherine O'Connell
Using self and peer assessment to improve essay writing
Assessment by viva voce
Using technology to provide enriched feedback on student coursework
Changing assessment practices in first and second year geography modules using computer assisted assessment (CAA)
Computer-aided formative assessment
Student centred learning through guided group work
Streamlining assessment to improve quality
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Curriculum Design in Geography
Alan Jenkins
Liverpool Hope University College: a value-added curriculum
University College London: a research-led department
Oxford Brookes University: an integrated curriculum
Virtual Geography Deparment
Guides to Good Teaching, Learning and Assessment Practices in Geography
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