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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""> ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:ica-osgeo-labs-bounces@lists.osgeo.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Charles Schweik<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 06, 2015 8:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ica-osgeo-labs@lists.osgeo.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ica-osgeo-labs] GeoAcademy in Directions Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></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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