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SUMMARY:RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute for British Geographers) Annual International Conference will be held at the University of Birmingham and online\, from Tuesday 26 August to Friday 29 August 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Geography Education Research Group will be hosting a number of sessions:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 27 August\n\n\n\n11.10-12.50: Making the Case for Geography in Our Classrooms: Lightning Lessons for Transformative Learning \n\n\n\n\nKenneth Foote\, University of Connecticut\, \n\n\n\nAlan Marvell\, University of Gloucestershire\n\n\n\nSonja Rewhorn\, The Open University\n\n\n\nGavin Heath\, University of KwaZulu-Natal\n\n\n\nHarry West\, UWE\, Bristol\n\n\n\n\n14.40-16.20: Food Education\, Creative Practice and Youth’s Everyday Geographies of Food \n\n\n\n\nSara Brouwer\, Utrecht University\n\n\n\nIrene Marchiani\, Utrecht University\n\n\n\nTine Beneker\, Utrecht university\n\n\n\nAjay Bailey\, Utrecht university\n\n\n\nHarrison Awuh\, Utrecht University\n\n\n\n[Co-sponsored with the Food Geographies Research Group]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday 28 August\n\n\n\n9.00-10.40: What Can We Creatively Learn Here\, That We Can Learn Nowhere Else? \n\n\n\n\nSmriti Safaya\, Stockholm Environment Institute – York\, University of York\n\n\n\nSuzie Eden\, University of York\n\n\n\n\n11.10-12.50: The Future of Fieldwork \n\n\n\n\nJoanna Southworth\, University of Birmingham\n\n\n\nLesley Batty\, University of Birmingham\n\n\n\nSurindar Dhesi\, University of Birmingham\n\n\n\n\n14.40-16.20: Emerging and Innovative Pedagogies in Geography Higher Education \n\n\n\n\nHarry West\, UWE\, Bristol\n\n\n\nAlan Marvell\, University of Gloucestershire\n\n\n\nJennifer Hill\, UWE\, Bristol\n\n\n\n\n16.50-18.30: Creating pathways to leadership in Geography HE (Panel discussion) \n\n\n\n\nSonja Rewhorn\, The Open University\n\n\n\nVicky Johnson\, The Open University\n\n\n\nMatt Finn\, University of Exeter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday 29 August\n\n\n\n9.00-10.40: 2025 Journal of Geography in Higher Education Annual Lecture – Jennifer Hill\, UWE\, Bristol \n\n\n\nOrganised by:  \n\n\n\n\nDavid Higgitt\, University of Lancaster\n\n\n\nDerek France\, University of Chester\n\n\n\nSonja Rewhorn\, The Open University\n\n\n\n\n11.10-12.50: Writing successfully for the Journal of Geography in Higher Education \n\n\n\n\nDerek France\, University of Chester\n\n\n\nSonja Rewhorn\, The Open University\n\n\n\nAlan Marvell\, University of Gloucestershire\n\n\n\nHarry West\, UWE\, Bristol\n\n\n\nDavid Higgitt\, University of Lancaster\n\n\n\n\n14.40-16.20: Crǝativethnographies (1) Exploring new ways to co-produce young people`s geographies using arts\, fiction and so-much-more-than-that \n\n\n\n\nItta Bauer\, University of Zurich\n\n\n\n[Co-sponsored with the Geographies of Children\, Youth and Families Research Group]\n\n\n\n\n16.50-18.30: Crǝativethnographies (2) Exploring new ways to co-produce young people`s geographies using arts\, fiction and so-much-more-than-that \n\n\n\n\nItta Bauer\, University of Zurich\n\n\n\n[Co-sponsored with the Geographies of Children\, Youth and Families Research Group]
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/rgs-ibg-annual-international-conference-2025/
LOCATION:University of Birmingham\, Birmingham\, B15 2TT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group,RGS-IBG AIC,RGS-IBG AIC 2025
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SUMMARY:What Can We Creatively Learn Here\, That We Can Learn Nowhere Else? (RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025)
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025 \n\n\n\nPanel: \n\n\n\n\nConvenor\, Panel Chair: Smriti Safaya\, Stockholm Environment Institute – York\, University of York\n\n\n\nConvenor\, Panel Chair: Suzie Eden\, University of York\n\n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nOur students have taught us that the most impressionable learning experiences in Geography are seen\, heard and felt. With more than 25 years teaching geography in U.K. and Hong Kong schools across a range of national and international curricula\, we\, Dr. Smriti Safaya and Suzie Eden will lead conference attendees on a multi-sensory geography-forward outdoor workshop to stimulate thinking about using the creative arts\, smartphone and AI technologies\, and interdisciplinary place-based approaches for teaching and researching socio-environmental topics. \n\n\n\nThis 3-phase workshop includes: (i) sharing research findings and implications about impactful experiential learning on youth agency and youth participatory action research; (ii) putting pedagogy into practice\, with a series of outdoor activities ranging from soundscaping\, doing biodiversity citizen science and nature journaling; (iii) facilitating a reflective discussion where workshop attendees ideate ways to tailor the workshop ideas and methods to suit their educational and research contexts. This workshop provides an overview of several creative fieldwork methods that can be used to inform geographical enquiry across a range of topics in KS2 to KS5\, and in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma Programmes’ humanities\, geography\, biology\, environmental science and societies\, and global politics courses. We provide a bespoke workshop guide for each attendee to write in\, and it would be beneficial for attendees to bring their smartphones and pencils/pens to fully enjoy the range of activities. The University of Birmingham campus’ green areas make for ideal spaces for the outdoor portion of the workshop. Along the workshop phases\, attendees will gain interdisciplinary insights from behaviour psychology\, citizenship education and participatory action research which can be applied to champion equitable youth and teacher voices in geography teaching\, research and action. \n\n\n\nCome rain or shine\, we will be exploring wildly about creative enquiry in Geography. As ‘they’ say\, there is no such thing as bad weather\, just bad gear!
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/aic2025-creative-learning/
LOCATION:University of Birmingham\, Birmingham\, B15 2TT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group,RGS-IBG AIC 2025
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SUMMARY:The Future of Fieldwork (RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025)
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025 \n\n\n\nPanel: \n\n\n\n\nConvenor: Joanna Southworth\, University of Birmingham\n\n\n\nConvenor: Lesley Batty\, University of Birmingham\n\n\n\nConvenor: Surindar Dhesi\, University of Birmingham\n\n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nFieldwork is an integral part of Geography as a discipline\, whether as human or physical geographer\, a student or researcher. This session will explore the challenges that we face in conducting fieldwork in a rapidly changing financial\, political\, social and technological world. Employability is one important and increasingly more crucial area that fieldwork feeds into. The practical side of ‘being a Geographer’ can enable students to gain transferable skills not accessible in the classroom\, and there is a case to be made for fieldwork in these terms. However\, as sustainability rightly makes it way up the agenda of many Universities\, the need and necessity for overseas fieldwork\, in particular undergraduate trips abroad\, is a question that is worthy of serious consideration. This is coupled with concerns of rising financial pressures for both students and universities\, access to suitable sites\, and safety concerns associated with a number of countries. The advent of technology means that both quantitative and qualitative research could in some part take place remotely (big data\, remote sensing or utilising Zoom or Teams for interviews/focus groups). Similarly\, technology has enabled virtual fieldwork on the physical side to be a viable alternative. Yet in a discipline that stresses the importance of place\, what is lost by not conducting research in situ? There are also questions of a more ethical nature regarding helicopter science and perhaps a way forward might be greater collaboration with local researchers who could perform the data collection. The advent of AI opens up even more possibilities and also threats to how we currently conceive fieldwork\, the student or researchers role in it and the need for it to happen ‘in place’. This session will explore these questions as well as considering creative ways in which we can take fieldwork forward into the future.
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/aic2025-future-of-fieldwork/
LOCATION:University of Birmingham\, Birmingham\, B15 2TT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group,RGS-IBG AIC 2025
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SUMMARY:Emerging and Innovative Pedagogies in Geography Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025 \n\n\n\nPanel: \n\n\n\n\nConvenor: Harry West\, UWE\, Bristol\n\n\n\nConvenor: Alan Marvell\, University of Gloucestershire\n\n\n\nConvenor: Jennifer Hill\, UWE\, Bristol\n\n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nThe evolving landscape of geography higher education demands pedagogical innovation that is responsive to the diverse needs of students and the challenges of the 21st century. This session invites paper contributions that explore emerging and transformative approaches to teaching\, learning\, and assessment\, offering a platform to share ideas and discuss emerging and innovative HE pedagogies. \n\n\n\nCentral to the discussion is the integration of inclusive and equitable teaching practices that address the diverse needs of students. By rethinking traditional teaching and learning approaches and exploring alternative assessment models\, educators are fostering accessible and engaging learning experiences. These practices are further enhanced by advances in technology\, including the use of generative AI. Tools such as AI-driven writing aids\, data analysis platforms\, and virtual simulations are being leveraged to personalise learning\, create innovative assessment opportunities\, and prepare students for a digitally-literate world\, while also prompting critical discussions about ethics and academic integrity. \n\n\n\nThe session also explores how pedagogies adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic\, such as digital and hybrid teaching\, have evolved into powerful tools for the post-pandemic era. Innovative uses of digital platforms and immersive technologies\, such as GIS\, augmented reality\, and online collaborative tools\, are changing how students interact with geographical content and their peers and tutors. This transition to flexible and technology-rich learning environments is complemented by a renewed focus on authentic and sustainable fieldwork. By emphasising local contexts\, virtual field experiences\, and ethical community engagement\, educators are balancing pedagogical rigor with social\, environmental and financial responsibility. \n\n\n\nRecognising the holistic nature of education\, this session also considers the affective dimensions of learning. Emotionally supportive pedagogies are emerging as crucial tools in fostering student and staff wellbeing\, resilience\, and motivation. Equally transformative are student-staff partnerships\, where students are empowered as co-creators in curriculum design\, assessment practices\, and research\, ensuring that educational practices remain inclusive\, relevant\, and reflective of diverse perspectives. \n\n\n\nBy integrating these themes\, the session aims to provide a collaborative space for sharing innovative practices that advance the discipline of geography\, preparing students to navigate and address the complex challenges of a changing world.
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/aic2025-innovative-pedagogies/
LOCATION:University of Birmingham\, Birmingham\, B15 2TT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group,RGS-IBG AIC 2025
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SUMMARY:Creating pathways to leadership in Geography HE - Panel discussion (RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025)
DESCRIPTION:This event is part of the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2025 \n\n\n\nPanel: \n\n\n\n\nConvenor: Sonja Rewhorn\, The Open University\n\n\n\nConvenor: Vicky Johnson\, The Open University\n\n\n\nConvenor: Matt Finn\, University of Exeter\n\n\n\n\nDescription: \n\n\n\nThe higher education landscape is changing\, with precarity\, whether this is institutional restructures\, shrinkages within universities\, dissolution of geography departments or the ever-growing workload. As leaders or aspiring leaders\, questions are emerging on how we support ourselves and others as leaders or how to become leaders\, during current precarious times. Furthermore\, leadership covers various elements from managers and performance management\, leading or supporting through change\, leading modules\, programmes\, learning and teaching or wider pedagogic themes such as employability or generative AI. What is more\, there is limited literature on leadership in geography in higher education. This panel discussion will discuss how we can creatively support ourselves and others through our leadership aspirations. Topics will\, but not be restricted to: \n\n\n\n\nControl vs empowerment of both leaders and those they work with\n\n\n\nCreating a pathway to leadership\n\n\n\nCreative empowerment to deal with the short-term crisis whilst still retaining the long-term goals\n\n\n\nUsing creativity to overcome obsessions with output and financial driven performance
URL:https://geogedrg.org/event/aic2025-pathways-to-leadership-geography-he/
LOCATION:University of Birmingham\, Birmingham\, B15 2TT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:All,GeogEd Research Group,RGS-IBG AIC 2025
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