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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Phil,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Yes, congratulations!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We are using your materials in our FOSS4G course !<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Rafael
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Rafael Moreno, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Denver<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Office: North Classroom 3524, Auraria Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Campus Box 172<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1200 Larimer Street NC 3524<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 06, 2015 9:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] GeoAcademy in Directions Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="author">Phil, nice work! Charlie, nice call! And words by Diana S. Sinton worth repeating. . .</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some MOOCs don’t just fade away, they transform. One former MOOC, Del Mar College’s
<a href="https://www.canvas.net/browse/delmarcollege/courses/introduction-to-geospatial-technology-1">
Introduction to Geospatial Technology using QGIS</a>, is now a series of <a href="http://fossgeo.org/free-qgis-courses/">
five self-paced classes</a>. These are offered by <a href="http://fossgeo.org/about-geoacademy/">
GeoAcademy</a>, an “independent consortium of GIS educators dedicated to promoting the use of open source software for geospatial technology education.” Lead instructor Phil Davis says that there are currently about 500 students who have enrolled in the courses.
This isn’t a massive number, but this reflects the trend towards open online courses with self-paced content, like the
<a href="http://discoverspatial.com/">Discover Spatial</a> collection.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">GeoAcademy course of special note:<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
</span><a href="http://fossgeo.org/free-qgis-courses/">QGIS Courses</a> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
<a href="mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a> [<a href="mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Charles Schweik<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 06, 2015 8:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org">ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ica-osgeo-labs] GeoAcademy in Directions Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">See a story on GIS MOOCs and some references to the GeoAcademy work. Way to go Phil and team!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/entry/fall-2015-geospatial-mooc-roundup/454380">http://www.directionsmag.com/entry/fall-2015-geospatial-mooc-roundup/454380</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie<br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie Schweik<br>
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Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Personal website: <a href="http://people.umass.edu/cschweik" target="_blank">
http://people.umass.edu/cschweik</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Publications: <a href="http://works.bepress.com/charles_schweik/" target="_blank">http://works.bepress.com/charles_schweik/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Author, Internet Success: A Study of Open Source Software (MIT Press, 2012) - see
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/d3e4545" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/d3e4545</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Q: Why do I try my best to keep my emails to five sentences or less?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A: <a href="http://five.sentenc.es" target="_blank">http://five.sentenc.es</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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