2009 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Online Program

Panel Session: 3520 Spatial Concepts Curriculum for GIS and Design is scheduled on Tuesday, 3/24/09, from 3:10 PM - 4:50 PM in Capri 107, Riviera Hotel, 1st Floor Sponsorship(s): International Network for Learning and Teaching Geography in Higher Education Geography Education Specialty Group Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group Organizer(s): Donald Janelle - University of California, Santa Barbara Chair(s): Michael F. Goodchild - University of California - Santa Barbara Panelist(s): Helen Couclelis - University of California Daniel Z. Sui - Texas A&M Diana Stuart Sinton - University of Redlands Karl Grossner - UC Santa Barbara Karen Kemp Stéphane Roche - Laval University Jeff Howarth Robert B. McMaster - University Of Minnesota - Twin Cities Sara Irina Fabrikant - University Of Zurich Introducer(s): Michael F. Goodchild - University of California - Santa Barbara Session Description: Panelists will discuss  the development of a curriculum in spatial thinking and the integration of design into GIS. The central questions are: (1) To what extent are the fundamental spatial concepts that lie behind GIS relevant in design? (2) To what extent can the fundamental spatial concepts of design be addressed with GIS? (3) Is it possible to devise a curriculum to develop spatial thinking in both GIS and design? The panelists will present the new initiatives, findings, and unresolved questions that arose from a meeting of more than thirty GIS scholars, design researchers, and education specialists, who considered these issues in December 2008.

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