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International Perspectives on Learning and Teaching Geography in Higher
Education

Internet Discussion

Open until 17 March 1999

We hope that you may be interested in reading the discussion papers and
contributing to the Internet discussion on this topic.  You have the
opportunity to influence the debate which will take place at the
International Symposium on Learning and Teaching Geography in Higher
Education to be held on 23 March 1999 prior to the Association of American
Geographers' Annual Conference in Hawaii.

A set of eight discussion papers has been prepared by delegates to the
symposium from Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, New Zealand, UK and USA.
These papers cover international perspectives on a wide range of issues
concerning the learning and teaching of geography in higher education.  The
papers, which are listed below, are designed to stimulate the discussion.
Each paper raises a set of questions on which we would like your views.  In
most of the papers the discussion questions are grouped together in a
separate section.  The papers and the debate may be accessed at the
Geography Discipline Network Web site at http://www.chelt.ac.uk/gdn/

1  Going Global: Developing an International Network for Learning and
Teaching Geography in Higher Education
Iain Hay (Flinders University, Australia), Ken Foote (University of Texas at
Austin, USA) and Mick Healey (Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher
Education, UK)

2  Internationalising Geography in Higher Education: towards a conceptual
framework
Jan Monk (University of Arizona, USA), Ifan Shepherd (Middlesex University,
UK) and Joos Droogleever Fortuijn (University of Amsterdam, Holland) 

3  Delivering Courses Internationally
Susan Hardwick (South West Texas University, USA), Karen Kemp (University of
California, Santa Barbara, USA), Teresa Ploszajtska (Liverpool Hope
University College, UK) and Derek Reeve (Huddersfield University, UK)

4  International Perspectives on Pedagogy and what Constitutes Good
Geography Teaching
Brian Chalkley (University of Plymouth, UK), Eric Fournier (Samford
University, USA), David Hill (University of Colorado, USA) and Betina Aten
(Bridgewater State College, Massachusetts, USA) 

5  International Perspectives on Fieldcourses
Karen Nairn (University of Waikato, New Zealand), David Higgitt (University
of Durham, UK) and Dominique Vanneste (Institute for Social and Economic
Geography, Belgium)

6  International Perspectives on Virtual Fieldcourses
John Stainfield (University of Plymouth, UK), Peter Fisher (University of
Leicester, UK), Bob Ford (Westminster College of Salt Lake City, USA) and
Michael Solem (University of Colorado, USA)

7  International Perspectives on Teaching Geography through ICT
Geoff Robinson (University of Leicester, UK), Bob Bednarz (Texas A & M, USA)
and Dave Rich (Macquarie University, Australia)

8  Reflections on Experience in Schools Education 
Sue Burkill (College of St. Mark and St. John, UK), Eleanor Rawling
(University of Oxford, UK), Sarah Bednarz (Texas A&M University, USA) and
John Lidstone (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

The main theme of the symposium is: 'Developing an international network for
learning and teaching geography in higher education'.  Among the questions
which we hope to address, both in general and in relation to specific
topics, are:

*	How do we establish an international consortium of geography
educators in higher education?
*	What should its function be and how should it be organised?
*	How will it relate to national networks and the International
Geographical Union?
*	What are the potential advantages and disadvantages?
*	What do we mean by internationalising geography in higher education?
*	How do we make our activities more effectively international?
*	What are the opportunities and what are the barriers?
*	How do we promote international understanding and collaboration,
while still valuing local and national differences?
*	What international sharing and cooperation is desirable?
*	What is feasible?
*	What can be achieved, by when, and by whom?

Please email your comments to Phil Gravestock ([log in to unmask])
indicating clearly whether you are responding:
*	to a particular question or
*	making a general comment about a particular paper or
*	commenting on the general theme of the symposium or
*	contributing to a point previously raised in the debate.

All comments will be added to these pages in the section entitled Internet
Discussion.

We hope you enjoy the papers and look forward to hearing from you before 17
March 1999.

Please forward this note to anyone you feel may be interested or post it on
other appropriate mailbases.

Best wishes

Mick Healey and Phil Gravestock

PS  If you haven't visited the Geography Discipline Network (GDN) site
before (or for a while), you may be interested in:
*	exploring the new abstracts of good teaching, learning and
assessment practices in geography in higher education
*	looking at the details of the recently published GDN Guides and
workshops
*	reading the new papers and publications which have been put on the
site, including a report on 'Key Skills Teaching in Geography in Higher
Education: a survey report' and a GDN discussion paper on 'Developing the
scholarship of teaching in geography in higher education'.
Please let us know what you think about the site and how we can improve it.
Happy browsing!



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