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Injeong Jo

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Associate Professor
Ph.D., Geography, Texas A&M University, 2011
Office: ELA 338
Phone: 512-245-3206
Email: ijo@txstate.edu
Vita    HB2504 information
Research Interests: Geography and Spatial Thinking Education, Geography and Social Studies Teacher Preparation, Geospatial Technologies for Education, Assessment in Geography

Selected Publications:

Jo, I., S. Huh, A. Bannert, and K. Grubb. (2020). Beginning the journey to create an active online learning environment: Recommendation from graduate students. Journal of Geography, 119(6): 197-205, DOI: 10.1080/00221341.2020.1821085.

Jo, I. and J. Hong. (2020). Effect of learning GIS on spatial concept understanding. Journal of Geography, 119(3): 87-97, DOI: 10.1080/00221341.2020.1745870. 

Şanli, C. and I. Jo. (2020). Examining preservice geography teachers’ dispositions to teach spatial thinking skills. International Journal of Eurasian Education and Culture, 5(11): 2069-2101. 

Jo, I. (2019). Spatial citizenship in the secondary geography curriculum, in Spatial Citizenship Education: Citizenship through Geography, eds. E. Shin and S. Bednarz. Routledge.

Jo, I. and J. Hong, Guest co-Editors. (2018). Geospatial Teaching and Learning. Special Issue of the International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research, 5(3).

Hong, J. J. Harris, and Jo, I. (2018). The knowledge base for teaching geography. Research in Geographic Education, 20(1): 26-47.

Ghaffari, Z. *, I. Jo, and N. Currit. (2018). NASA astronaut photography of Earth: A resource to facilitate students` learning and using geospatial concepts. International Journal of Geospaital and Environmental Research, 5(3).

Jo, I. (2018). Cloud-Based GIS to support geographic inquiry. Social Education, 82(2): 108-112.

Jo, I. (2018). World Energy Issues: An Inquiry-based geography lesson. The Geography Teacher, 15(1): 43-46.

Hong, J. E. and I. Jo. (2017). Undergraduate Students’ Use of online information in world geography: Source types and selection criteria. Review of International Geographical Education Online, 7(2): 171-189.

Lee, J.**, I. Jo, X. Xuan*, and W. Zhou*. (2017). Geography preservice teachers’ disposition toward teaching spatial thinking through geography: A comparison between China and Korea. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education. DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2017.1320898.

Zadrozny, J. *, C. McClure*, J. Lee**, and I. Jo. (2016). Designs, techniques, and reporting strategies in geography education research: A review of methods. Review of International Geographical Education Online, 6(3): 216-233.

Jo, I. (2016). Future Teachers’ Dispositions towards teaching with geospatial technologies. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 16(3): 310-327.

Lee, J.**, I. Jo. (2016). Korean preservice geography teachers’ attitude towards implementing geospatial technologies (GSTs) into classrooms. Journal of the Association of Korean Geographers, 5(2): 85-97. [in Korean with English abstract]

Jo, I., J. E. Hong, and K. Verma. (2016). Facilitating spatial thinking in world geography using Web-based GIS. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 40(3): 442-459.

(** Graduate advisee,* Other graduate student collaborators)


Courses Taught:

GEO 7447 Spatial Graphics in Geography Education (Online and Face-to-Face)
GEO 7371 Advanced Seminar in Geography Education: Active Learning in Geography (Online)
GEO 7371 Advanced Seminar in Geography Education: Research Methods in Geography Education
GEO 7350 Practicum in Teaching Geography (Online and Face-to-Face)
GEO 7399 Dissertation
GEO 7390 Independent Study
GEO 5393F Spatial Thinking in Education (Online)
GEO 5350 Practicum in Teaching Geography (Online and Face-to-Face)
GEO 5343 Technology in Geographic Education (Online and Face-to-Face)
GEO 5340 Active Learning in Geography (Online)
GEO 5335 Directed Research
GEO 5301 Multivariate Quantitative Methods (Online)
GEO 4340 Fundamental Themes in Geography (Online and Face-to-Face)
GEO 1310 World Geography