Education Blog

Until recently, most geogame development seemed pretty far out of my reach - for both time and skill.  Now, things look like they are changing and geogames seem to be at a point where they could dramatically expand in education.

As educators, a number of resources are available to help you map out your curriculum. The Higher Education guides offer a list of e-learning resources curated by Esri Training Services. These guides have been designed with educators in mind to make it easier for you to compare and choose the most appropriate trainings to tailor your curriculum.

The Higher Ed guide for Geospatial AI is available to support teaching and learning across many geospatial AI topics, research, and learning levels. 

GIS is changing, and perhaps the tools and workflows changing GIS the most these days is Artificial Intelligence, or AI.  I have been conducting hands-on AI GIS (or "Geo AI") workshops and short courses for 3 years, responding to demand for this content by industry, nonprofits, government, and education, and am using this space to share its latest contents in the hopes that it will be useful to many.

Esri consistently releases new contents, updates, and resources related to their products, solutions, apps, and applications, as well as best practices, success stories, recorded webinars, and more. Although these resources are posted in various locations, they can be difficult to find.

This blog provides a comprehensive list of all the June 2026 technical highlights and resources from Esri. It is a buffet-style list, so feel free to pick and choose the topics that interest you.

Read Chapter 5 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" outlining options to equip GIS administrators and GIS support staff with knowledge, skills, and resources needed to administer ArcGIS. The main goal is to build capacity for administration, which can be accomplished with training, documentation, web courses, and technical support, as well as being involved with the user community and learning from peers.

Read Chapter 4 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" which outlines steps and recommendations associated with providing continuous support and communication to GIS users across the organization. 

Read Chapter 3 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" which focuses on implementing ArcGIS as an enterprise system and operating it in compliance with the policies and guidelines established in the previous chapter.

Read Chapter 2 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" which focuses on defining governance policies and concepts that apply to ArcGIS. Having a governance plan for managing ArcGIS is a key component in planning for institutional implementation, aligning GIS use with the organization’s mission, and ensuring effective use of resources.

Read Chapter 1 of "Governing ArcGIS - Guide for Higher Education" outlining how implementing a geospatial strategy and geospatial support system can enhance the mission of educational institutions. The blog establishes an overarching vision of how to govern GIS technology to support teaching, learning, research, and administration.

Read the "Governing ArcGIS in Higher Education" series of blogs on how to govern ArcGIS in higher education setting - supporting the mission of teaching, learning, research, and administration.