New Directions in Virtual Geoscience Education

这个西南项目解决了对训练有素的地理信息系统（GIS）技术人员和分析人员日益增长的就业需求。该项目还侧重于最先进的GIS课程开发，将基于工作的扫描能力和职业路径纳入GIS学位课程。技术教育和少数民族学生成功、职业道路和基于项目的实验室经验方面的研究成果为进一步制定国家技能标准奠定了基础。该项目的目标包括：1)开发一系列以工作为基础的实验室练习，这些练习是雇主驱动的，使学生接触到与使用GPS和GIS程序设计和收集可靠和准确的数据集相关的问题；2)对地区中学教师进行GIS和GPS应用方面的培训，因为它们适用于将GIS组件纳入当前技术准备协议的各种职业；3)增加选择参加高等地理信息系统/GPS培训的农村偏远少数民族中学生在目前空缺的地理信息系统职位上就业的人数；4)与领先的GIS和GPS软件公司合作制定基于行业的技能标准；5)与其他学院和NSF共享开发的课程。

This southwestern project addresses the growing employment demand for trained Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technicians and analysts. This project also focuses on state-of-the-art GIS curriculum development incorporating work-based SCANS competencies and career-pathways into GIS degree programs. Research-based findings in technology education and minority student success, career pathways and project-based laboratory experiences form the basis for the further development of national skill standards. The objectives for the project include the: 1) Development of a series of work-based laboratory exercises that are employer-driven exposing students to the problems associated with the design and collection of reliable and accurate data sets using GPS and GIS programs; 2) Training of area secondary school faculty in the application of GIS and GPS as they apply to a variety of occupations that incorporate GIS components into current Technical Preparation agreements; 3) Increasing the number of rurally-isolated, minority secondary students who choose to participate in post-secondary GIS/GPS training for employment in currently unfilled GIS positions; 4) Working with the leading GIS and GPS softwarecompanies in the development of industry-based skill standards; and 5) Sharing the curriculum developed with other colleges and NSF.