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<div style="direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Hi Phil - may i ask in total (roughly) how many students have enrolled for your MOOC till now?
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Also the exponential multiplier effect of having both software and educational materials available is r<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 15px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">emarkable
as other educators worldwide are using your resources.</span> You should highlight this for your program and that differentiates this with other <span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">proprietary</span> GIS
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Suchith</font><br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 06, 2015 8:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Moreno-sanchez, Rafael; 'Hogan, Patrick (ARC-PX)'; ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Ica-osgeo-labs] GeoAcademy in Directions Magazine<br>
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<div style="direction:ltr; font-family:Tahoma; color:#000000; font-size:10pt">Yes, we are all benifiiting from these excellent materials . I am using (and also promoting ) them for some of my short courses in GIS here. Next one on Thursday :)
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 06, 2015 7:59 PM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Phil,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Yes, congratulations!!!</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 !</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">_______________________________________________________</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Rafael Moreno, Ph.D.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">University of Colorado Denver</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Office: North Classroom 3524, Auraria Campus</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Campus Box 172</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Phone: 303-352-3762</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</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></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" target="_blank">
Introduction to Geospatial Technology using QGIS</a>, is now a series of <a href="http://fossgeo.org/free-qgis-courses/" target="_blank">
five self-paced classes</a>. These are offered by <a href="http://fossgeo.org/about-geoacademy/" target="_blank">
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/" target="_blank">Discover Spatial</a> collection.</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/" target="_blank">QGIS Courses</a>
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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" target="_blank">ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a> [<a href="mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ica-osgeo-labs] GeoAcademy in Directions Magazine</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleagues,</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!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/entry/fall-2015-geospatial-mooc-roundup/454380" target="_blank">http://www.directionsmag.com/entry/fall-2015-geospatial-mooc-roundup/454380</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie<br clear="all">
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Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst</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></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></p>
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Author, Internet Success: A Study of Open Source Software (MIT Press, 2012) - see
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