Education Blog - Page 2

While we are still very early in the development of generative AI and use of large language models (LLMs), I thought it would be interesting to see just how close an LLM could get to correctly answering a common GIS 101 project question.

What's the most magical capacity of the new National Geographic MapMaker?

Explore how to enhance your meteorology instruction with GIS tools, methods, and data with this new set of resources.  These resources, presented as an ArcGIS Story Map, includes tools that you can use in upper primary schools, others most suitable for secondary instruction, and others that are perfect for college and university level.  Topics include analyzing temperature extremes, hurricanes, tornadoes, weather forecasts, how to collect, map, and present the results of field observations about weather, and much more.  

The GeoEdC is designed for educators (middle school through college/university) who are seeking to increase their pedagogical skill-set and/or acquire a document certifying that they have the requisite technical skills, competencies, and knowledge to teach geospatial technologies (GST).

I recently upgraded my free ChatGPT account to a paid version.  Paid versions include beta features like plugins and the Code Interpreter.  Using the GPT-4 model, I added a plugin designed to describe images in text.  It is a bit like “reverse engineering” an AI prompt that might be used in an AI image generator.  The plugin I used for this post is called SceneXplain.

New with addition three, each GeoInquiry now includes a homepage with links to the teacher guide, the interactive map, supplemental resources and select learning management system integrations. Discover new student self-check quizzes, vocabulary support and more.

As technology continues to advance, new tools and products are being developed to help us better understand and interact with the world around us. Esri released a new product called ArcGIS Reality, a platform that combines reality mapping and geographic information system (GIS) technology to give us a whole new perspective on reality.

Evolutions in technology give us time to reflect and reconsider—what lessons should I retain? What content should I delete?  What have I always wanted to include? It’s an appropriate time to think about your program, course, and unit goals—what do you actually want to accomplish?

Authors: @JosephKerski, @CanserinaKurnia, @BrianBaldwin 

To enhance your classroom use of maps, GIS, and StoryMaps for project-based learning, here are five things you can do this summer.

A new article that three professors from James Madison University and I co-authored in the Journal of the Decision Sciences Institute examines why and how location analytics can be effectively used in education.