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<b>About the editors ix</b> <p><b>List of contributors xi</b></p> <p><b>Foreword xv</b></p> <p><b>Editors’ preface xvii</b></p> <p><b>SECTION I GIS&T IN THE ACADEMIC CURRICULUM – INTRODUCTION 1</b></p> <p><b>1 GIS&T in higher education: challenges for educators, opportunities for education 3<br /> </b><i>Kenneth E. Foote, David J. Unwin, Nicholas J. Tate and David DiBiase</i></p> <p><b>2 Making the case for GIS&T in higher education 17<br /> </b><i>Diana S. Sinton</i></p> <p><b>3 The internationalization of Esri higher education support, 1992–2009 37<br /> </b><i>Michael Phoenix</i></p> <p><b>4 Reflections on curriculum development in the US and abroad: from core curriculum to body of knowledge 47<br /> </b><i>Karen K. Kemp</i></p> <p><b>SECTION II ISSUES IN CURRICULUM AND COURSE DESIGN 61</b></p> <p><b>5 Using the GIS&T Body of Knowledge for curriculum design: different design for different contexts 63<br /> </b><i>Steven D. Prager</i></p> <p><b>6 Scope and sequence in GIS&T education: learning theory, learning cycles and spiral curricula 81<br /> </b><i>Kenneth E. Foote</i></p> <p><b>7 Building dynamic, ontology-based alternative paths for GIS&T curricula 97<br /> </b><i>Marco Painho and Paula Curvelo</i></p> <p><b>8 Addressing misconceptions, threshold concepts, and troublesome knowledge in GIScience education 117<br /> </b><i>Matthew Bampton</i></p> <p><b>9 Active pedagogy leading to deeper learning: fostering metacognition and infusing active learning into the GIS&T classroom 133<br /> </b><i>Richard B. Schultz</i></p> <p><b>10 Where to begin? Getting started teaching GIS&T 145<br /> </b><i>Eric West</i></p> <p><b>11 Issues in curriculum and course design: discussion and prospect 159<br /> </b><i>Kenneth E. Foote</i></p> <p><b>SECTION III PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING GIS&T 165</b></p> <p><b>12 The University of Minnesota master of geographic information science (MGIS) program: a decade of experience in professional education 167<br /> </b><i>Susanna A. McMaster and Robert B. McMaster</i></p> <p><b>13 Geospatial education at US community colleges 185<br /> </b><i>Ann Johnson</i></p> <p><b>14 The GIS Professional Ethics project: practical ethics for GIS professionals 199<br /> </b><i>David DiBiase, Francis Harvey, Christopher Goranson and Dawn Wright</i></p> <p><b>15 An exploration of spatial thinking in introductory GIS courses 211<br /> </b><i>Injeong Jo, Andrew Klein, Robert S. Bednarz and Sarah W. Bednarz</i></p> <p><b>16 Teaching spatial literacy and spatial technologies in the digital humanities 231<br /> </b><i>David J. Bodenhamer and Ian N. Gregory</i></p> <p><b>17 Discussion and prospect 247<br /> </b><i>David J. Unwin</i></p> <p><b>SECTION IV DIGITAL WORLDS AND TEACHING GIS&T 255</b></p> <p><b>18 Virtual geographic environments 257<br /> </b><i>Gary Priestnall, Claire Jarvis, Andy Burton, Martin Smith and Nick J. Mount</i></p> <p><b>19 Using web-based GIS and virtual globes in undergraduate education 289<br /> </b><i>Lynn Songer</i></p> <p><b>20 Trying to build a wind farm in a national park: experiences of a geocollaboration experiment in Second Life 301<br /> </b><i>Nick J. Mount and Gary Priestnall</i></p> <p><b>21 From location-based services to location-based learning: challenges and opportunities for higher education 327<br /> </b><i>David M. Mountain</i></p> <p><b>22 GIS is dead, long live GIS&T: an educational commentary on the opening of Pandora’s Box 345<br /> </b><i>Nicholas J. Tate</i></p> <p><b>SECTION V DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING 359</b></p> <p><b>23 Media and communications systems in cartographic education 361<br /> </b><i>William Cartwright</i></p> <p><b>24 UNIGIS – networked learning over a distance 383<br /> </b><i>Josef Strobl</i></p> <p><b>25 The Esri Virtual Campus 395<br /> </b><i>Nick Frunzi</i></p> <p><b>26 Delivering GIScience education via blended learning: the GITTA experience 405<br /> </b><i>Robert Weibel, Patrick L¨uscher, Monika Niederhuber, Thomas Grossmann and Susanne Bleisch</i></p> <p><b>27 GIS&T in the open educational resources movement 421<br /> </b><i>David DiBiase</i></p> <p><b>28 Experiences in ‘e’ and ‘distance-’ learning: a personal account 439<br /> </b><i>David J. Unwin</i></p> <p><b>CONCLUSION 451</b></p> <p><b>29 Ways forward for GIS&T education 453<br /> </b><i>David DiBiase, Kenneth E. Foote, Nicholas J. Tate and David J. Unwin</i></p> <p><b>Index 469</b></p>

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<p>David Unwin and Nicholas Tate are the authors of Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education, published by Wiley.

Geographic Information Science and Technology (GISc&T) has been at the forefront of education innovation in geography and allied sciences for two decades. <p><b>Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education</b> is an invaluable reference for educators and researchers working in GISc&T, providing coverage of the latest innovations in the field and discussion of what the future holds for GI Science education in the years to come.</p> <p>This book clearly documents teaching innovations and takes stock of lessons learned from experience in the discipline. The content will be of interest both to educators and researchers working in GISc&T, and to educators in other related fields. More importantly, this book also anticipates some of the opportunities and challenges in GI Science and Technology education that may arise in the next decade. As such it will be of interest to chairs, deans, administrators, faculty in other subfields, and educators in general.</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Innovative book taking a look at recent innovations and teaching developments in the course provision of GI Science and Technology in higher education.</li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li>Edited by leaders in the field of GISc&T who have been at the forefront of education innovation in GI Science and allied science subjects.</li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li>Provides coverage of GISc & Technology in a range of institutional settings from an international perspective at all levels of higher education.</li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li>An invaluable text for all educators within the field of GISc&T and allied subjects with advice from experts in the field on best practice.</li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li>Includes coverage and practical advice on curriculum design, teaching with GIS technology, distance and eLearning with global examples from leading academics in the field.</li> </ul>

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