Using Mapping Software in the Classroom: Google Earth and other Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Tuesday, March 04
11:45-1:15
Buntrock 142
Todd Nichol (History), Charles Umbanhower Jr. (Biology and Environmental Studies), Brian Welch (Environmental Studies and Physics)
(co-sponsored by IIT)
One of the more exciting new instructional technologies is the development of software to collect, organize, analyze, and present spatial data. The presenters at this session will introduce GIS technologies, and show how these technologies can be used in the classroom.
Some of us may be familiar with handheld GPS units, while others may have explored Google Earth. Although science faculty have been among the first to incorporate GIS technologies into the classroom, faculty in many other disciplines, ranging from history to political science, English, and foreign languages, are also realizing the educational potential of these technologies. At St. Olaf, for example, we already have a multidisciplinary GIS users group (http://www.stolaf.edu/academics/gis/).
For those interested, the links below provide additional information about instructional uses of GIS technologies.
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualize04/tool_examples/google_earth.html
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/gis/index.html
