Using Geographic Information Systems in a Spatial History Course to Develop Students’ Digital Literacies and Digital Humanities Skills

Chi Man Kwong; Benjamin Luke Moorhouse

doi:10.1007/978-981-99-8418-3_2

Using Geographic Information Systems in a Spatial History Course to Develop Students’ Digital Literacies and Digital Humanities Skills

Chi Man Kwong^*, Benjamin Luke Moorhouse

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this chapter, an innovative way to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in a Spatial History Course to Develop Students’ Digital Literacies and Digital Humanities Skills is introduced. The authors detail the design of the innovation, the two rounds of implementations and, discuss the challenges they faced implementing the innovation. The chapter ends with advice to other history instructors on how they might capitalize on the benefits of GIS in Spatial History Courses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Teaching with Technology in the Social Sciences
Editors	Benjamin Luke Moorhouse, Sandy S. C. Li, Sebastian Pahs
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Pages	7-17
Number of pages	11
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789819984183
ISBN (Print)	9789819984176
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8418-3_2
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2024

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Name	SpringerBriefs in Education
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	2211-1921
ISSN (Electronic)	2211-193X

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Education
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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Digital tools
Geographic information systems
Practitioner research
Social sciences
Spatial history
Technology

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Kwong, C. M., & Moorhouse, B. L. (2024). Using Geographic Information Systems in a Spatial History Course to Develop Students’ Digital Literacies and Digital Humanities Skills. In B. L. Moorhouse, S. S. C. Li, & S. Pahs (Eds.), Teaching with Technology in the Social Sciences (1st ed., pp. 7-17). (SpringerBriefs in Education). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8418-3_2

Kwong, Chi Man ; Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke. / Using Geographic Information Systems in a Spatial History Course to Develop Students’ Digital Literacies and Digital Humanities Skills. Teaching with Technology in the Social Sciences. editor / Benjamin Luke Moorhouse ; Sandy S. C. Li ; Sebastian Pahs. 1st. ed. Singapore : Springer, 2024. pp. 7-17 (SpringerBriefs in Education).

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Using Geographic Information Systems in a Spatial History Course to Develop Students’ Digital Literacies and Digital Humanities Skills. / Kwong, Chi Man ; Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke.
Teaching with Technology in the Social Sciences. ed. / Benjamin Luke Moorhouse; Sandy S. C. Li; Sebastian Pahs. 1st. ed. Singapore: Springer, 2024. p. 7-17 (SpringerBriefs in Education).

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