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How Can GIS Be Used in My Classroom?
Part 1 — Thursday, April 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Part 2 — Thursday, April 14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Geographic information systems or geospatial information systems (GIS) are a set of tools that capture, store, analyze, manage, and present data linked to location(s). In the simplest terms, GIS is the merging of cartography, statistical analysis, and database technology.
GIS software allows digital spatial analyses of any location — this helps us to see patterns in space such as crime hotspots, optimal locations for new services, and focused town planning. This workshop highlights the many ways that GIS/Mapping Technologies can be used to reinforce course-related concepts in the classroom. By gaining an awareness of where the data comes from, and how it can be analyzed/presented, it is easy to begin to see the numerous applications of GIS to a host of academic disciplines. No experience with GIS software is needed.
Instructor: Jamey Thompson
Certificate Credit: Teaching & Learning
Category: Instructional Technology
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Student-Centered Syllabus
Wednesday, April 13 from noon to 3 p.m.
What type of syllabus have you developed? Is it one that tells the students what you plan to do and what they need to read, when are your tests and quizzes, and when is their homework due? Or do you have a syllabus that guides the students’ learning and helps them with what they need to know to get the maximum from your course so that they can succeed? Bring your syllabus to this workshop. We will review areas of student-centered construction. We will discuss ideas and come up with suggestions that may help you design a syllabus that will be more student centered.
Presenter: Linda Desnoyers
Certificate Credit: Teaching & Learning
Category: Pedagogy or Classroom Management
Published: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 19:47:22 +0000 by t.bocketti