Abstract
Alternative Delivery Media for GIS Instruction in Business Courses
Track: Teaching with GIS in Higher Education
Author(s): Fred Miller
As GIS instruction moves into professional and technical education programs outside the geosciences, it role will shift from the focal point of courses to an enabling or instrumental role. Students in these programs are more likely to encounter GIS instructional materials as components of courses rather than stand alone courses. Moreover, they will be learning to use GIS as one of several enabling technologies which allow them to perform tasks within their professional disciplines more effectively or efficiently. There are several potential educational media in which GIS instruction can be delivered in this context. This paper evaluates several diverse delivery media for GIS modules in university business courses. It uses observations from instructors, course data on student learning and student evaluation surveys to assess the relative merits of these delivery systems for achieving GIS learning goals.
Fred Miller
Murray State University
Murray State University
Murray , KY 42071
US
Phone: 270.809.6206
E-mail: Fred.Miller@MurrayState.edu