GeoDome brings learning alive in 21st century

William Atkins
Wednesday, 08 July 2009 18:20

Science - Biology

The GeoDome technology consists of four primary features.

They are:
•    Uniview visualisation platform, which brings to life multiple scientific databases,
•    Geoscope, which streams high-resolution satellite imagery,
•    Octopus networking system, which enables collaborative connectivity anywhere on Earth; and
•    Digital Universe, which is the world’s most extensive and accurate 3D atlas of the observable universe.

Nick Cross, who is the manager of Education Outreach for AARNet, said, “The GeoDome is an exciting innovation to enrich student learning experiences. The GeoDome presents school age students with a combination of visual-spatial, kinaesthetic and auditory representations of complex and diverse data sets, giving form to subject matter that can be difficult to decipher from paper, and ultimately delivering on greater depth of understanding.” [PRwire]

Cross concludes, “The 21st century learning agenda is about supporting students to pose the right questions and to develop an investigative wonder and fascination about all aspects of the world around us. We are excited about the potential this presents for Australian schools.” [PRwire]

Interactive and progressive educational services provide teachers, learners, parents, and others with better educational materials for our children.

The more interesting, and less boring, the educational process the more children (and adults) will learn. Such interactive educational facilities, such as GeoDome, help to support and enhance the educational process.