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Directions Magazine Offers Geospatial Educators’ Roundtable Webinar on Wednesday

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Monday, January 14th 2013
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Think you might want to further your education with a degree, certificate or even just a few classes in geospatial technology? Directions Magazine will host a webinar about furthering your education on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Participants include:

  • Stephen McElroy, Ph.D., GIS Program Chair, American Sentinel University
  • Steven Hick, GIS Director, University of Denver
  • Rich Schultz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geography and Geosciences, Elmhurst College
  • Regina Ryan, Associate Director, GIS, Johns Hopkins University 
  • Beth Fletcher King, Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography, Penn State University
During this webinar, all speakers will briefly describe their program and present success stories about recent graduates, showing how those students leveraged their educational experiences to start or further their careers. In addition, the speakers will participate in a roundtable discussion of topics such as:
  • What are the essential topics taught by today’s GIS programs?
  • Is it possible for distance learning students to engage in research projects?
  • What kind of time commitment is required of working professionals?
We plan to leave significant time to take questions from the audience, so please come with your questions! (Register)
 
Be sure to visit our upcoming webinars page to see the full list of webinars.
 
About Directions Magazine
Directions Magazine, a publication of Directions Media, is the world’s leading source of news and opinion for “all things location,” and is the producer of the GeoSpatial Webinars series. We keep our readers informed with the latest geospatial technology trends and issues through newsletters, blogs, podcasts, industry Channels and webinars. Our readers gain an “inside edge” by reading our publications and attending our events. Read us daily at www.DirectionsMag.com.
 
For further information:
Nora Parker
Senior Webinar Producer
+1.970-879-0042
nora.parker@directionsmag.com
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