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We've been hosting monthly GIS in higher education chats and are excited to invite you to the next one! These monthly chats hosted by the Esri education outreach team provide educators with an opportunity to learn and to ask questions about tools, data, curricular materials, and teaching approaches in GIS.   Register for this chat taking place on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 9 a.m. (PST) for our next chat Exploring the Urban Environment with ArcGIS Urban: Teaching City Planning, Transportation, Infrastructure, Land Use, and More.  This GIS chat will teach you how to use ArcGIS Urban in higher education and give you an opportunity to connect with subject matter experts!   Register here >> https://gis-in-higher-education-chat-edresources.hub.arcgis.com/   **Note** Selecting "Yes" you will be attending does not automatically register you for this chat.    ... View more

Learn the basics of survey design, data collection, and simple mapping to support your classroom or club project. Even during a pandemic, students can safely collect and map data to help address a problem or project. Learn the tools and methods to collecting data when most (or all) of your students are learning from home.   Register for this webinar hosted by Directions Magazine on March 16, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. (PDT) to learn more about how ArcGIS Online and Survey123 can be used in K-12 and informal education. All software and instructional resources used are offered at no-cost for youth instruction.    Speakers you can look forward to hearing from: Tom Baker, Education Manager, Esri Kylie Donia, Education Industry Specialist, Esri Charlie Fitzpatrick, K-12 Education Manager, Esri   Register here >> https://www.directionsmag.com/webinar/10518    **Note** Selecting "Yes" you will be attending the webinar does not automatically register you for the webinar.   ... View more

University and college facilities management departments are constrained by budgets, staff, and time. Yet the pressures to use space more efficiently, sustainably, and intelligently have only been increasing.   Register for this three-part webinar series beginning March 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) and hear from leading universities, along with Esri, discussing and demonstrating how facilities management staff can deploy and use GIS to better support operations. The guiding goal of the series will be to lay out a pathway, showing campuses what they can do with the tools they have today to work toward building a more integrated and intelligent campus.   Webinar series schedule: Webinar 1: From CAD to GIS: The Value of Spatially Enabling Utility and Facility Information—March 18 at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) Webinar 2: Configuring Solutions: Building Information and Decision-Making Tools—April 8 at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) Webinar 3: Smart Campus Operations: Integrating GIS with Facility, Work, and Space Management Systems—April 29 at 10:00 a.m. (PDT)   Register here >> https://go.esri.com/facilities-mgmt-highered-series    **Note** Selecting "Yes" you will be attending does not automatically register you for this webinar series.   ... View more

Imagery and remote sensing technology have been rapidly advancing. Raster data is increasingly becoming widely available. New tools and workflows are emerging to make working with imagery faster and easier, both on the desktop and in the cloud.   Register for this upcoming webinar  taking place on March 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. (PST) to learn about: New teaching materials to aid the development of university-level curricula on the subject of imagery and remote sensing ArcGIS imagery workflows and best practices Ready-to-use data, apps, and other resources to better enable your teaching and research   Register here >> https://go.esri.com/imagery-rs-higher-ed-webinar    **Note** Selecting "Yes" you will be attending on this blog does not automatically register you for the webinar.   ... View more

Planners help create sustainable, vibrant communities where issues related to climate change, inequity, and transportation are uncovered and solved. GIS exposes the complex dynamics at play in the built, social, and natural worlds and provides a framework to conduct analysis, visualize scenarios, and present information. Register for the upcoming webinar on Wednesday, February 24, at 10:00 a.m. (PST) to hear from a panel discussion of higher education faculty on: Using GIS as a key component in curriculum Understanding the value of GIS in a planning degree program Updates to ArcGIS Urban and ArcGIS Hub   Panelists you can look forward to hearing from: Dottie Ives Dewey, Ph.D., Professor of Planning, Department of Geography and Planning, West Chester University Shin Kue Ryu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Idaho State University James Sipes, Lecturer in Geodesign, Department of Landscape Architecture, Penn State University Dan Meehan, Geodesign Program Manager, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Penn State University   Register here >> https://go.esri.com/urban-planning-higher-ed-webinar    **Note** Selecting "Yes" you will be attending does not automatically register you for the webinar.    ... View more

Imagery & remote sensing technology has been rapidly advancing. Raster data is increasingly becoming widely available. New tools and workflows are emerging to make working with imagery faster and easier, both in the desktop or cloud.  Join us on March 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. (PST) to learn about: New teaching materials to aid the development of university-level curricula on the subject imagery and remote sensing ArcGIS imagery workflows and best practices Ready-to-use data, apps, and other resources to better enable your teaching and research Speakers you can look forward to hearing from: Canserina Kurnia, Senior Solution Engineer - Education, Esri Delphine  Khanna, Product Engineer - Learn ArcGIS, Esri Emily Windhal, Product Manager, Esri   Download webinar slides >> View webinar recording >>    ... View more

The Esri Education Team is excited to host a panel discussion on February 24, 2021 at 10 a.m. (PST) with higher education faculty who have included GIS as a key component of their curriculum. Panelists will discuss their experiences and the value of GIS in a planning degree program.   Hear from these panelists: Dottie Ives Dewey, Ph.D., Professor of Planning, Department of Geography and Planning, West Chester University Gary Coutu, Ph.D., Chair and Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, West Chester University Shin Kue Ryu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Idaho State University James Sipes, Lecturer in Geodesign, Department of Landscape Architecture, Penn State University Dan Meehan, Geodesign Program Manager, Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Penn State University   View presentation slides >> View recording >>   Why should you join? See how you could use ArcGIS Urban for geodesign or planning studios See innovative GIS technology and product updates If you have an interest in incorporating basic spatial tools and mapping into courses   ... View more

The GIS in Higher Education Chat website  has a new look! We've been hosting monthly GIS in higher education chats and are excited to present you with the new website that contains all the information in one location. In this new website, you can:  Register for upcoming chats Watch previous recordings Access slide decks and learning resources Provide your own input on future topics Connect with our monthly chat facilitators The monthly GIS in Higher Education Chat is a chance for you to join your colleagues and the Esri Education Team for an informal discussion on geospatial tools, data, curricular materials, and teaching approaches. Chats are conducted every first Tuesday of the month. Each month features a different topic and subject matter expert and a chance for a live Q&A.  We look forward to seeing you at the next one! View updated website >> ... View more

If you have activated your Schools Mapping Software Bundle, use these resources as a best practice for getting your Organization up and running. Email k12schools@esri.com with any additional questions.   ArcGIS Online Organizations for Schools & Clubs   This document provides guidance for K12 (primary and secondary) schools on the use of ArcGIS Online Organizations. It gives the basic info needed to understand what an Organization is and does and why schools and districts should use them, without burying the viewer in minutiae. It presents guidance and suggestions, not hard and fast rules. It includes links for more information on key matters. It gets updated on an as-needed basis.   Protecting Your Students' Anonymity   A question we hear often from educators is how to share student content beyond the organization without exposing personally identifiable information (PII). Student logins should be created without using PII (see this guide). Organization administrators should also restrict student roles from sharing content outside the organization.   To maximize personal security but permit sharing, the organization administrator should create a showcase login into which content can be moved or copied and then shared. Here's how to do that:   Create a new login and build a proper profile with descriptive text, contact info, and an appropriate logo. Optimize the profile by adding a role and a group. For content to be shared from the organization instead of from a specific user, change the item ownership from the creator login to the showcase login, then share.   Please note: In cases where there are other teachers using this organization, a plan should be established for routinely informing you, the administrator, of new content to be shared publicly. Using a schedule will encourage production of new student content while making the workflow easy for the administrator to implement.   Easily Add Members to Your ArcGIS Online Organization   As an administrator of your school's ArcGIS Online organizational account, you can add students or teachers directly, in bulk. Here are step-by-step instructions.   Pro Tip: The email you use for each student member can be an alias going to the organization administrator. The password is temporary, so it can be generic; users are forced to change it immediately upon their first access.   Using Single Sign-On   Single sign-on (SSO) can reduce the liabilities of teachers managing student accounts and allow teachers to focus on teaching with GIS. Moreover, SSO gives everyone in the school or district access to the software. See this LinkedIn article Five Reasons to Use Single Sign-On in Schools.   Managing Esri Access   Esri Access connects users who have ArcGIS Online logins with esri.com allowing users to: Access online resources including free Esri Training Ask questions on GeoNet   As an administrator of your ArcGIS Online organizational account, it's important to know: By default, users with ArcGIS Online logins have Esri Access disabled (even administrator accounts). Esri access may be enabled during the creation of logins using a spreadsheet. Even with Esri Access disabled, a user with a login may still make maps, publish data, and share items in ArcGIS Online. Follow these steps to enable Esri access.   Educator Support Resource Page   Many resources exist to help teachers and club leaders learn about GIS and mapping. This educator support resource webpage will provide you ways to get started in GIS, incorporate GIS in classrooms, become a GeoMentor, participate in the Teacher Video Challenge, and more.    ArcGIS Online Help for Teachers and Students ArcGIS Online Help is a great resource for teachers and students to learn more about: Creating maps and apps Performing analyses Sharing content Managing data Administering your organization   ArcGIS Online Help also offers short exercises to take—many of them are only 20 minutes in length!   Helpful Courses from Esri Academy Teaching with GIS Web Course provides practical ideas for GIS activities that enhance student learning and critical thinking skills. Get to Know GIS (for Secondary Students) is a five-part online course where students and teachers can learn the basics and see how workers use GIS to solve problems.   Mapping Hour Episodes for Parents and Teachers   Mapping Hour is a collection of one-hour instructional videos about ArcGIS Online for parents and teachers. These videos are intended to equip you with GIS tools to help you teach engaging lessons and activities with your own kids and students at home.   A total of 20 instructional videos are available for you to watch and re-watch as often as you'd like. Each video dives deep into many topics such as: Instruction with GeoInquiries Basic pedagogical practices for teaching An introduction to ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World Exploring Learn ArcGIS lessons and learn paths Please send your feedback and questions to mappinghour@esri.com.   Supporting Student Collaboration in ArcGIS   Many educators want to support collaboration, and although physical distancing makes it a challenge, collaboration is still doable and powerful.   Different strategies support collaboration using ArcGIS, such as: Students entering data into a common feature layer. Students sharing layers and maps in a group for others to use in their own creations. Different users generating different content before merging. Admins changing the ownership of an item. Each strategy has advantages and benefits and works well under different use cases. Each takes good planning and careful communication. Read more about student collaboration.   Annual ArcGIS Online Competition for High School and Middle School Students    The annual ArcGIS Online Competition for High School and Middle School Students is open for students to work individually or as a team. Here are some important details about the competition: Teachers and faculty must ensure their state is registered to participate. Middle school (grades 4–8) and high school (grades 9–12) students in the US can participate. Student projects must analyze, interpret, and present data via an ArcGIS web app or story map. Ten $100 prizes will be given to five high school students and five middle school students. The grand prize will include a trip to the 2020 Education Summit @ Esri UC in San Diego, California, which will be awarded to one middle school and one high school student.   Download the competition postcard.   View Student Activity in Your ArcGIS Organization   In your school's ArcGIS Online organizational account, you can access valuable information on student engagement, such as: Content students find most interesting How students are using their credits What apps students are creating Which students are more active than others Follow these steps to access this information:   Use your administrator credentials to log in to your ArcGIS Online organizational account. From the Overview page, in the Credits box, click the link "View Status". Use the navigation bar to explore what is going on in your organization   Understanding Credit Budgeting and Allocation   Credits are the currency used across ArcGIS Online and are consumed by storage and specific transactions. As administrator of an ArcGIS Online organizational account, you can manage credit expenditures by setting credit budgets for students and teachers in your organization, with different amounts for different roles.   Use these detailed instructions to enable credit budgeting and allocation. ... View more

With budgets and enrollments shifting, colleges and universities need to focus on building efficient and effective operations—now more than ever.   Throughout this series, leading universities—along with Esri—will discuss and demonstrate how spatial collaboration, decision-making, and analytical tools can help with a broad range of workflows across campuses.   Join Esri for a four-part webinar series that will walk you through steps that can be taken today:   Webinar 1 (September 16)—Getting Started: Building Your Spatial Foundation   GIS isn’t just a campus basemap. GIS is real-time dashboards for VP’s and department heads, it pulls disparate asset management and work order systems into a contextual framework, and it provides a hub upon which all departments and users can share and collaborate to work more effectively. This webinar will show campus operations users how: To frame the conversation around the return on investment (ROI) that GIS provides GIS can be used to monitor and report on KPI’s Where and how to get started with a technical roadmap Integration with other business systems can take place Key campus workflows can be quickly configured   Watch webinar 1 recording >> Download presentation slides >>   Webinar 2 (October 7)—Bringing GIS Indoors: Space Planning and Optimization   Getting directions to a building? No problem. What about real-time, floor aware directions to the specific valve that will stop the water leak? Now that’s valuable. Not only does GIS enhance outdoor workflows, but by pulling together building, floor, room, and asset information, indoor GIS takes you a step further. The ability to optimally route visitors to rooms, find nearest AEDs, integrate with calendars, and pull together asset management systems into a floor aware GIS, are just some of the powerful aspects of bringing GIS indoors. Join us for the second webinar in the series to show campus operations users how: GIS is being used to tie work management and location together To build and manage dynamic, routable networks Peers are starting to leverage indoor GIS   Watch webinar 2 recording >> Download presentation slides >> Michigan State University's story map Webinar 3 (October 28)—Building a Mobile Workforce: Getting Decision Support into the Field   In our home lives – smart phones have become a part of daily life. So why do we still rely heavily on printed maps, CAD diagrams, and hand-drawn notes to find assets while at work on campus? GIS is no longer about just producing printed maps, it provides out of the box tools for data collection, data discovery, and data sharing. It also provides applications that can be rapidly configured for a wide variety of workflows. This webinar will feature 2 leading universities sharing their best practices for mobile GIS as well as showing campus operations users: The value of configure first, customize second Updates to Esri mobile applications The ROI of mobile data capture How to provide real-time operational awareness to crews and managers   Webinar speakers you can look forward to hearing from: Seth Kiser, Project Manager for University Facilities Construction & Renovation, Clemson University Grant McCormick, Enterprise GIS Manager, University of Arizona Brian Baldwin, Senior Solution Engineer – Education, Esri   Watch webinar 3 recording >> Download presentation slides >> Webinar 4 (November 18)—Optimizing Utilities: Digitally Transforming Network Management   It’s 3AM and the power goes out. You or your staff need to locate the right switch, but do you know where it is? When a construction project is taking place and you want to ensure that a dig-in won’t occur, how confident are you in the mapped location of your underground assets? These are just 2 common use cases for the times when an accurate spatial representation of your network assets would be incredibly valuable. This webinar will focus on the value of moving your utility assets from CAD to GIS and many of the advances that allow users to view and trace network assets in the field, incorporate real-time information, and represent your data in 2D, schematics, and 3D. This webinar will feature 1 leading university and showcase:  Network management for electric, gas, water, sewer, stormwater, fiber, telecom, district heating, and more Scaled deployment options (from hosted solutions to Enterprise management) Moving from CAD to GIS   Webinar speakers you can look forward to hearing from: Mary Colomaio, Utility Mapping Program Manager, Cornell University Brian Baldwin, Senior Solution Engineer – Education, Esri Tom DeWitte, Solution Engineer, Esri Junjie Ma, Solution Engineer, Esri   Watch webinar 4 recording >> Download presentation slides >> ... View more

Spatial data science solves problems by transforming data into useful information. It enriches traditional data science by incorporating spatial characteristics such as proximity, coincidence, and connectivity in creating models and making predictions. Spatial data science gives students unique skills and advantages that are in high demand in the workplace. If you're looking for spatial data science resources for teaching and research, visit this resource page as your first stop. This resource page for teaching and research will help equip you with the information you need to get started with the following: Various spatial data science tools Lessons in spatial data science for teaching Python libraries and scripting resources GeoAI and deep learning examples Spatial data science success stories in higher education Go to resource page >> https://go.esri.com/spatial-data-science-higher-ed  ... View more

Join us Friday, August 7, 2020 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (PDT) for the Higher Education Social Hour during the 2020 Education Summit. We’ll have virtual rooms where you can connect with your peers around specific topics (curriculum and learning resources, pedagogies for online learning, etc.) You can ask questions, share what has worked for you, and revitalize your connection with the GIS Education Community. Turn on your camera and connect with colleagues and friends! There will be four different social hour options to choose from which you can access via Zoom links in this blog (links coming soon!). Feel free to drop into any one of these during the virtual social hour: Best Practices for ArcGIS Administration [Link expired] Pedagogies for Virtual Classroom [Link expired] Curriculum and Learning Resources [Link expired] Campus Operations [Link expired] During the social hour there will be a moderator facilitating questions and attendees will have to option to openly chat with other. We encourage you to stop by so you can: Connect with peers Ask questions Chat with the education community Learn more about GIS in higher education We are excited to see you there (virtually). If you have not already registered for the 2020 Education Summit, you can register here. ... View more

From performance monitoring to facility management, from market analysis to territory planning, applying location information to problem solving helps business professionals make informed and competitive decisions. Esri location analytics tools empower your students to learn critical spatial-thinking skills, link theory and practice, and solve real-world problems by using business, demographic, and consumer data. How can faculty effectively teach principles and applications in location analytics? The Esri Education Team created this Location Analytics in Business Education web page for educators looking to incorporate location intelligence in their business coursework or curriculum. In this web page you'll learn: location analytics tools to use in your courses training sites to learn how to use these location analytics tools data resources to support your research links to curricula materials location analytics case studies and success stories If you have questions about incorporating location intelligence in your business courses, contact us at highered@esri.com or fill out the form in the Location Analytics in Business Education web page. ... View more