Abstract
Introducing GIS to K12 Education in Rwanda
Track: Designing Curriculum for Schools
Author(s): Martina Forster, Tom McConnell, Michele Schilling
Mr. Dangermond has granted licenses for Esri products for use in the schools in Rwanda. This paper tracks the process for planning the introduction of GIS into the local curriculum, for establishing a pilot program, and for monitoring progress. We will describe the phasing of spatial concepts into the curriculum, the mechanisms for teacher training and technical support, and the peculiar demands of working with advanced technology in the absence of regular internet access, adequate hardware, and even reliable electricity.
By conference time, this project will still be in its early stages, so this paper will be a work in progress.
Martina Forster
Centre for GIS and Remote Sensing
P O BOx 212 Huye
Butare , Southern Province Box 212
RW
Phone: +250 0840 3837
E-mail: martina.forster@cgisnur.org
Tom McConnell
McConnell & Associates
Centre for GIS
7718 N. Wade`Springs Drive
Tucson , AZ 85743-6014
US
Phone: 520 579-8438
E-mail: gisprof@comcast.net
Michele Schilling
National University of Rwanda
Centre for GIS & Remote Sensing
BP 212, Loiret Building
Butare , Huwe BP212
RW
Phone: +250 530 031
E-mail: mschilling@nur.ac.rw