OER Revolution in Geographic and Geospatial Technology Education

R. Adam Dastrup, MA, GISPAssociate Professor

Salt Lake Community Collegeadam.dastrup@slcc.edu

Geospatial Technology Competency Model (GTCM)

• NSF funded GeoTech Center, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), and DoL developed the GTCM.

• Goal: Train individuals in geospatial technology based on national, industry-driven standards.

Geospatial Technology

Geospatial Revolutionhttp://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/

Open Education Resources (OER)

• Open Education "...is the simple and powerful idea that the world’s knowledge is a public good and that technology in general and the Worldwide Web in particular provide an extraordinary opportunity for everyone to share, use, and reuse knowledge." - The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Geospatial CoursesCore Courses Advanced Courses

Intro to Geographic ScienceIntro to Geospatial TechnologyCartographic PrinciplesSpatial AnalysisIntro to Remote Sensing

Open Source GISStatistics for GISPython for GIS

Any Questions?

R. Adam DastrupSalt Lake Community College

adam.dastrup@slcc.edu