The Future of GIS Education: Teaching GIS in the Post-Pandemic Paradign

a session of the UCGIS 2021 Symposium.

Moderator: Forrest Bowlick, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

In this interactive session, participants will work in mixed groups to grapple with tough questions about how GIS education will continue to evolve as pandemic era restrictions recede and leave behind a new landscape of education ahead. No education is returning to 'normal', but instead transitioning to a new set of dynamics, both in the physical classroom and in remote classrooms. This session will allow for extended discussion and work sharing resources and ideas towards an understanding of practices in different contexts to enable any GIS educator to think through these issues and how to solve them. Topics will include, but are not limited to: How hybrid and online teaching will be part of GIS education looking forward, how to stay 'cutting edge' in GIS instructional topics, how credentials and training play a role in education, and how to build an accessible GIS class for learners of all types.