HERODOT meeting in Cyprus May 21-23 2004

Karl Donert, Ashley Kent:
Welcome and ways of working in the conference; expected outcomes, including possible publication. 
HERODOT News

Costas Constantinou:
Introduction to the host country and institution.

Karl Donert:
Keynote - TUNING
Followed by discussion of the impact of the Bologna Process on Exciting Geography

Exciting Geography I:

Herculano Cachinho: Exciting Geography: what is it and how can develop it in secondary schools? A first approach
Jose Somoza: The meaning of “Exciting Geography”, according to the Spanish Geography students.
Rob van der Vaart: What do students find exciting? Research developed with Iris Pauw and Adwin Bosschaart
                                                 
Exciting Geography II

Hans de Jong:  Field teaching, an example, map reading
Przemyslaw Charzynski:  Exciting Geography On IV Festival of Art and Culture in Torun
Kostis Koutsopoulos:  Towards a New Paradigm in Teaching Geography: A Pilot Approach
             
Remote Sensing and GIS I

Wojciech Widacki:  Satellite images in the educational process
Svein Andersland:  GIS in the classroom – a case study

Thinking and teaching strategies

Alun Morgan:  Argumentation in Geography
David Owen:   Exciting geography: a primary teacher education perspective.
Shelagh Waddington:  Thinking for yourself in a large group.  This paper reports on the use of group work with limited guidance to facilitate small-scale research.

Computer Assisted Learning

Harry Rogge:  Computer Assisted Learning: "Where do we stand? Where do we go?" First results of a  survey among Herodot members.  In close cooperation with Gregor Falk.
Mirek Kozeluh:  Computer assisted learning of geoinformation technologies at Mendel University Brno

Problem Solving and e-Learning

Miguel Calvo:  Problem based learning, e-learning and GIS teaching
Karl Donert:  Effectiveness strategies using a virtual learning environment in innovative online distance learning.

GIS and Remote Sensing II

Juri Roosaare:  Computer Assisted Learning of GIS at University of Tartu: reviewing the last ten years and outlining the future
Stelian Dimitrov/Veselina Kolesheva:  Learning through research: the project assessing Bulgarian deforestation by GIS, Remote sensing and survey techniques.
Laurentiu Rozilowicz/Nadia Ivanof: Teaching GIS in Romanian universities.

Ways Forward

Ways forward for the HERODOT network

Chair: Karl Donert: 
The future of HERODOT.

Ashley Kent: 
What next?

Field visit