Developing Web-Based Gis Career Awareness Modules For High School Students.pdf

San Diego State
University

2007 ESRI Education User Conference
June 19, 2007 10:15am -11:30am.

Developing Web-based
GIS CAREER awareness modules
for high school students
Paper Session : Developing Resources

Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Geography, San Diego State University
E-mail:


NSF- ATE (Advanced Technological

Education) Program)

2004 Award – 3 years +
one year extension

San Diego State University
Mesa College (Community College)
San Diego School District (High School)

/>• Provide on-line, Web-based GIS learning modules
for high school students and teachers.
• Help high school students assess their interest in

and aptitude for GIS-related careers,
• Form an on-line community and portal for GISeducation research and related projects.


Develop a Web-based GIS Career Awareness
Program for High School Students
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Student Learning Outcome (SLO)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the learning modules, the
student will be able to:
   
1. Understand the value of GIS skills and the potential of GIS
career (module 4).
2. Explain the fundamental GIS concepts, coordinate
systems, and the idea of Digital Globe (module 1).
3. Describe at least two GIS applications in various
industries and careers (module 2).
4. Identify at least two new directions of future GIS research
(such as mobile GIS, multimedia, visualization, and
participatory GIS (module 3).


Complete Four Learning Modules 
Issue the Certificates to Students
•

The learning module ONE: The Digital Earth --- Virtual Globes and
Computerized Maps (create interests and funs for high school

students by using Google Earth and Google Maps. Introduce
latitudes/longitudes and coordinate systems). 

•

The learning module TWO: How Can GIS Help Us? --- GIS
Applications in Various Fields (criminal justice, business and
marketing, environmental protection, etc.)

•

The learning module THREE: The Cutting Edge and Future of GIS
Including Mobile GIS, Multimedia GIS Visualization, and
Participatory (Collaborative) GIS applications (Mapping Where
You Want to Visit in the World in Web-Based Community Maps).

•

The learning module FOUR: Putting It All Together: Our Future
with GIS. Submit an GIS Career essay (three pages around 500
words) about their learning results from three modules and their
future GIS career plan.


Version 1.0 (October 2006) and
Version 2.0 (March, 2007)
Difference between 1.0 and 2.0
Version 1.0 included Geofusion for 3D virtual Globe exercises (but the
Plug-In is incompatible with Mac OS). Replaced by Google Map
Exercise in Version 2.0.

Version 1.0 used Google Earth 3.0. Version 2.0 upgrade to Google
Earth 4.0 with new Sketch-up functions and new user interfaces.
Version 1.0 instructions have both answer sheets and instructions in a
single document (Documents are too long). Version 2.0 separated
answer sheets from the exercise instruction. (Easier for teacher to
use and print-out).
Version 2.0 corrected errors and mistakes founded in version 1.0.
Version 2.0 add components for getting students’ feedback about the
learning modules.


Learning Module ONE: The Digital Earth - Virtual
Globes and Computerized Maps (2.5 hours)


Learning Module TWO: How Can GIS Help Us?
--- GIS Applications in Various Fields (1.5 hours)


Learning Module THREE: The Cutting Edge and
Future of GIS (1.5 hours) (Collaborative GIS works)


Learning Module FOUR: Putting It All Together:
Our Future with GIS (1 hour) Submit an GIS Career Essay
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Web-based GIS Learning Module
Advantages

for high school teachers and students

• Avoid the complicated (and often expensive)
software installation in traditional GIS.
• Students can utilize a Web browser to access
maps and GIS from anywhere (schools, homes, or
libraries).
• Combine with Multimedia (sounds, animation, and
3D) in an integrated Web environment.
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