Reinforcing the Base of the Reinforcing the Base of the GIS Education PyramidGIS Education Pyramid

Michael N. DeMersMichael N. DeMers

NCGE National ConferenceSavannah, Georgia, OCT. 2, 2010

PROJECT BASED LEARNINGPROJECT BASED LEARNING

DEFINEDDEFINED

PLAN FOR RESULTSPLAN FOR RESULTS

CRAFT YOUR QUESTIONCRAFT YOUR QUESTION

TimeTime

ShareabilityShareability

ResourcesResources

RelevanceRelevance

IntensityIntensity

ConnectionConnection

ComplexityComplexity

PLAN THE ASSESSMENTPLAN THE ASSESSMENT

MAP THE PROJECTMAP THE PROJECT

MAP THE PROJECT (II)MAP THE PROJECT (II)

Knowledge and Skills Needed

Already Known

Taught During Preparation

Taught in Project

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PROJECT TOOLSPROJECT TOOLS

Know/need to know listsKnow/need to know lists

Daily goal sheetsDaily goal sheets

JournalJournal

BriefsBriefs

Task ListsTask Lists

Problem LogsProblem Logs

MANAGE THE PROCESSMANAGE THE PROCESS

WHAT IF?WHAT IF?

Failure Leads to DiscoveryFailure Leads to Discovery

Rebuilds the Entire PyramidRebuilds the Entire Pyramid

Questions?Questions?

Suggestions?Suggestions?