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GIS Career Awareness Learning Modules Development, Use, and Assessment

Develop a comprehensive web-based GIS learning program for high school students to explore GIS applications, future trends, and career paths. Students complete four learning modules and submit an essay reflecting on their learning outcomes and future career plans. The program aims to enhance students' understanding of GIS concepts and applications across various industries. Implemented at Helix High School and Hoover High School, the modules leverage web-based technology to provide accessible and interactive GIS learning experiences. Assessment methods include tracking user engagement, downloading statistics, and collecting feedback from students and teachers for continuous improvement. Achievements include eight students receiving certificates at Helix High School and significant module adoption across 203 users in the San Diego City School District. Future steps involve aligning the program with high school education goals and curriculum standards to enhance its impact and relevance.

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GIS Career Awareness Learning Modules Development, Use, and Assessment

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  1. San Diego State University National Visiting Committee Meeting 2007 April 16, 2007, San Diego GIS Career Awareness Learning Modules Development, Use, and Assessment Ming-Hsiang Tsou Tony Howser Carl Eckberg San Diego State University

  2. Research Activities: Object 5: Develop a Web-based GIS Career Awareness Program • Web-based GIS Learning Modules Designed for High School Students

  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.

  4. 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.

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

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

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

  8. Learning Module FOUR: Putting It All Together: Our Future with GIS (1 hour) Submit an GIS Career Essay

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

  10. Web-based GIS Learning Module Advantagesfor 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.

  11. Implementation and Adoption • Helix High School (adopted full modules in their GIS course) in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007. • Hoover High School started to adopt partial modules (collaborative GIS works) in Fall 2006 and Spring 2007. • High School Teacher Workshop (San Diego Region) hold on November 3nd, 2006. (12 teachers attended the workshop to learn the new modules) at San Diego State University, GIS lab. • After the workshop, some teachers expressed their interests of adopting the modules • (San Diego High School)

  12. San Diego State University Assessments: • Tracking how many users (computer accounts) and certificate awardees. • Weblog analysis (How many copies has been downloaded?) • Students’ feedbacks (from module exercises) and teachers’ feedbacks (from teachers workshops)

  13. Accomplishment • Helix High School (Eight students completed the four modules and got the certificates) – first year since Oct 06. • http://geoinfo.sdsu.edu/hightech/CertificateAwardees.htm • The Collaborative GIS modules has been used significantly. 203 Users (students) have been granted to access the GIS modules. The San Diego City School District is considering the potential for the module adoption

  14. San Diego State University Assessments: • Weblog analysis (How many copies has been downloaded?)

  15. San Diego State University Workshop Evaluation

  16. San Diego State University NEXT STEP? • Create a stronger connection to current High School Education Goals and Content Standards. • National Geography Standards • Content Standards for California State Board of Education • Goals of Advanced Placement Program (AP) Human Geography Course • Encourage more high schools to adopt the GIS modules (continue the GIS workshops for high school teachers with different levels of topics). • Stream-line process for issuing the certificates. (Paper version). • Continue this program after the end of NSF-ATE funding?

  17. San Diego State University NEXT:Demo of GIS CAREER Awareness Learning modulesby Tony Howser

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