Abstract
The GIS Faculty Institute: Jumpstart to GIS Across the Curriculum
Track: Teaching with GIS in Higher Education
Author
The Community College of Aurora (Colorado) GIS Faculty Institute is a two year NSF ATE Small Grants project (NSF ##0903296) training a multi-disciplinary group of faculty to implement GIS modules in their courses. Students engaging in the modules gain valuable problem solving and collaborative skills while becoming aware of GIS career opportunities. Despite industry need for GIS skills, higher-education is only beginning to respond. Colleges have difficulty offering GIS programs because students are not aware of GIS as a potential occupational field or academic pursuit. Faculty will learn to use basic GIS applications and receive support in designing/delivering their own module using collected data relevant to his/her own discipline for use in a class in Spring semester of 2010. Disciplines in the institute include: anthropology, biology, history, geography, mathematics, literature, geology, criminal justice, emergency medical services, information technology, and instructional technology.
Geoffrey Hunt
Community College of Aurora
16000 E. CentreTech Parkway
Aurora, Colorado 80011
United States
Phone: 303 360-4825
E-mail: geoff.hunt@ccaurora.edu
Elizabeth Hirsh
Community College of Aurora
16000 E. CentreTech Parkway
Aurora, Colorado 80011
United States
Phone: 303 360-4723
E-mail: elizabeth.hirsh@ccaurora.edu