GIScience Teaching and Learning Perspectives

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Balram, Shivanand (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Boxall, James (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in Geographic Information Science,
• Subjects: Geographical information systems.; Educational technology.; Artificial intelligence.; Education-Data processing.; Learning.; Instruction.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Technology and Digital Education.; Artificial Intelligence.; Computers and Education.; Learning & Instruction.

This volume uniquely links educational theories and the practice of GIScience in higher education contexts to guide classroom practice, present effective practical implementations from peers, and provide resources and strategies for effective teaching methods. The book offers a comprehensive explora...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1: Teaching and learning pedagogies in higher education geographic information science
• Chapter2: The evolution and definition of geospatial literacy
• Chapter3: Enabling scientific research skills in undergraduate students during a spatial modeling course
• Chapter4: The AMETHYST program: The NSERC create experience
• Chapter5: "The map is not the territory": Adding value to technical GIS education
• Chapter6: Using an online format to teach graduate-level remote sensing basics
• Chapter7: WebGIS in development: From research and teaching perspectives
• Chapter8: Neogeography: Rethinking participatory mapping and place-based learning in the geoweb age
• Chapter9: Navigating employment prospects for new graduates in the geospatial sciences
• Chapter10: Epilogue: Future of convergence and crisis.