The National Research Council (NRC) has created a landmark report entitled Understanding the Changing Planet: Strategic Directions for the Geographical Sciences, which I believe has key implications for GIS education. Under the auspices of the NRC, the project was co-sponsored by the US National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, and [...]
Project-Based Learning Helps Students in India Think Critically
We often speak of the importance of teaching students 21st century skills, especially what the Partnership for 21st Century Skills calls “the 4 Cs” – creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking. But what does that actually look like? Ask Bijal Damani. At the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum, this business teacher from India [...]
While Visiting the University of Minnesota, Duluth
Esri’s Education Team aspires to be a trusted partner in education By David DiBiase, Director of Education, Esri One way I try to deliver on that promise is to advise colleges and universities that envision new degree and certificate programs and courses in which students earn about, or learn with, GIS. Yesterday, November 17, I [...]
This Veterans Day
My grandfather served as a Second Lieutenant in World War II, and I never once heard him speak about it. At our annual Christmas dinner, he used to bow his head to give a simple blessing ending with: “Bless those who could not be with us today.” He would always choke up on those words [...]