U.S.-Singapore Workshop: Expanding U.S.-Asia Collaborations in Geography Education

美国-新加坡研讨会：扩大美国-亚洲在地理教育方面的合作该奖项支持美国研究人员、博士后和研究生参加将于2010年初在新加坡举行的美国-新加坡关于扩大美国-亚洲地理教育合作的研讨会。联合组织者是华盛顿特区美国地理学家协会(AAG)的迈克尔·索伦博士，以及东南亚地理协会和新加坡南洋理工大学的张周鸿博士。研讨会将扩展S全球地理教育中心的网络，以支持地理学家之间的在线国际合作。过去，它们制定了由三个模块(民族主义、全球经济和人口)组成的第一阶段，现在计划制定由三个新模块(移民、全球气候变化和水资源)组成的第二阶段。研讨会将为第二阶段项目产生三个主要成果：1)收集新的亚洲案例研究和模块合作活动，2)在美国和亚洲教授的本科生地理课程中对研讨会材料进行课堂试验，以及3)积极使用这些模块在自己的地理课堂上计划合作的一批美国和亚洲地理学家。在研讨会上开发的材料将利用参与的学生和教职员工的地理研究。研讨会参与者将接受管理与这些模块的协作的培训。他们还将准备收集数据，作为国际研究工作的一部分，以研究讲习班开发的材料的影响。美洲地理学家协会和东南亚地理协会之间的利益有足够的重叠，这表明它们可以成功地开展拟议的活动，这种互动对双方都有利。出版后，这些单元将为地理问题的教学提供更多种类的资源。通过让博士后和处于职业生涯早期阶段的学生参与，讲习班将为参与者提供一个建立宝贵的国际网络的机会，这些网络可以在随后的几年里继续加强他们的教学和研究。最终，这些关系将增强美国和海外本科生的国际视野，他们使用CGGE模块学习亚洲的地理问题。研讨会的广泛传播？S的材料将通过出版物和AAG网站提供。这些材料将以英文、西班牙文和中文出版。

0854636SolemTitle: U.S.-Singapore Workshop: Expanding U.S.-Asia Collaborations in Geography EducationThis award supports the participation of American researchers, postdocs, and graduate students in a U.S. - Singapore workshop on expanding U.S.-Asia Collaborations in Geography education to be held in Singapore in early 2010. The co-organizers are Dr. Michael Solem of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in Washington, D. C. and Dr. Chew?Hung Chang of the Southeast Asian Geography Association and the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. The workshop will extend the networks of the AAG?s Center for Global Geography (CGGE) education to support online international collaborations between geographers. In the past they have developed Phase 1 consisting of three modules (Nationalism, Global Economy, and Population) and are now planning on developing Phase 2 consisting of three new modules (Migration, Global Climate Change, and Water Resources). The workshop sessions will result in three major outcomes for the Phase 2 project: 1) a collection of new Asian case studies and collaborative activities for the modules, 2) classroom trials of the workshop materials in undergraduate geography classes taught in the U.S. and Asia, and 3) a cadre of American and Asian geographers who actively use the modules to plan collaborations in their own geography classes. Materials developed in the workshop will draw on geographic research by participating students and faculty. Workshop participants will receive training for managing collaborations with the modules. They will also be prepared to collect data as part of an international research effort to study the impact of the materials developed in the workshop. There is sufficient overlap of interests between the Association of American Geographers and the Southeast Asian Geography Association to indicate that they can successfully pursue the activities proposed and that the interaction will benefit both sides. When published, these modules will offer a larger variety of resources for teaching geographic issues. By involving postdocs and students in early career stages, the workshop will provide an opportunity for participants to build valuable international networks that can continue to enhance their teaching and research in subsequent years. Ultimately, these relationships will enhance the international perspectives of undergraduate students in the U.S. and abroad who use the CGGE modules to learn about geographic issues in Asia. Broad dissemination of the workshop?s materials will be made available through publications and the AAG websites. The materials will be published in English, Spanish and Chinese.