[OSGeo-Edu] Tracking a GIS Core Curriculum

[Ned Horning]

Charlie,

I think that what you suggest is a worthy goal but it probably won't 
happen real fast. Maybe we can start to develop a plan to go in that 
direction if folks thinks that makes sense. As more governments, 
organizations and individuals start to adopt FOSS4G I expect there will 
be an increase demand for guides to raise awareness of the benefits of 
open source and to help them make the switch. Last week I was 
introducing FOSS4G to a group of international scholars and it was a bit 
overwhelming for them to grasp the benefits of open source and get to 
the point where they decide to start working with it.

I won't be able to take the lead on this (at least not now) but I'd like 
to participate.

Ned

Charlie Schweik wrote:
> Tyler,
>
> THANKS for posting these questions.  I have been thinking (in part 
> because of your discussions in Denver)
> that this should be the next big collaborative effort by our group.
>> My question is, what curriculum framework are people more familiar with
>> or believe are more valuable to track?
>>   
> There is the NCGIS GIScience core curriculum here: 
> http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/ (dated 2000).
> I haven't read the AAG book but it looks interesting.
>
> But I think our group should NOT try and duplicate these kinds of 
> efforts. What I think we should focus on is *developing a core curriculum
> for, perhaps, a "GIS Certificate in Open Source GIS*," to begin.
>
> I think this is a natural next step for our group, and as you suggest, 
> we could potentially organize or link course material in our database 
> to a curriculum
> structure we as a group come up with. -- I think this is a* great 
> collaborative goal for this next year*.
>
> Do others agree? Who is willing to help? Anyone willing to take a lead 
> on this?
>
> Charlie
>
> P.S. My standard follow-up -- anyone have new course material to post 
> to our database? Anyone have any information on activities for me to 
> post to our group's blog?
>
>
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