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Creating rich resources with free tools: Customised Google Maps
for Learning & Teaching
Matt Cornock
Those lurking at the back: Please come join me in the first few rows
Why use maps?
• Connect the subject to the physical world– Where people live
• Exploratory learning– Self-directed, draw own conclusions
• Conceptually ‘easier’ to digest– Complex relationships between the
environment, policy and impact
Why use mobile maps?
• Smartphone ownership:66% (2011), 78% (2012)
• Provides immediate contextual information• Time machine in your pocket
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Case Study: Crime Prevention WalkDr Lisa O’Malley and Sharon Grace
Case Study: Housing Policy Field TripDr Stuart Lowe
An unfortunate truth
• Crime Prevention Case Study– Quick in-class straw poll
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Printed it off Used the mobile map
Your task• Create a walking tour / pub crawl map of Durham
(or another city of your choice)– Include photos and at least one video(!)
• Resources:– Photos: http://bit.ly/durbbu-mc-a – Example maps for editing:
• http://bit.ly/durbbu-mc-d or http://bit.ly/durbbu-mc-e
• Suggestion: team up with different devices• Tweet a link and view others #durbbu #maps• Discussion points:
– potential learning contexts – identify user problems
Task review
• What problems are we experiencing?– Staff– Students
• What learning contexts might we use maps?
Beyond the basics: API
• In-class use and VLE embedding– Layering, controls– Hi-res photos and resources– Secure
• Mash-ups– Auto-feeding data into a map
Beyond the basics: API
Beyond the basics: API
Beyond the basics: API
Summary
• Greater understanding of the relationship between a topic and its environment
• Dynamic, adaptable, historical• Collaborative, teaching aid• Creation: device dependent• Extension: API• Rich learning resource, with little cost