GeoTech Center Webinar Series – Implementation of Geospatial Technologies across Community College Campuses

As the Geospatial Industry continues to grow and expand, so too does the demand for geospatially skilled and geospatially knowledgeable individuals. In order to prepare individuals who will enter the workforce, the creation of opportunities to explore geospatial technologies is fundamental. In an effort to increase student exposure to geospatial technologies, a number of community colleges have taken an approach to integrate these technologies into a range of existing courses on their campuses by faculty members who have little to no experience using geospatial technologies. These faculty members work in a variety of disciplines where the infusion of geospatial technologies enhanced their students’ interest and understanding of issues and situations associated with that discipline and increased their ability to think more holistically or conceptually about discipline topics. Due to the nature of the discipline and the level of expertise of the faculty member, a range of integration methods were used. Through the establishment of the National Geospatial Technology Center, faculty members from community colleges across the country have a platform from which they can acquire resources to advance geospatial technologies across their campuses. This presentation will examine how faculty members with little experience with geospatial technologies were introduced to technologies, the methodologies used to integrate them into different courses, and the various disciplines that geospatial technologies have been infused in.

Cost:
FREE

Date & Time:
Friday May 7, 2010
11:00AM – 12:00PM (EST)

Location:
Dial 1-866-962-6634 and enter passcode: 86164129# to join the free webinar. Follow along on the web at http://delmarcollege.na3.acrobat.com/ngtc/

Please contact Dr. Phillip Davis at [email protected] for more information.