Learning with GI 2011

“Digital Earth” is conceived as a multi-resolution, 3-d representation of the planet. It enables children and citizens to learn more about the world. Geo-media are now used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide who regularly access and interact with powerful tools, like interactive maps, virtual globes and geo-portals, crowdsourcing and mobile applications. Digital Earth is an influential, authoritative force with the potential to construct a much more informed, participatory, geoinformation society. As with other powerful media, this development calls for both a positive and a critical inclusion, empowering students to take full advantage of the spatially enabled world.
“Learning with Geoinformation” provides an annual forum to researchers and practitioners in the field. This publication is the result of the conference, held within the framework of AGIT and the GI-Forum on July 4th – 8th, 2011 in Salzburg, Austria. It covers the following topics:
- Spatial Citizenship
- Teaching and Learning with GI
- Teacher Training and Postsecondary Education
- Curriculum Development
- Resources, Data and Technology for Secondary Education
The book is aimed at teachers in secondary and postsecondary education, as well as researchers in science education.

About the Editors:
Thomas Jekel is senior scientist at the Institute of GIScience, Austrian Academy of Sciences contributing to activities for secondary education.
Alfons Koller has been working as a teacher for geography and economy, mathematics and informatics at Gymnasium Petrinum in Linz since 1987.
Karl Donert is UK National Teaching Fellow and President of EUROGEO.
Robert Vogler is research assistant at the Institute of GIScience, Austrian Academy of sciences.