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Teaching from the Society's Collections
Tutors and course convenors are encouraged to consider using the Society's Collections and other resources to complement their teaching.
These resources have been designed to complement key themes in undergraduate geography teaching, such as:
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Geographical skills (archival research methods; evaluating primary sources; biographical accounts)
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Structure and content of historical and geographical archives
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History and philosophy of geography, including influential geographers
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Geographies of empire, colonisation, exploration and exploitation
Use these information and links to explore the Society's Collections and resources for tutors and course convenors, or download free teaching resource packs based on the Society Collections, shared as Open Educational Resources (OER).
Information for tutors and course convenors |
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Society resources for teaching and learning
Find out more about the wide range of resources for teaching and learning from the Society, ranging from historical to contemporary, and including online exhibitions, videos, talks and interviews, in addition to the wide range of archival and reference resources. | |
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Visits and tours
The Society welcomes visits by university geography classes, which can include: an introduction to the history and contemporary work of the the Society, an opportunity to view some of the archives, and a workshop on employability.
Contact RHED@rgs.org for more information. | |
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Teaching resource packs - OER - free to download |
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Geographers in the Second World War archive: archive creation, processes and serendipities
Letters and documents from/about the Society's World War Two archives to encourage students to think critically about the nature and creation of archives.
Download Second World War archives teaching resource pack [ZIP, 5.14MB].
Resource created by:
Avril Maddrell, University of the West of England | |
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Archival Bio-Bibliographical Matters: The Geographies of Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston
Materials to examine the 'outputs' of prominent geographers, and how such individuals and their work are represented in the archive.
Download Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston teaching resource pack [ZIP, 2.65MB].
Resource created by:
Jo Norcup, University College London | |
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 The notes for tutors created from the Society's Collections and linked from this page as part of the teaching resource packs are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. By previewing, viewing or downloading the resources you agree to follow the terms of the license.
 The scanned documents and images from the Society's Collections and linked from this page as part of the teaching resource packs are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. By previewing, viewing or downloading the resources you agree to follow the terms of the license.
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