A Virtual GIS Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Education

跨学科本科教育虚拟 GIS 实验室

• 批准号: 9981045
• 负责人: Stacy Warren
• 金额: $ 4.23万
• 依托单位: Eastern Washington University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-01-01 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9981045&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Virtual; GIS; Laboratory; Interdisciplinary; Undergraduate

Geology (42) This project adapts four recommendations by the 1995 First National Conference on the Education Applications of GIS in the implementation of our Virtual GIS Laboratory by making specific improvements in curriculum materials, equitable access to data, teacher training, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Curriculum revisions and technological improvements have occurred through the integration of GIS into the classroom by introducing a four-course sequence within the Geography Department. This shifts the focus toward the interdisciplinary development of GIS problem-solving applications by adapting recent pedagogical innovations including: 1) WEBGIS as conceptualized by Kenneth E. Foote and Anthony P. Kirvan, 2) the virtual classrooms illustrated by the Virtual Geography Department developed by the University of Texas at Austin, 3) the NCGIA home page that forms part of the revised Core Curriculum, and 4) project-oriented GIS. A newly instituted state-wide site license with the ESRI Corporation guarantees all students and faculty easy access to GIS software. Faculty workshops presented in this project aid faculty across campus in incorporating GIS technology and Virtual GIS Laboratory products into their curricula. The equipment is used to adapt the existing GIS laboratory, housed in the Geography Department, to host a web server for a Virtual GIS Laboratory home page and to enable GIS students to make available data sets using ARC/INFO and ArcView software. From the Virtual GIS Laboratory home page, users can request (1) advanced GIS data collection and analysis in the form of a finished product ready for classroom use and (2) GIS data access and consulting support for those already working on their own GIS projects. The home page also includes additional local data sets, a FAQ appropriate to university concerns, a discussion list, and sample GIS demonstrations. A GIS Advisory Panel oversees management, use, and assessment of the Virtual GIS Laboratory. This project is a pedagogical model for interdisciplinary GIS education adaptable at regional comprehensive universities nationally.

地质学(42)该项目采用了1995年第一届全国地理信息系统教育应用会议提出的四项建议，具体改进了课程材料、公平获取数据、教师培训和跨学科合作。课程修订和技术改进是通过将地理信息系统纳入课堂，在地理系内采用四门课程顺序进行的。这通过采用最新的教学创新将重点转移到地理信息系统问题解决应用的跨学科发展上，包括：1)由Kenneth E.Foote和Anthony P.Kirvan提出的WEBGIS，2)由德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校开发的虚拟地理系所展示的虚拟教室，3)构成修订后的核心课程的NCGIA主页，以及4)面向项目的地理信息系统。ESRI公司新设立的全州范围的站点许可证保证所有学生和教职员工都可以轻松访问地理信息系统软件。在这个项目中提供的教师研讨会帮助校园内的教师将地理信息系统技术和虚拟地理信息系统实验室产品纳入他们的课程。该设备用于改造地理系现有的地理信息系统实验室，为虚拟地理信息系统实验室主页提供网络服务器，并使地理信息系统学生能够使用ARC/INFO和ArcView软件提供数据集。从虚拟地理信息系统实验室主页，用户可以请求(1)以成品的形式进行高级地理信息系统数据收集和分析，以供课堂使用；(2)为那些已经在从事自己的地理信息系统项目的人提供地理信息系统数据访问和咨询支持。主页还包括其他本地数据集、适用于大学问题的常见问题解答、讨论列表和示例GIS演示。地理信息系统咨询小组监督虚拟地理信息系统实验室的管理、使用和评估。该项目是一种适用于全国地区性综合性大学的跨学科地理信息系统教学模式。