https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-training-questions/re-training-gis/m-p/1676063#M1602 <P>I too learned GIS through the various free resources already listed. What really helped me learn it was to create mini GIS challenges to figure out. That way I wasn't just following along in a tutorial, but actively solving the problem or discovering how those tutorial steps can be applied to other situations.&nbsp;</P><P>As I worked through these challenges, I documented everything. I wrote my own "tutorials" as if I was writing it to teach someone else how to do it. I detailed every step I took, explained the why behind my decisions, and even recorded some of the pitfalls I fell into along the way. The act of writing it all out in detail helped cement it in my brain, but it also created additional resources I could reference in the future when I needed a refresher on a certain process.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:09:20 GMT JenniferAcunto 2026-01-06T13:09:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-training-questions/re-training-gis/m-p/1676063#M1602 <P>I too learned GIS through the various free resources already listed. What really helped me learn it was to create mini GIS challenges to figure out. That way I wasn't just following along in a tutorial, but actively solving the problem or discovering how those tutorial steps can be applied to other situations.&nbsp;</P><P>As I worked through these challenges, I documented everything. I wrote my own "tutorials" as if I was writing it to teach someone else how to do it. I detailed every step I took, explained the why behind my decisions, and even recorded some of the pitfalls I fell into along the way. The act of writing it all out in detail helped cement it in my brain, but it also created additional resources I could reference in the future when I needed a refresher on a certain process.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:09:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-training-questions/re-training-gis/m-p/1676063#M1602 JenniferAcunto 2026-01-06T13:09:20Z https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-training-questions/re-training-gis/m-p/1677189#M1603 <P>What a creative (and effective) approach,&nbsp;<a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/160974">@JenniferAcunto</a>. Active learning is learning that sticks.</P> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:36:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/esri-training-questions/re-training-gis/m-p/1677189#M1603 Suzanne-Boden 2026-01-10T00:36:32Z