Seth Dixon, a Rhode Island College geography professor and the coordinator of the RI Geography Education Alliance, gave the keynote address at the Thinking Geographically about International Issues 2013 summer institute, in a talk entitled What Does Good Geography Teaching Look Like?
In this video, Seth Dixon demonstrates a profound knowledge of geographical concepts . More importantly, it's his delivery and approach to teaching those concepts.
Watch this video and respond to the questions.
1) Highlight what methods the professor uses to engage students effectively.
2) Why do you think those methods are important, particularly for the subject of geography?