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Thoughts from 20 Thoughts from 20 Thoughts from 20 Thoughts from 20 years of developing years of developing years of developing years of developing "curricula" for GIS "curricula" for GIS curricula for GIS curricula for GIS Karen Kemp Karen Kemp The Kohala Center The Kohala Center The Kohala Center The Kohala Center Waimea, Hawai‘i Waimea, Hawai‘i

2 20 years trying to figure it out.. 20 years trying to figure it out 20 years trying to figure it out.. 20 years trying to figure it out 1988 1988- -90: NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIS 90: NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIS 1992 1992- -93: International Post 93: International Post- -Graduate Course on GIS Graduate Course on GIS (TU Vienna) (TU Vienna) 1994 1994 1994 98 C 1994-98: Core Curriculum in GIScience 98: Core Curriculum in GIScience 98 C C C i i l l i GI i GI i i 1998: Interoperability for GIScience Education 1998: Interoperability for GIScience Education Workshop/ESRI's Virtual Campus begins Workshop/ESRI's Virtual Campus begins Workshop/ESRI s Virtual Campus begins Workshop/ESRI s Virtual Campus begins 1998 1998- -2006: GIS&T Body of Knowledge 2006: GIS&T Body of Knowledge 2000: University of Redlands MS GIS 2000: University of Redlands MS GIS 2000: University of Redlands MS GIS 2000: University of Redlands MS GIS 2001 2001- -04: GIS Certification Institute 04: GIS Certification Institute 2005 2005 2008: Encyclopedia of GIScience 2005 2005-2008: Encyclopedia of GIScience 2008: Encyclopedia of GIScience 2008: Encyclopedia of GIScience

3 Other efforts Other efforts Other efforts Other efforts U. Miss. Curriculum U. Miss. Curriculum Ken Foote's Geographer's Craft Ken Foote's Geographer's Craft project project project project Reg Golledge's efforts over many years Reg Golledge's efforts over many years with grad students with grad students with grad students with grad students U Wyoming Metadata Education Project U Wyoming Metadata Education Project www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/metadata/education.html www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/metadata/education.html sd sd d /m t d t / d d /m t d t / d ti n html ti n html Many, many more… Many, many more…

4 Process Process – what is the list of topics? Process Process what is the list of topics? what is the list of topics? what is the list of topics? NCGIA CC NCGIA CC – – Mike (mostly) and me Mike (mostly) and me ( ( y) y) TUW TUW – – Delphi process Delphi process UCGIS BoK – endless meetings (large UCGIS BoK UCGIS B K UCGIS B K endless meetings (large dl dl ti ti (l (l and small) and continuous revisions of and small) and continuous revisions of lists and content lists and content lists and content lists and content UR MS GIS and Encyclopedia UR MS GIS and Encyclopedia – – extensive review of existing courses extensive review of existing courses t t i i i i f f i ti i ti and textbooks and textbooks

5 Granularity Granularity Granularity Granularity Courses Courses - -> Lecture Topics > Lecture Topics - -> Lecture notes (NCGIA > Lecture notes (NCGIA CC) CC) CC) CC) Skills, Knowledge Areas and Topics Skills, Knowledge Areas and Topics - -> Topic List > Topic List - -> > Courses (TUW) Courses (TUW) Courses (TUW) Courses (TUW) Knowledge Areas Knowledge Areas - -> Topics > Topics - -> Units > Units - -> Learning > Learning Objectives (BoK) Objectives (BoK) Objectives (BoK) Objectives (BoK) Have never gotten to the spatial primitives Have never gotten to the spatial primitives Always thought it would be good to Always thought it would be good to Always thought it would be good to… Always thought it would be good to… deconstruct the "1000 commands" of deconstruct the "1000 commands" of ArcINFO ArcINFO into the into the spatial knowledge required to do them correctly spatial knowledge required to do them correctly p p g g q q y y

6 Content Content Content Content What to include/what to leave out What to include/what to leave out "Cross "Cross- -cutting themes" (BoK) cutting themes" (BoK) Error Error Error Error Metadata Metadata Scale Scale Focus on learning outcomes Focus on learning outcomes g What to do about knowledge from What to do about knowledge from other fields? other fields? other fields? other fields?

7 What is a "curriculum"? What is a "curriculum"? What is a curriculum ? What is a curriculum ? How to organize contents? How to organize contents? g Many paths through components Many paths through components Depends on context disciplinary Depends on context disciplinary Depends on context, disciplinary Depends on context, disciplinary background, learning style, teaching style… background, learning style, teaching style…

8 Are we ready to Are we ready to Design Are we ready to Are we ready to Design Design a curriculum? Design a curriculum? a curriculum? a curriculum? Do we know what it will include? Do we know what it will include? Do we know why it will include that? Do we know why it will include that? H How do we begin the design process? How do we begin the design process? H d d b b i th d i th d i i ? ? Are there many solutions? Are there many solutions? y How will we know if we've done a good How will we know if we've done a good j job? If we're "right"? j job? If we're "right"? ? ? f w f w g g ? ?

9 Sources Sources Sources Sources NCGIA NCGIA Core Curriculum Core Curriculum in GIS in GIS – – http://www ncgia ucsb edu/pubs/core php http://www ncgia ucsb edu/pubs/core php http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/pubs/core.php http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/pubs/core.php Interoperability Interoperability for GIScience for GIScience Education Workshop Education Workshop - - http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/ige98/ http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/ige98/ GI &T GI &T B d GIS&T GIS&T Body Body of Knowledge B d f K of Knowledge - f K l d l d http://www.ucgis.org/priorities/education/modelcurriculaproject.asp http://www.ucgis.org/priorities/education/modelcurriculaproject.asp University University of Redlands of Redlands MS GIS MS GIS - - http://www.institute.redlands.edu/msgis/ http:// http://www.institute.redlands.edu/msgis/ http:// instit t instit t dl nds dl nds d /ms is/ d /ms is/ GIS Certification Institute GIS Certification Institute – – www.gisci.org www.gisci.org Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science – – see see www.amazon.com www.amazon.com Ken Foote's Geographer's Craft project Ken Foote's Geographer's Craft project - - http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/contents.html http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/contents.html U Wyoming Metadata Education Project U Wyoming Metadata Education Project y y g g j j www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/metadata/education.html www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/metadata/education.html