VIRTUELLE GEOGRAPHISCHE TEXTE (VGT) ÜBER KANADA UND DEUTSCHLAND

VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHY TEXTS (VGT) ON CANADA AND GERMANY

TEXTES GÉOGRAPHIQUES VIRTUELS (TGV) SUR LE CANADA ET L'ALLEMAGNE

Workshops and presentations in 1998

Workshops and presentations in 1999

Workshops and presentations in 2000

Workshops and presentations in 2001

1. February, 17^th to 19^th: VGT-Workshop in Marburg and Leipzig.
   Organizer: A. Pletsch
   Participants: U. Gerhard; A. Hecht; R. Henrÿ; R. Hoppe; C. Kehr; K.-H. Müller; A. Pletsch; I. Schmidt; K. Schmidt; B. Sharpe.
   
2. February, 20^th: German-Canadian Textbook Commission of the Georg-Eckert-Institute. Meeting in Grainau.
   Joint presentation: A. Hecht and A. Pletsch: "Kanada in deutschen Geographielehrbüchern: Ergebnisse der Analysen und Empfehlungen an Autoren und Verlage".
   
3. February, 20^th to 22^nd: Association for Canadian Studies in German Speaking Countries, annual meeting in Grainau .
   Joint presentation: A. Hecht and A. Pletsch: "Geographies of Germany and Canada - Paradigms, Concepts, Stereotypes, Images" (book launching).
   
4. June, 1^st to 4^th: Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG), annual meeting in Ottawa.
   Joint presentation: A. Hecht, A. Pletsch, and B. Sharpe (presenter): "The German-Canadian Virtual Geography Textbook Project"
   
5. October, 28 ^th: Verband der hessischen Schulgeographen, annual meeting in Giessen.
   Joint presentation: A. Hecht and A. Pletsch: "Das deutsch-kanadische Pilotprojekt The Virtual Geography Textbook"
   
6. October, 30^th and 31^st: Canadian Association of Geographers, Ontario Division, annual meeting in Waterloo (Ontario).
   Session organizers: A. Hecht and A. Pletsch
   Presentations:
   A. Hecht: "The Virtual Geography Textbook - Introduction to Canada"
   G. Head: "The Virtual Geography Textbook - Introduction to Cultural-Historical Issues"
   A. Pletsch: "The Virtual Geography Textbook - Introduction to Germany"
   B. Sharpe: "Teaching Virtual Geography"
   
7. November 2^nd and 3^rd: VGT-Workshop at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo (Ontario).
   Organizer: A. Hecht
   Participants: G. Head; A. Hecht; R. Henrÿ; J. Nipper; A. Pletsch; B. Sharpe; W. Stauch; R. Thiessen; D. Wiktorin

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1. March 3^rd and 4^th: VGT-Workshop in Marburg
   Organizers: A. Pletsch and U. Gerhard
   Participants: Th. Duminski; U. Gerhard; A. Hecht; R. Henrÿ; C. Kehr; Chr. Moss; K.-H. Müller; J. Nipper; A. Pletsch; I. Quillévéré; B. Sharpe; D. Wiktorin; A. Wolff
   Documentation
   
2. March 4^th and 5^th: Board of Governors meeting at the Georg-Eckert-Institute in Braunschweig.
   Joint presentation: A. Hecht, A. Pletsch and B. Sharpe: "Das VGT-Projekt der deutsch-kanadischen Schulbuchkommission"
   
3. June 1^st to 5^th: Canadian Association of Geographers, annual meeting in Lethbridge (Alberta).
   Special session organizers: A. Hecht and A. Pletsch
   Presentations:
   U. Gerhard: "Changing Retail Space - One selected Aspect of Germany’s Economic Structure"
   A. Hecht: "An Urban-Economic Virtual Geography Module on Canada for the Internet"
   A. Pletsch: "Virtual Geography Texts on German Cultural-Historical Perspectives"
   B. Sharpe: "Teaching and Learning with the Virtual Geography Texts"
   
4. August, 16^th: Visiting Chinese Delegation in Marburg.
   Presentation: A. Pletsch: "Virtuelle Geographie Deutschlands - Projektbericht"
   
5. September, 20^th to 23^rd: The International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media, 5^th World Conference in Utrecht (The Netherlands).
   Presentations:
   A. Hecht and A. Pletsch (presenter): "The VGT-Project on Canada and Germany - First Experiences" and
   U. Gerhard: "The German Retailing Sector - an Example from the VGT"
   
6. German French Textbook Commission Meeting at the Georg Eckert Institute in Braunschweig.
   Presentation: A. Pletsch: "Les textes virtuels de géographie - concepts et structures"
   
7. October 20^th to 22^nd: OAGEE (Ontario Association of Geography and Environmental Educators), annual meeting in Orangeville (Ontario).
   Joint presentation: A. Hecht and A. Pletsch: "The Virtual Geography Texts on Canada and Germany - problems and issues"
   
8. November, 12^th and 13^th: VGT-Workshop in Marburg.
   Organizer: A. Pletsch
   Participants: Th. Duminski; U. Gerhard; R. Henrÿ; C. Kehr; E. Klausnitzer; G. Lamker; S. Meier; Chr. Müller; K.-H. Müller; J. Nipper; A. Pletsch; I. Quillévéré; O. Seidel; D. Wiktorin.
   Documentation

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1. January 28^th and 29^th: VGT-Workshop in Cologne.
   Organizers: U. Gerhard and D. Wiktorin
   Participants: Th. Duminsky; A. Freier; U. Gerhard; P. Görtz; R. Henry; C. Kehr; J. Nipper; P. Palmen; A. Pletsch; J. Vossen; D. Wiktorin.
   
2. February 18^th to 20^th: Association for Canadian Studies in German Speaking Countries, annual meeting in Grainau.
   Joint presentation: U. Gerhard, A. Pletsch and A. Wolff: "Canada in the Internet"
   
3. February 15^th and 16^th: Didakta (annual fair on educational media) in Cologne (Germany).
   Joint presentation: U. Gerhard and D. Wiktorin: "The VGT as a multimedia tool in geography teaching"
   
4. American Association of Geographers, annual meeting in Pittsburgh (PA).
   Special session organizers: A. Hecht and A. Pletsch
   Session chair: R. Henrÿ
   Presentations:
   A. Hecht: "Canadian Geography on the Internet: A Learning Device for Students and Teachers"
   A. Pletsch: "German Geography on the Internet: A Learning Source for North American Students and Teachers"
   U. Gerhard and D. Wiktorin: "Learning by using the Internet: Urban and Economic aspects of the Virtual Geography Texts on Canada and Germany"
   B. Sharpe: "Teaching Virtual Geographies"
   
5. May, 22^nd: University of Bremen: Teachers training day.
   Joint presentation: U. Gerhard and A. Pletsch: "How to use the Virtual Geography Texts in teaching"
   
6. May 24^th to 27^th: The World Education Market in Vancouver.
   Joint presentation: A. Hecht, R. Henrÿ and A. Pletsch: "The Virtual Geography Texts on Germany and Canada as a multimedia educational tool"
   
7. May 28^th to June 1^st: The University of Shanghai (China People’s Republic).
   Presentations:
   A. Hecht: "Canadian Geography on the Internet - a new learning device" and
   A. Pletsch: "German Geography on the Internet - a new information highway"
   
8. June, 30^th: Marburger Geographische Gesellschaft, Marburg.
   Joint presentation: A. Pletsch (presenter) and A. Hecht: "Deutschland und Kanada im Internet - Bericht über ein deutsch-kanadisches Projekt"
   
9. August, 14^th to 18^th: International Geographical Congress, Seoul (Korea).
   Presentations:
   A. Hecht: "Selective Canadian Geography Texts on the Internet: A learning Device for Students and Teachers anywhere in the World" and
   A.Pletsch: "Selective German Geography Texts on the Internet - the VGT-Project"
   
10. October, 2^nd to 7^th: 27. Deutscher Schulgeographentag Duisburg (German highschool teachers meeting) . Special session on the Virtual Geography Texts.
    Organizers: A. Hecht, U. Gerhard, A. Pletsch, D. Wiktorin
    Presentations: A. Hecht: "Virtuelle Geographische Texte über Deutschland und Kanada - ein multmediales Medium für den Unterricht"
    A. Freier: "Einsatz der VGT in der Schulpraxis - ein Erfahrungsbericht"
    U. Gerhard, J. Vossen, D. Wiktorin: " Eine interaktive Reise durch die Lernlandschaft VGT: Nutzen und Möglichkeiten des Einsatzes von Hypermedia in der Schule"
    
11. November, 9^th : Teachers training day in Siegen.
    Presentations:
    A. Pletsch: "Die VGT - Strukturen, Inhalte, Methoden" and
    U. Gerhard & D. Wiktorin: "Die VGT in der Schule - didaktische Konzepte"
    
12. November, 14^th : "Multimedia in der pädagogischen Praxis" - im Kommunikations- und Medienzentrum (Komed) in Köln.
    Presentation: D.Wiktorin: "Das Beispiel Virtuelle Geographische Texte"
    
13. November, 24^th and 25^th: "Schule Online 2000" - im Bildungszentrum West der Deutschen Telecom in Neuss.
    Joint presentation: U. Gerhard, R. Henry and D. Wiktorin: "Die Virtuellen Geographischen Texte als eine "Lernlandschaft" - eine interaktive Präsentation"
    
14. December, 1^st : "Treffen des Arbeitskreises Nordamerika" - im Geographischen Institut Bonn.
    Joint presentation: U. Gerhard and D. Wiktorin: "Images über Kanada im WWW - Das Beispiel VGT"
    

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1. March 1^st: Teachers training day in Arnsberg - Geographieunterricht und Internet
   Presentations:
   A. Pletsch: "Die VGT - Strukturen, Inhalte, Methoden" and
   U. Gerhard & D. Wiktorin: "Internet und VGT in der Schule - didaktische Konzepte"
   
2. March, 8^th : Teachers training day in Bergkamen - Geographieunterricht und Internet.
   Presentations:
   A. Pletsch: "Die VGT - Strukturen, Inhalte, Methoden" and
   U. Gerhard & D. Wiktorin: "Internet und VGT in der Schule - didaktische Konzepte"
3. March, 16th: Workshop in Marburg
   Organizer: A. Pletsch
   Participants: D. Bartmann; U. Gerhard; A. Hecht; R. Henrÿ; C. Kehr; C. Moss; V. Nabb; J. Nipper; A. Pletsch; I. Quillévéré; J.Vossen.
   Programm

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