2009 ESRI Education User Conference Proceedings

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. We hope that you will benefit from reading these papers as you apply what you learned at the EdUC to your own work.

User Presentations | Computer Labs

User Presentations

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	Kalb, Evelyn	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Geomatics/Geospatial technologies
A GIS Degree That Merges GIS with Surveying	Presentation	Walker, Jack	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Geomatics/Geospatial technologies
A GIS Degree That Merges GIS with Surveying	Presentation	Ritter, John	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Geomatics/Geospatial technologies
A GIS Degree That Merges GIS with Surveying	Presentation	Marker, Mason	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Geomatics/Geospatial technologies
Ancient Trail Mapping in Highland Ecuador	Paper	Smith, Betty	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	GIS in the Field
Application of GIS as Educational Decision Support System	Paper	Koirala, Narayan	GIS for Administration, Planning and Policy	Tackling Educational Success Internationally
Application of GIS as Educational Decision Support System	Paper	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	Malone, Charles	Community Projects and Partnerships	Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs
Building a 4-H Geospatial Program in New York	Presentation	Smith, Stephen	Community Projects and Partnerships	Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs
Building a 4-H Geospatial Program in New York	Presentation	Hoskins, Susan	Community Projects and Partnerships	Building Innovative Youth GIS Programs
Collaborative Development of Secondary School Internet Mapping Activities	Paper	Lopez, Anthony	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Collaborative Projects Net Results
Collaborative Development of Secondary School Internet Mapping Activities	Paper	Diggs, David	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Collaborative Projects Net Results
Collaborative Development of Secondary School Internet Mapping Activities	Paper	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	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	Duke, Barbaree	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Using GIS in Multiple Disciplines in Schools
Earth, Wind and Fire: Language Arts Collides with Geography	Presentation	White, Shannon	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Using GIS in Multiple Disciplines in Schools
Elementary Students Learn Spatial Thinking in After School Program	Presentation	Thompsom, Dean	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Integrating GIS and GPS
Elementary Students Learn Spatial Thinking in After School Program	Presentation	Noser, Terrie	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Integrating GIS and GPS
Elementary Students Learn Spatial Thinking in After School Program	Presentation	Shelhamer, Van	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Integrating GIS and GPS
Engaging Youth in Community Projects Using GIS	Paper	Cofer, Sarah	Community Projects and Partnerships	Learning Life Skills Through Community Projects
Engaging Youth in Community Projects Using GIS	Paper	Ray, Thomas	Community Projects and Partnerships	Learning Life Skills Through Community Projects
Entrepreneurial Business GIS Education with a Business Analyst Learning Center	Presentation	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	Gotz, Cindy	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Planning for Success
GIS and Health Care: Educational Needs Assessment	Presentation	Frates, Janice	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Planning for Success
GIS and Health Care: Educational Needs Assessment	Presentation	Wechsler, Suzanne	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Planning for Success
GIS Applications on Environmental Education in Taiwan	Paper	Yeh, Mei-Ling	Educational Research and Teacher Education	Enhancing STEM thru GIS
GIS Applications on Environmental Education in Taiwan	Paper	Chou, Tien-Yin	Educational Research and Teacher Education	Enhancing STEM thru GIS
GIS Applications on Environmental Education in Taiwan	Paper	Lai, Yu-Chen	Educational Research and Teacher Education	Enhancing STEM thru GIS
GIS for Sustainable Development Dominican Republic: Boca Chica Schools Case	Presentation	Joyanes, Luis	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Making Mapping Easier
GIS for Sustainable Development Dominican Republic: Boca Chica Schools Case	Presentation	Perez Sierra, Quinta	Teaching with GIS in Schools	Making Mapping Easier
GIS for Sustainable Development Dominican Republic: Boca Chica Schools Case	Presentation	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	Awad, Aida	Teaching with GIS in Schools	ESRI GIS Plus Outside Tech
Investigating Watershed Dynamics in the Classroom Using My World GIS	Presentation	Buzby, Colleen	Teaching with GIS in Schools	ESRI GIS Plus Outside Tech
Investigating Watershed Dynamics in the Classroom Using My World GIS	Presentation	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	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	Milson, Andy	Educational Research and Teacher Education	Innovative Teaching with GIS
Spatial Visualization and Analysis with GIS in High School Geography	Paper	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	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	Niederhuber, Monika	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Planning for Success
The GITTA Project	Presentation	Wiesmann, Samuel	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Planning for Success
The GITTA Project	Presentation	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	Schmidt, Cindy	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Methodology
Using a Web-Based GIS to Teach Problem-Based Science	Presentation	Lenkeit Meezan, Karen	Teaching with GIS in Higher Education	Methodology
Using a Web-Based GIS to Teach Problem-Based Science	Presentation	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	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

Computer Labs

Title	Documents	Author	Track
Acquisition, Integration, and GIS Mapping of Census Data	Presentation	Kerski, Joseph	Computer Labs
ArcGIS Explorer in the Classroom	Presentation	Fisher, Toni	Computer Labs
Introduction to ArcGIS Online	Presentation	Schmidts, Miriam	Computer Labs
Symbolize Data in ArcMap: Create a Weather Map	Presentation	Emmanuel, Gregory	Computer Labs
Creating and Editing Feature Geometry	Presentation	Schmidts, Miriam	Computer Labs
Exploring ArcGIS Analysis Methodology and Geoprocessing Tools	Presentation	Baker, Matthew	Computer Labs
Getting Started with ArcGIS Server	Presentation	Agrios, Bronwyn	Computer Labs
Incorporating Animation into Your Analysis and Presentation	Presentation	Childs, Colin	Computer Labs
Introduction to Programming ArcObjects Using the MS .NET	Presentation	Ruiz-Valdepeña, Jorge	Computer Labs
Introduction to Spatial Statistics—Opportunities for Education	Presentation	Scott, Lauren	Computer Labs
Topology in ArcGIS	Presentation	LeClair, Robert	Computer Labs
Introduction to Versioning	Presentation	Fisher, Toni	Computer Labs
Map Layout and Cartographic Design with ArcGIS Desktop	Presentation	Baker, Matthew	Computer Labs
Regression Analysis Basics	Presentation	Scott, Lauren	Computer Labs
Using ArcGIS Extensions to Analyze and Visualize Data	Presentation	Childs, Colin	Computer Labs
Using Raster Data	Presentation	Baker, Matthew	Computer Labs
Using Web Maps in the Classroom	Presentation	Kerski, Joseph	Computer Labs
Working with the Geodatabase—Data Model	Presentation	LeClair, Robert	Computer Labs
Introduction to Geoprocessing Using Python	Presentation	Ruiz-Valdepeña, Jorge	Computer Labs
2009 ESRI Educational User Conference—Exercises (All Presentations)	Handout	ESRI	Computer Labs