Middlebury

GEOG 0420

Innovations in Teaching GIS

Seminar in GIS: Innovations in Teaching and Learning GIS
How can technological innovations – open-source GIS, multimedia production and online publishing – change how people learn GIS and other spatial technologies? In this seminar we will critically investigate empirical research on how people learn to solve problems and think spatially, how the design of instruction can influence this learning, and how technological innovations can potentially transform teaching practices. Students will then independently develop and assess multimedia modules that are designed to help people learn to use GIS and other spatial methods. Potential target audiences for these modules may include high school students, college students in a particular discipline, non-profit and grassroots organizations, or other social groups who can apply GIS and spatial tools to solve practical or academic problems. The modules will be published online, contributing to a web-based educational resource for teaching GIS. (GEOG 0120) 3 hrs. sem.
Subject:
Geography
Department:
Geography
Division:
Social Sciences
Requirements Fulfilled:
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Sections

Fall 2014

GEOG0420A-F14 Seminar (Howarth)

Fall 2013

GEOG0420A-F13 Seminar (Howarth)

Fall 2010

GEOG0420A-F10 Seminar (Howarth)

Spring 2009

GEOG0420A-S09 Seminar (Schroeder)

Spring 2008

GEOG0420A-S08 Seminar (Schroeder)

Spring 2007

GEOG0420A-S07 Seminar (Schroeder)

Spring 2006

GEOG0420A-S06 Seminar (Dana)

Spring 2005

GEOG0420A-S05 Seminar (Hegman)

Spring 2004

GEOG0420A-S04 Seminar (Knowles)