Geographic Information Science (GISc&T) has been at the forefront of education innovation in geography and allied sciences for two decades. Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education is an invaluable reference for educators and researchers working in GISc and Technology providing coverage of the latest innovations in the field and discussion of what the future holds for GI Science education in the years to come.
Stemming initially from the challenges and opportunities of integrating advanced GISc&T technologies into existing college and university programs, GISc&T scientists were soon leading the way in the development of web-based instructional materials, distance education, professional training and certification. This book clearly documents these innovations and takes stock of lessons learned. The content will be of interest to both educators and researchers working in GISc&T as well as educators in other disciplines. More importantly, this book also anticipates some of the opportunities and challenges in GISc&T education in the next decade. As such it will be of interest to chairs, deans, administrators, faculty in other subfields, and educators in general.
The book is edited by arguably the top people in the field who bring a wealth of experience through their own teaching and research in the subject. There is simply no other book on the market and as a result of the Editors standing in the field, they are able to invite contributions from a broad range of academics in a range of institutional settings from an international perspective at all levels of higher education.
Contents
SECTION I GIS&T IN THE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM – INTRODUCTION
- 1 GIS&T in higher education: challenges for educators, opportunities for education
- 2 Making the case for GIS&T in higher education
- 3 The internationalization of Esri higher education support, 1992–2009
- 4 Reflections on curriculum development in the US and abroad: from core curriculum to body of knowledge
- 5 Using the GIS&T Body of Knowledge for curriculum design: different design for different contexts
- 6 Scope and sequence in GIS&T education: learning theory, learning cycles and spiral curricula
- 7 Building dynamic, ontology-based alternative paths for GIS&T curricula
- 8 Addressing misconceptions, threshold concepts, and troublesome knowledge in GIScience education
- 9 Active pedagogy leading to deeper learning: fostering metacognition and infusing active learning into the GIS&T classroom
- 10 Where to begin? Getting started teaching GIS&T
- 11 Issues in curriculum and course design: discussion and prospect
- 12 The University of Minnesota master of geographic information science (MGIS) program: a decade of experience in professional education
- 13 Geospatial education at US community colleges
- 14 The GIS Professional Ethics project: practical ethics for GIS professionals
- 15 An exploration of spatial thinking in introductory GIS courses
- 16 Teaching spatial literacy and spatial technologies in the digital humanities
- 17 Discussion and prospect
- 18 Virtual geographic environments
- 19 Using web-based GIS and virtual globes in undergraduate education
- 20 Trying to build a wind farm in a national park: experiences of a geocollaboration experiment in Second Life
- 21 From location-based services to location-based learning: challenges and opportunities for higher education
- 22 GIS is dead, long live GIS&T: an educational commentary on the opening of Pandora’s Box
- 23 Media and communications systems in cartographic education
- 24 UNIGIS – networked learning over a distance
- 25 The Esri Virtual Campus
- 26 Delivering GIScience education via blended learning: the GITTA experience
- 27 GIS&T in the open educational resources movement
- 28 Experiences in ‘e’ and ‘distance-’ learning: a personal account
- 29 Ways forward for GIS&T education
Book Details
- Hardcover: 496 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 6, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470748567
- ISBN-13: 978-0470748565
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 1 inches
List Price: $129.95