Abstract
Web-based GIS Teacher Professional Development
Track: Educational Research and Teacher Education
Author
The historic barriers to wide-spread use of GIS in the classroom are being lifted as educators embrace the power of Web-based GIS and other Internet geospatial technologies. Two NSF-funded projects at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon - MAPS-GIS (Mapping Analyzing and Problem Solving with GIS) for college level students and GEOSTAC (Geospatial Teaching Across the Curriculum) for high school teachers – have successfully embedded GIS in the classroom. We will discuss how to implement Web-based GIS lessons across the curriculum to teach important geospatial concepts and skills and educate students about GIS classes and careers.
Lynn Songer
Lane Community College
4000 East 30th Ave
Eugene, Oregon 97405
United States
Phone: 541-463-4160
E-mail: songerl@lanecc.edu
Eric Sproles
Lane Community College
4000 East 30th Ave.
Eugene, Oregon 97405
United States
Phone: 541.463.5046
E-mail: sprolese@lanecc.edu