Education

Now that we've all had a couple of weeks after the AAGs to relax and make fun of certain unnamed party-animals, we thought we would reflect on how the conference itself was reflected in the Twittersphere. With comments abound that there was more conference-related Twitter activity than ever before, we wanted to see if we couldn't uncover some more specific trends.

In March,

In September 2012, Jim Tobias, a Senior GIS Developer with 

Who will offer the first massive open online course (MOOC) aimed at teaching the basics of GIS? It may well be Peggy Minnis of Pace University. She’s counting on her years of face-to-face and online teaching, her library of videos and her energy to build a GIS 101 open online course. Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg reports it is expected to debut in the next six to nine months.

UNIGIS offers online master’s degrees and diplomas in Geographical Information Science and Systems in a variety of languages to students all over the world. Professor Josef Strobl, the current chair of

Teachers are always looking for ways to capture their students' interest and to make the learning process fun and exciting. The "Kids on the Land" (KoL) program has moved the classroom to the great outdoors and have implemented a hands-on learning experience to teach student's science, math and land management practices.

There has been a lot of talk about Esri’s new 

Geography educators are busy people. Trying to keep up with the latest education technology, online resources, grants, professional development opportunities and government news related to geography and related topics can be grueling. Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg offers five resources that can help keep educators up-to-date.

When was the last time you read about geography in the traditional media? Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg reads about it quite a bit, especially stories about local Geography Bees. The events and their coverage reinforce old ideas about the discipline, rather than showcasing its valuable use in today’s world.

In an economy where job openings remain limited and new, unemployed college graduates are piling up, the prospect of bringing on qualified, low-to-no-cost intern labor has never been better. Matt Lamborn of Pacific Geodata provides seven tips for companies who need qualified labor but who are on a tight budget.