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GIS Resources

Lesson Plans and Inspiration

How to Teach with Google Earth
Guide for using Google Earth in a college classroom. Includes how to's, suggestions, and ideas. From Carleton College.
Google Earth Education
Includes example presentations made by teachers that use Google Earth in the classroom
Esri GeoInquiries
Includes lesson plans and materials for using GIS in different disciplines. Aimed primarily at K-12
GIS Student Project Examples
From Stockton University.

Open Access Textbooks

Merlot
Open Access textbooks and other materials about GIS. Textbooks aimed at undergraduate and graduate levels are available.
OER Commons
Open Access textbooks, classroom materials, and some software related to GIS.
Essentials of Geographic Information Systems
By Jonathan Campbell. Textbook intended for an introductory college course on GIS.

Pedagogy

Maps, Mapmaking, and Critical Pedagogy: Exploring GIS and Maps, Mapmaking, and Critical Pedagogy: Exploring GIS and Maps as a Teaching Tool for Social Change
by Denise Pacheco and Veronica Nelly Velez in Seattle Journal for Social Justice
“GIS works!”—But why, how, and for whom? Findings from a systematic review
by Uwe Schulze in Transactions in GIS

GIScience Teaching and Learning Perspectives by Shivanand Balram (Editor); James Boxall (Editor)

GIS Examples in Different Fields