Maps and Geographic Information Systems

Teaching and learning materials, including Project GeoStart, the Teacher's Guide to Modern Geography and Human Dimensions of Change. From the Association of American Geographers.

This interactive introduction to GIS presents information about concepts, tools, and functionality in a conservation context.

Offers 11 online geographic investigations that fall into four themed areas: How to Understand and Respond to Environmental Change, How to Promote Sustainability, How to Recognize and Cope with Rapid Spatial Reorganization of Economy and Society, and How to Leverage Technological Change for the Betterment of Society and Environment. From the Association of American Geographers.

This resource for K-12 teachers and students developed by the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library is designed to bring historically significant map documents into the classroom.

Teaching About Global Climate Change is a free, online professional development module for geography and social studies teachers at the high school level. The module provides the preparation materials for teachers who are teaching about global climate change. From the Association of American Geographers.

The focus of SPLINT is on the pedagogy of geospatial technologies and spatial literacy in higher education.

Tips about teaching, technology, and productivity in The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6, 2011.

Provides a rationale for GE-level geographic information science and technology (GIS&T) coursesMing-Hsiang Tsou, Ken Yanow, URISA Journal, 2010.

Describes their important role in preparing a diverse student population to meet the needs of the geospatial technology workforce. Ann B. Johnson, Deidre Sullivan, URISA Journal, 2010.