The Esri Education User Conference provides a forum for members of the education community to come together and share their GIS experiences and knowledge. Here you will find copies of papers given by EdUC attendees on topics including administration and planning, designing curriculum and degree programs, using GIS in libraries and museums, community projects and partnerships, education research and teacher education, and teaching with GIS.
User Presentations | Computer Labs
| Title | Documents | Author | Track | Session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Complete GIS Program: Organization, Design, and Implementation | Jeffrey, Scott | Supporting a GIS Program | Supporting GIS Programs at Two-year Colleges | |
| A GIS Degree That Merges GIS with Surveying | Presentation [PDF] | Kalb, Evelyn | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Geomatics/Geospatial technologies |
| A GIS Degree That Merges GIS with Surveying | Presentation [PDF] | Walker, Jack | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Geomatics/Geospatial technologies |
| A GIS Degree That Merges GIS with Surveying | Presentation [PDF] | Ritter, John | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Geomatics/Geospatial technologies |
| A GIS Degree That Merges GIS with Surveying | Presentation [PDF] | Marker, Mason | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Geomatics/Geospatial technologies |
| Ancient Trail Mapping in Highland Ecuador | Paper [PDF] | Smith, Betty | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | GIS in the Field |
| Application of GIS as Educational Decision Support System | Paper [PDF] | Koirala, Narayan | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Tackling Educational Success Internationally |
| Application of GIS as Educational Decision Support System | Paper [PDF] | Banskota, Tibendra | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Tackling Educational Success Internationally |
| ArcGIS Explorer or Google Earth: The User Decides | Moreira, Gustavo | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Tackling Educational Success Internationally | |
| Bring the EdUC to Your Own Backyard | Chaucer, Alexander | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Teacher Professional Development with GIS | |
| Bring the EdUC to Your Own Backyard | Malone, Lyn | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Teacher Professional Development with GIS | |
| Building a 4-H Geospatial Program in New York | Presentation [PDF] | Malone, Charles | Community Projects and Partnerships | Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs |
| Building a 4-H Geospatial Program in New York | Presentation [PDF] | Smith, Stephen | Community Projects and Partnerships | Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs |
| Building a 4-H Geospatial Program in New York | Presentation [PDF] | Hoskins, Susan | Community Projects and Partnerships | Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs |
| Collaborative Development of Secondary School Internet Mapping Activities | Paper [PDF] | Lopez, Anthony | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Collaborative Projects Net Results |
| Collaborative Development of Secondary School Internet Mapping Activities | Paper [PDF] | Diggs, David | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Collaborative Projects Net Results |
| Collaborative Development of Secondary School Internet Mapping Activities | Paper [PDF] | Klein, Phil | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Collaborative Projects Net Results |
| Collecting and Preserving Geospatial Content: The NDGA Experience | Sweetkind-Singer, Julie | Using GIS in Libraries and Museums | Academic Libraries Supporting GIS Learning and Research | |
| Collecting and Preserving Geospatial Content: The NDGA Experience | Erwin, Tracey | Using GIS in Libraries and Museums | Academic Libraries Supporting GIS Learning and Research | |
| Community Sustainability Mapping | Butler, Ben | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS Skills to Meet Community Needs | |
| Conservation of Water for Farm Land | Presentation [PDF] | Saracini, Trent | Community Projects and Partnerships | Learning Life Skills Through Community Projects |
| Core Competencies for GIS Professionals: Approaching Synthesis and Consensus | Ferstenberg, Daniel | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Curriculum Evaluation | |
| Core Competencies for GIS Professionals: Approaching Synthesis and Consensus | DiBiase, David | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Curriculum Evaluation | |
| Creating a High School GIS Course: School-to-Career Connections | Pruess, Jonathan | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Heading Beyond High School: Spatial Decision Making for College, Career, Life | |
| Creating a High School GIS Course: School-to-Career Connections | Wagner, Michael | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Heading Beyond High School: Spatial Decision Making for College, Career, Life | |
| DACUM Curriculum Analysis for GIS Technicians | Johnson, John | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Curriculum Evaluation | |
| Design and Implementation of an Integrated "Geospatial Technology" College Course | Leipnik, Mark | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Geomatics/Geospatial technologies | |
| Designing Lessons for English Language Learners | Wright, Jesse | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Making Mapping Easier | |
| Developing a Curriculum: Occupational Analysis for Geospatial Technology | Semerjian, Christopher | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Curriculum Evaluation | |
| Developing a Curriculum: Occupational Analysis for Geospatial Technology | Rudibaugh, Mike | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Curriculum Evaluation | |
| Development and Use of Virtual Worlds in the Classroom | Rouse, Jesse | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | New Teaching Applications | |
| Development and Use of Virtual Worlds in the Classroom | Bergeron, Susan | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | New Teaching Applications | |
| Digital Globes: The Importance of Effective Teaching | Clagett, Katie | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Enhancing STEM thru GIS | |
| Earth, Wind and Fire: Language Arts Collides with Geography | Presentation [PDF] | Duke, Barbaree | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Using GIS in Multiple Disciplines in Schools |
| Earth, Wind and Fire: Language Arts Collides with Geography | Presentation [PDF] | White, Shannon | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Using GIS in Multiple Disciplines in Schools |
| Elementary Students Learn Spatial Thinking in After School Program | Presentation [PDF] | Thompsom, Dean | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Integrating GIS and GPS |
| Elementary Students Learn Spatial Thinking in After School Program | Presentation [PDF] | Noser, Terrie | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Integrating GIS and GPS |
| Elementary Students Learn Spatial Thinking in After School Program | Presentation [PDF] | Shelhamer, Van | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Integrating GIS and GPS |
| Engaging Youth in Community Projects Using GIS | Paper [PDF] | Cofer, Sarah | Community Projects and Partnerships | Learning Life Skills Through Community Projects |
| Engaging Youth in Community Projects Using GIS | Paper [PDF] | Ray, Thomas | Community Projects and Partnerships | Learning Life Skills Through Community Projects |
| Entrepreneurial Business GIS Education with a Business Analyst Learning Center | Presentation [PDF] | Miller, Fred | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | GIS Education in Multiple Fields |
| Firewise: A New Curriculum on Fire in the Wildland Urban Interface | Palmer, Anita | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Using GIS in Multiple Disciplines in Schools | |
| Firewise: A New Curriculum on Fire in the Wildland Urban Interface | Palmer, Roger | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Using GIS in Multiple Disciplines in Schools | |
| Full-Year Project Based GIS in the High School Curriculum | Schwartz, Adam | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Collaborative Projects Net Results | |
| Full-Year Project Based GIS in the High School Curriculum | Lapidus, Josh | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Collaborative Projects Net Results | |
| Gearing Up for GIS in Middle School Science | Peterson, Linda | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Using GIS in Multiple Disciplines in Schools | |
| Geospatial Semester: Connecting High School and College with GIS | Kolvoord, Bob | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Heading Beyond High School: Spatial Decision Making for College, Career, Life | |
| Geospatial Semester: Connecting High School and College with GIS | Keranen, Kathryn | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Heading Beyond High School: Spatial Decision Making for College, Career, Life | |
| Getting Involved: Community Mapping Projects at CNM | Ballard, Amy | Community Projects and Partnerships | Spatial Literacy to Workforce GIS Skills | |
| GIS and Health Care: Educational Needs Assessment | Presentation [PDF] | Gotz, Cindy | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Planning for Success |
| GIS and Health Care: Educational Needs Assessment | Presentation [PDF] | Frates, Janice | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Planning for Success |
| GIS and Health Care: Educational Needs Assessment | Presentation [PDF] | Wechsler, Suzanne | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Planning for Success |
| GIS Applications on Environmental Education in Taiwan | Paper [PDF] | Yeh, Mei-Ling | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Enhancing STEM thru GIS |
| GIS Applications on Environmental Education in Taiwan | Paper [PDF] | Chou, Tien-Yin | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Enhancing STEM thru GIS |
| GIS Applications on Environmental Education in Taiwan | Paper [PDF] | Lai, Yu-Chen | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Enhancing STEM thru GIS |
| GIS for Sustainable Development Dominican Republic: Boca Chica Schools Case | Presentation [PDF] | Joyanes, Luis | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Making Mapping Easier |
| GIS for Sustainable Development Dominican Republic: Boca Chica Schools Case | Presentation [PDF] | Perez Sierra, Quinta | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Making Mapping Easier |
| GIS for Sustainable Development Dominican Republic: Boca Chica Schools Case | Presentation [PDF] | Hernández, Stafany | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Making Mapping Easier |
| GIS in Education: Breaking All the Rules? | Coulter, Bob | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Innovative Teaching with GIS | |
| GIS in Educational Research: 'Geography of Opportunity' | Alibrandi, Marsha | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Leveraging Strategy and Theory | |
| GIS in High School Education: Developing Community Projects | Floro, Mila Lynne | Community Projects and Partnerships | Spatial Literacy to Workforce GIS Skills | |
| GIS in Migrant Worker Communities of Southern Chester County | Coutu, Gary | Community Projects and Partnerships | Spatial Literacy to Workforce GIS Skills | |
| GIS in the Outdoors: Progressing Fieldwork in Geosciences | Field, Kenneth | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | GIS in the Field | |
| GIS Learning Objects for Agriculture and Natural Resources | Logan, Joanne | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | GIS Education in Multiple Fields | |
| GIS Tools to Improve Design for NJ Secondary Schools | Rudnicki, Joseph | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Improving School Planning | |
| GIS Tools to Improve Design for NJ Secondary Schools | Harrison, Russell | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Improving School Planning | |
| GIT Ahead: Integrating GIS into Secondary School Science Curricula | Edelstein, Karen | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Enhancing STEM thru GIS | |
| Going Interactive: Spreading the Mapping Bug | Stevens, Debbie | Community Projects and Partnerships | Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs | |
| Going Interactive: Spreading the Mapping Bug | Runneals, Jane | Community Projects and Partnerships | Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs | |
| Hazel Bazemore County Park Is Spatially the Best | Brown, Brian | Community Projects and Partnerships | Citizen Science: Learning by Doing | |
| How Can GIS Improve the Learning Process? | Sanchez, Eric | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Innovative Teaching with GIS | |
| iBoat: A Coastal Fire Runoff Project in Hawaii | Wiecking, Bill | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Esri GIS Plus Outside Tech | |
| Implications of Instructional Technology Theory for Geospatial Education Research | White, Shannon | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Leveraging Strategy and Theory | |
| Improving Communities through 4-H Geospatial Projects | Sallee, Jeff | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS in Community Emergency Preparedness | |
| Integrating GPS with GIS Education Model for Alternative High Schools | Hotz, Helenmary | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Integrating GIS and GPS | |
| Integrating GPS with GIS Education Model for Alternative High Schools | Zhu, Jun | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Integrating GIS and GPS | |
| Investigating Watershed Dynamics in the Classroom Using My World GIS | Presentation [PDF] | Awad, Aida | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Esri GIS Plus Outside Tech |
| Investigating Watershed Dynamics in the Classroom Using My World GIS | Presentation [PDF] | Buzby, Colleen | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Esri GIS Plus Outside Tech |
| Investigating Watershed Dynamics in the Classroom Using My World GIS | Presentation [PDF] | Smith, David | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Esri GIS Plus Outside Tech |
| Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, Renewable Energy, Agriscience: Growing GIS across Curriculums | Welch, Robert | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Geomatics/Geospatial technologies | |
| Learning Local History by Mapping Veteran Gravesites | Peck, Mary | Community Projects and Partnerships | Citizen Science: Learning by Doing | |
| Leveraging Technology in the Classroom: Organization, Delivery, and Grading | Hurt, Indy | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Methodology | |
| Making Connections with Community Mapping—Escambia County 4-H Leadership Team | Gonzalez, Charlie | Community Projects and Partnerships | Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs | |
| Making Connections with Community Mapping—Escambia County 4-H Leadership Team | Estes, Latessa | Community Projects and Partnerships | Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs | |
| Making Spatial Decisions in Earth and Environmental Science: New Curricula | Kolvoord, Bob | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Heading Beyond High School: Spatial Decision Making for College, Career, Life | |
| Making Spatial Decisions in Earth and Environmental Science: New Curricula | Keranen, Kathryn | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Heading Beyond High School: Spatial Decision Making for College, Career, Life | |
| ModelBuilder as a Pedagogical Tool | Bohlin, Jonas | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Methodology | |
| Older Moms Deliver | Rynerson, Charles | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Improving School Planning | |
| Older Moms Deliver | Lycan, Richard | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Improving School Planning | |
| Partnering with National Geospatial Center of Excellence | Johnson, Ann | Supporting a GIS Program | Supporting GIS Programs at Two-year Colleges | |
| Partnering with National Geospatial Center of Excellence | Lewis, Christine | Supporting a GIS Program | Supporting GIS Programs at Two-year Colleges | |
| Partnering with National Geospatial Center of Excellence | Nelson, John | Supporting a GIS Program | Supporting GIS Programs at Two-year Colleges | |
| Partnering with National Geospatial Center of Excellence | Davis, Phillip | Supporting a GIS Program | Supporting GIS Programs at Two-year Colleges | |
| Placing Transportation History: A Local Example | Paper [PDF] | Martin, Robert | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | GIS Education in Multiple Fields |
| Project Community Involvement with GIS: Making a Difference! | Dossman, Teresa | Community Projects and Partnerships | Learning Life Skills Through Community Projects | |
| Recruiting Students into GIS Classes: What Works for Us | Yanow, Ken | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Planning for Success | |
| Results of a Survey of California Community Colleges Geospatial Programs | Johnson, Ann | Supporting a GIS Program | Supporting GIS Programs at Two-year Colleges | |
| Results of a Survey of California Community Colleges Geospatial Programs | Lewis, Christine | Supporting a GIS Program | Supporting GIS Programs at Two-year Colleges | |
| Social Entrepreneurialship: Youth GIS Projects That Pay | Putthoff, Jeff | Community Projects and Partnerships | Learning Life Skills Through Community Projects | |
| Social Entrepreneurialship: Youth GIS Projects That Pay | Anderson, Tarren | Community Projects and Partnerships | Learning Life Skills Through Community Projects | |
| Spatial Data Infrastructure Implications for Educational Leadership | Branch, Benjamin | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Exploring Issues Across Higher Education Settings | |
| Spatial Visualization and Analysis with GIS in High School Geography | Paper [PDF] | Milson, Andy | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Innovative Teaching with GIS |
| Spatial Visualization and Analysis with GIS in High School Geography | Paper [PDF] | Curtis, Mary | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Innovative Teaching with GIS |
| Statewide GIS Training for K12 Teachers in Hawaii | Warren, Diana | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Teacher Professional Development with GIS | |
| Strategies to Help Teachers Lead Locally-Based GIS Environmental Investigations | Doty, Cassie | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Enhancing STEM thru GIS | |
| Strategies to Help Teachers Lead Locally-Based GIS Environmental Investigations | Stylinski, Cathlyn | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Enhancing STEM thru GIS | |
| Suffolk University's Maine Field Station—Getting There from Here | Presentation [PDF] | Lussier, Scott | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | GIS in the Field |
| Teaching Field Mapping Using GIS, GPS and Rugged Tablet Computers | Manone, Mark | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | New Teaching Applications | |
| Teaching Field Mapping Using GIS, GPS and Rugged Tablet Computers | Knoop, Peter | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | New Teaching Applications | |
| Teaching Science Content and GIS Skills with My World | Awad, Aida | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Esri GIS Plus Outside Tech | |
| Teaching Spatial Thinking and Understanding Implications for GIS | Sinton, Diana | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Teacher Professional Development with GIS | |
| Teaching with GIS: Creating Innovative and Interactive K12 Learning Environments | Goff, Eileen | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Innovative Teaching with GIS | |
| The GITTA Project | Presentation [PDF] | Niederhuber, Monika | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Planning for Success |
| The GITTA Project | Presentation [PDF] | Wiesmann, Samuel | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Planning for Success |
| The GITTA Project | Presentation [PDF] | Grossmann, Thomas | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Planning for Success |
| Three Strategies for Raising Awareness of Geospatial Technology | Tsou, Ming-Hsiang (Ming) | Educational Research and Teacher Education | Leveraging Strategy and Theory | |
| Touristic Circuit for Districts of Santiago Using Bicycles | Carvajal de Prat, Carmela | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Integrating GIS and GPS | |
| Traditional Water Rights and the Use of GIS | Ballard, Amy | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS Skills to Meet Community Needs | |
| Traditional Water Rights and the Use of GIS | Richards, Heather | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS Skills to Meet Community Needs | |
| Traditional Water Rights and the Use of GIS | Maestas, James | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS Skills to Meet Community Needs | |
| Traditional Water Rights and the Use of GIS | Garcia, Jorge | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS Skills to Meet Community Needs | |
| Traditional Water Rights and the Use of GIS | van Der Elst, Judith | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS Skills to Meet Community Needs | |
| Tufts L-SIMS, Library Spatial Information Management | Florance, Patrick | Using GIS in Libraries and Museums | Academic Libraries Supporting GIS Learning and Research | |
| Unemployment, Labor Force Participation, Industry Location, and Workforce Development | Pogodzinski, J. M. (Mike) | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Exploring Issues Across Higher Education Settings | |
| Unemployment, Labor Force Participation, Industry Location, and Workforce Development | Kos, Richard | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Exploring Issues Across Higher Education Settings | |
| University Campus Management with ArcGIS Server and Adobe Flex | Addison, Aaron | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Exploring Issues Across Higher Education Settings | |
| University Campus Management with ArcGIS Server and Adobe Flex | Averbeck, Brad | GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy | Exploring Issues Across Higher Education Settings | |
| University Information System on Mobile | Marskole, Pratibha | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | New Teaching Applications | |
| Using a Web-Based GIS to Teach Problem-Based Science | Presentation [PDF] | Schmidt, Cindy | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Methodology |
| Using a Web-Based GIS to Teach Problem-Based Science | Presentation [PDF] | Lenkeit Meezan, Karen | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Methodology |
| Using a Web-Based GIS to Teach Problem-Based Science | Presentation [PDF] | Taketa, Richard | Teaching with GIS in Higher Education | Methodology |
| Using GIS to Care for Companion Animals in an Emergency | Wideman, Frank | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS in Community Emergency Preparedness | |
| Using GIS to Care for Companion Animals in an Emergency | Gray, Robi | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS in Community Emergency Preparedness | |
| Using GIS to Care for Companion Animals in an Emergency | Hayden, Susan | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS in Community Emergency Preparedness | |
| Using GPS in Forensic Science | Paper [PDF] | Fitzgerald, Dennis | Teaching with GIS in Schools | Integrating GIS and GPS |
| Web-Based Geospatial Technologies for Supporting Student Citizen Science | O'Connor, Sean | Community Projects and Partnerships | Citizen Science: Learning by Doing | |
| Youth Community Projects—From the Youth’s Perspective | Cofer, Sarah | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS Skills to Meet Community Needs | |
| Youth Community Projects—From the Youth’s Perspective | Ray, Thomas | Community Projects and Partnerships | GIS Skills to Meet Community Needs |