The National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence (NGTC), in partnership with Southwestern College (SWC) and San Diego State University (SDSU), will host the 8th annual NGTC Geospatial Technology Summer Workshop. The workshop will be held in the Richard Wright Spatial Analysis Lab (SAL lab) on the campus of SDSU from June 22 -24, 2016. The workshop will host high school and community college faculty who have previous experience using geospatial technology tools, including but not limited to: Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Big Data Analytics, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Workshop participants will design and produce geospatial curriculum that can be used within a classroom setting.

 

Workshop participants will receive:

1. A $700 stipend upon completion of the workshop and submission of curricular materials by the end of the workshop. The materials may still require polish for use in your class(es) at the end of the workshop, but the materials should be well on its way to being usable. Participants will receive assistance in the creation of their geospatial curriculum from professional geospatial instructors/curriculum developers (GISetc) and other workshop participants in a collaborative setting.

2. Presentations and hands-on workshops of cutting-edge geospatial technologies (including “best practices” in terms of pedagogy).

3. Immediate membership to the NGTC Community of Practice (CoP), including follow-up assistance after the workshop.

4. Free registration to the annual ESRI Education User Conference held from June 25 – 28, 2016 in San Diego, CA (a $175 value).

This year’s participants will be required to submit a proposal to attend the workshop. The proposal should include:

1. A Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages) highlighting your interests in geospatial tools and technologies.

2. An introductory PowerPoint presentation (with three slides maximum) highlighting previous geospatial work, lessons, and/or projects.

3. A Word document with the following information:

   • A short statement describing your experiences using geospatial technology and what tools you have used (for example, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, mobile phones apps, digital probeware, digital imagery, GPS, UAS, Google Earth, etc.).

   • A list of the coursework that you teach on a regular basis (this includes geospatial specific classes as well as other courses that you teach), or a list of course(s) that you will be teaching.

   • A proposed classroom-based project that you would like to create (or augment) during your time at the workshop. Please limit this portion of the proposal to no more than 400 words (projects can range from a single class activity/learning module to a longer project).

   • If you attended either the 2013, 2014, or 2015 summer workshop, please include a section entitled “Results from Prior Workshop” to describe how you applied the curriculum you developed from the previous workshop into your current teaching (400 – 500 words maximum with some graphics if needed).

 

Participants will need to arrange (and pay for) their own transportation and lodging. If you are interested in attending the workshop, or learning more about it, please contact either Professor Ken Yanow (kyanow@swccd.edu) or Professor Ming Tsou (mtsou@mail.sdsu.edu). All application materials should be emailed to both Professor Yanow and Professor Tsou. Applications will be accepted through midnight, April 15, 2016.