Presentations and short courses in GIS in Education
As I frequently give short courses and presentations focused on GIS in education, and as I receive requests for this content on a regular basis from the education community, I thought it would be helpful to post a collection of my most recent content here.
Why GIS in Education Matters: My presentation with a research focus.
Why GIS in Education Matters: Article in Geospatial World.
History of GIS in K12 Education: Article in xyHT magazine.
Short course on useful apps in teaching and learning and 10 things you can do with ArcGIS Online.
Short course on ways you can teach with modern web-based GIS tools and data.
Short course on 10 key skills to grow in ArcGIS Online.
Short course on fieldwork > map > analysis > storymap > operations dashboard.
Presentation on what geography is and why geography matters.
Presentation on why data quality matters more now than ever.
Presentation on the modern web GIS paradigm.
Presentation and short course on exploring your world through geography and beyond.
The Lakota Language Story Map and the reasons it was created.
The storymaps and the digital humanities collection.
Short course on GIS for beginners and intermediates.
Short course on predicting the weather.
Short course on fieldwork > map > analysis > storymap > operations dashboard.
Short course on story maps - slides and short activities - the #2 link here.
Short course on story maps - detailed activity.
Keynote address on 5 forces, 5 trends, and 5 skills critical in GIS as we look to the 2020s.
Keynote address on geography--key for resilient communities and a healthy planet.
I hope and trust that these items will be useful in your own work. Feel free to use and modify them and I look forward to hearing how you have used these resources.
--Joseph Kerski