EDGIS Conference: Educational Applications of GIS Research and Development Priorities

9354097小叮当地理信息系统是空间聚集的数据和程序的集合，用于处理数据以回答地理、地球科学、环境科学和其他学科的问题。这些系统有可能对学生学习什么和如何学习做出重大贡献。在一个为期三天的工作坊中，地理信息系统的开发和研究人员、在不同学科的研究中使用地理信息系统的人和教育工作者被聚集在一起，以了解地理信息系统及其在教育中的潜在用途。研讨会由书面文件组成，构成讨论、全体会谈、分组会议和演示的基础。这些问题包括技术(地理信息系统的现状和未来状态)、教育(学科、实例、教师培训的成本)和认知科学(学生可以学习哪些新的概念和过程)。会议就地理信息系统在学校中的潜力达成了共识，并概述了实现这一潜力的步骤。***

9354097 Tinker Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are collections of spatially aggregated data and programs to manipulate the data to answer questions in geography, earth science, environmental science and other disciplines. These systems have the potential to make major contributions to what students learn and how they learn it. In a three-day workshop those who develop and study GIS, those who use GIS in research in various disciplines and educators are brought together to obtain an understanding of GIS and its potential uses in education. The workshop consists of written papers to form the basis for discussion, plenary talks, breakout sessions and demonstrations. The issues include technical (the present and future state of GIS), educational (disciplines, examples, costs teacher enhancement), and cognitive science (what new concepts and processes students can learn). The conference provides a consensus of the potential for GIS in schools and an outline of the steps to reach that potential. ***