Learning GIS is an important skill set, but the goal is to understand an issue or problem in a deeper, more holistic way, and then take action about the issue or communicate that issue to others.
Besides spatial and critical thinking, check out these top 10 educational benefits for students who use GIS.
If you are involved in teaching Geography/GIS at the community college level, you should check out this article.
… much of the growth of geography at the community college level is driven by the demand for GIS certifications and technical skill sets that can be acquired at two-year colleges.
The Education Workgroup of the California GIS Council is interested in gaining an understanding of how we can benefit the larger GIS Council and provide a bridge between the professional GIS community and the education community. Specifically, we are looking to 1) obtain input from current GIS professionals to inform specific aspects of curriculum development in the geospatial science fields, and 2) develop better connections between professional opportunities and students, faculty, and researchers.
Please consider participating in this short SURVEY (5-10 minutes). Your responses will not be visible to council members outside of the Education Workgroup, but we will compile them and share anonymous summaries at a later date. Your responses will be saved automatically, so you can return later to edit them.
Survey closing date is February 28, 2022
Questions? Please email: CAGISCouncil.EdWorkgroup@gmail.com
We thank you in advance for participating. We really appreciate your time and input!
Get caught up on the latest legislation and policy news compiled by the GIS Council Policy Advisory Workgroup. Click here for more info.
You might want to try this one out at your New Year’s Eve party! Put your knowledge of the world to the test with GeoGuessr, the game that drops you somewhere in the world using Google’s Street View feature and leaves it up to you to guess the location. In the game, you must navigate the map and take in as much information as possible, utilizing your knowledge of geography, history, botany, languages, architecture, and culture to make your best guess. You can play the Classic mode solo, play with friends, or compete in Career mode. You can opt to drop anywhere in the world at random or choose from GeoGuessr’s map categories, including famous places, specific countries, popular maps, and more.
GeoGuessr requires an account to play, but signing up is free. With a free account, you can play one five-round game for free each day, while the subscription model allows more frequent playing and access to additional features. GeoGuessr is available in 10 languages and can be played in a browser or as an app available from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Check it out!
While Santa tries to figure out where we all live … using a paper map … just in case, here are a few map books you might consider if they don’t arrive soon!
And not an atlas, but a good read:
If you all have other suggestions, please post in the comment section!
Make sure you read about the Physics of Santa, a post from 2015.
Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -mike
Looks like ArcMap has an update! Version 10.8.2. Mostly bug fixes with a few enhancements. You can download the update from my.esri.com.
Check out this article about the top 10 educational benefits for students who use GIS. Spoiler alert: it will help your career pathway!
Rio Hondo College GIS Courses are scheduled for both online and hybrid with field exercises this spring semester starting January 29th. Courses include Introduction to GIS, Intermediate GIS, (Surveying w/) Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Cartography, Crime Mapping and Geospatial Programming (Python) and our new course taught by instructor Sean Christian PE is the GIS for Public Works (GIS222).
For more information on GIS and Rio Hondo visit here https://page.riohondo.edu/gis/ and list of course schedule here https://gisteacher.wixsite.com/riohondo/spring2022
Have you registered for the 2022 ESRI User Conference? It’s back in San Diego! Hurry and register and get your favorite hotel.
