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GIS, Geography Education, and the NCGE

Teaching with GIS fits well in many disciplines, but one of its “homes” is in geography education. One might argue that for a geography educator not to use maps is like a chemistry teacher not using the periodic table. And the spatial analysis possible Read More...
Posted Monday, September 28, 2009 2:02 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Mapping The Greenest Universities

The Sierra Club just released its 2009 “cool schools” ranking —colleges and universities judged to be doing the most to help the planet. The judging criteria included efficiency, energy, food usage, academics, purchasing, transportation, waste, and administration. Read More...
Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 3:36 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Follow ESRI Education News on Twitter

Many of the ESRI Education Team is now Twittering - to pass on regular news regarding what is happening "on campus" at ESRI in Redlands, as well as some of the things we are hearing around the world regarding the GIS education community. Some Tweets will Read More...
Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:47 AM by tbaker | 3 Comments

Institute for Enabling Geospatial Scholarship in the Humanities

The Scholars' Lab at the University of Virginia Library is now accepting applications for an NEH-funded "Institute for Enabling Geospatial Scholarship," to be held in Charlottesville, Virginia in November 2009 and May 2010. This program will bring together Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:06 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

EdCommunity Case Studies Released

The ESRI GIS Education Community unveiled the Case Studies collection this week. These case studies are rich, real-world stories of GIS in education – across several educational categories. These stories represent best practices of GIS planning, implementation Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:12 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

University Enhances Its Logistical Tracking System with GIS

In 2001, the University of Texas, Dallas (UTD), developed an in-house application to more effectively calculate the square footage of its campus structures. Named the Logistical Tracking System (LTS), this system was originally used as a facility inventory Read More...
Posted Saturday, May 09, 2009 1:56 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Two New Listservs for Higher Education - HEFACULTY-L and HESL-ADMINS-L

Two new listservs have been created to help faculty and staff at colleges and universities communicate more effectively with each other and with the ESRI’s education team. These two new moderated listservs (HEFACULTY-L and HESL-ADMINS-L) have been created Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:00 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

GI Summer Schools in Vancouver and Tuscany

Summer schools offer the perfect opportunity to recharge both body and mind: a mini-sabbatical! Among the multiple opportunities for GI learning at summer schools here are two international events that we especially like for 2009. (Full disclosure: I Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:00 PM by tbaker | 0 Comments

ESRI hiring Higher Education Manager!

Please help us spread the word, that the ESRI home office in Redlands, California, is looking to hire a dynamic Higher Education Manager. This manager will help us to promote spatial thinking, work on curriculum projects, help colleges and universities Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:37 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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One-Year ArcView 9.3 with Extensions Software for Students

The one-year ArcView 9.3 with extensions software for students has become a very popular and important part of ESRI's educational offerings. Its popularity has more than doubled in the last year. Learn more about this software option at the Higher Education Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:38 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Darrel Hess Community College Geography Scholarship

Deadline: December 31, annually The Association of American Geographers is pleased to announce a national scholarship program for community college students. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students from community colleges, junior colleges, Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:07 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

2nd Call: Student Paper Competition, AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group

STUDENT PAPER MERIT COMPETITION: AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group DEADLINE EXTENDED to WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12th DESCRIPTION OF AWARD: The Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group (CISG) is pleased to announce their inaugural student paper award competition Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:58 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

Essays on Geography and GIS

Essays on Geography and GIS is a compilation of best practices in a free electronic book (in PDF) from ESRI. Articles include: What Is GIS? What Holds Us Together Exploration in the Age of Digital Earth Dynamics GIS: Recognizing the Dynamic Nature of Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 18, 2008 2:29 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments

GIS Educator from ESRI Wins Prestigious Academic Honor

Dr. Michael Phoenix Will Receive the 2008 University Consortium for Geographic Information Science Educator Award Redlands, California— Dr. Michael Phoenix, who dedicated his career at ESRI to educating people about and evangelizing for geospatial science Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008 2:03 AM by tbaker | 1 Comments
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GIS is Integrative and Interdisciplinary

At conferences and exhibits, we regularly have educators come by and ask “where does GIS fit in the curriculum?” Once getting beyond the moment of having that deer in the headlights look on my face and the thought “it fits everywhere,” I get into a rhythm Read More...
Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 2:52 AM by tbaker | 0 Comments
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