Seems crazy to think about next summer when classes have barely started, but believe it or not it’s time to think about presenting at the 2014 Esri Education GIS Conference. The conference, with the theme “Education’s Grand Challenges-GIS Opportunities,” will explore the big issues currently confronting K-12 schools, higher education, and informal education and the relevance of GIS to those challenges.
Details and submission form: http://esriurl.com/EducCFP
Deadline for submissions: November 1, 2013
Suggested Topics
Education’s Grand Challenges
- Impacts of the Common Core and other standards
- The uncertain future of higher education
- Assessment, badging, and alternative credentialing schemes
- Online learning and the object formerly known as “textbook”
- Equitable access and affordability
GIS Opportunities
- Relevance of GIS to new education standards
- GIS massive open online courses (MOOC) and online programs
- What works in teacher professional development
- Successes and challenges in adopting ArcGIS Online
- Assessing core competencies in GIS
- Increasing operational efficiency with GIS
The Esri Education GIS Conference will be July 12-15, 2014 in San Diego, CA. For more information, see www.esri.com/educ.
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