Working Group 2.2
Curriculum on the Move
Extend the work done by Commission 2 in the previous term
which focused on Europe. This align with aspects highlighted in
Masum et al (2017)
Enhancing the Role of Surveyors: Bridging the Gap Between Demand for
and Supply of Professional Education the working group completed
a draft by December 2017, with key papers published in a peer
reviewed journal late 2018.
Objectives
- Increase the FIG membership's understanding of the
challenges, trends, theories and innovation in professional
education by exploring the needs of society and industry.
- To capture and share the very best teaching and research in
higher education that FIG members are doing and not currently
writing about.
- To support and promote advances in learning and teaching
methods and content of curricula with an emphasis on the impact
of technology and learning styles on education.
- Develop continuing professional development (CPD) programs in
response to societal and industrial changes
Chair
Mohsen Kalantari, Australia
mohsen.kalantari[at]unimelb.edu.au
Specific projects
BIM Curriculum for Surveyors (Aligned with Objectives 1 and 4)
The state and future of online teaching and learning in surveying
and spatial education (Aligned with Objectives 1, 2 and 3)
What we are working on -
- Contribute chapters on surveying education trends and
challenges to the Commission 2 report on surveying
education.
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What's New
2022
Working group organised a session within the FIG Congress:
Blended Learning for Surveying Education
This session involves presentations and discussions related to the main chapters of the upcoming FIG report on blended learning for surveying education. Topics include staff and student perspectives, best practices, technology and infrastructure, and the benefits of blended learning.
Audrey Martin (Ireland), David Mitchell (Australia) and Dimo Todorovski (Netherlands):
Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Staff and Student Perspectives (11757)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts] [video] William Kelly (United Kingdom), David Mitchell (Australia) and Dimo Todorovski (Netherlands):
On Good Practices in Blended Learning (11758)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts] [video] Mohsen Kalantari, David Mitchell (Australia) and Dimo Todorovski (Netherlands):
Blended Learning Technology and Infrastructure (11759)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts] [video] Dimo Todorovski (Netherlands) and David Mitchell (Australia):
Benefits of Blended Learning for Surveying Education (11760)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts] [video]
2020
Three sessions were planned for the 2020 FIG Working Week
that are relevant to this working group:
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TS01A: Blended learning and innovations in professional
education
Blended learning is a key theme of FIG Commission 2 and this
session highlights innovative practices in blended learning
by the FIG community.
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TS02A: Innovation in Professional Education in Europe
This session highlights innovative practices in professional
education in Europe. These include how education is
evolving, institutional approaches, the use of technologies
in teaching, approaches to curriculum, and the role of
industry in education.
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TS05A: Responsible Land Administration Teaching Essentials
This joint Commission 2 and 7 session involves presentations
about the GLTN project – Responsible Land Administration
Teaching Essentials: A structured knowledge base. FIG
members were strongly involved in the development of this
freely available online resource that can support curriculum
development for teachers and trainers as well as
self-learning. During this session this important online
resource will be launched for the surveying community. The
presentations provide an overview of the resource as well as
describing four of the Modules.
2019
Working Group 2.2 is a continuation of very important previous
Commission 2 activities and is interested in innovation in teaching
and learning.
Current activities and future plans
One session organized and chaired by FIG Comm 2 Working Group 2.2
within FIG Workign Week 2019:
TS05B: Innovation in Surveying Pedagogy and Curriculum
The aim of this session is to hear from examples of innovative
teaching and learning, or advances in the development of
surveying curriculum. The format will be 4 presentations
followed by a discussion. These presentations explore innovative
pedagogy to develop lifelong learning, learning related to big
data, and examples of innovative curriculum development.
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