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Mapping the Past and Future of GIScience Higher Education

Ian Muehlenhaus

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My Journey into GIScience

Past | Present | Future

 

Ian Muehlenhaus

muehlenhaus.com

The early years...

University of Minnesota – Duluth

Penn State University | MS

MS Penn State

Teaching Experience

Geovisualization

University of Minnesota | PhD

Graduate Teaching

GEOG 1502 (TA)
Mapping Our World

GEOG 3161 (Lecturer)
Europe, a Geographic Perspective

GEOG 3511/5511 (Lecturer)
Principles of Cartography

Taking the Plunge into GIScience

University of Wisconsin – River Falls

University of Wisconsin – La Crosse

Teaching was the Sole Mission

  • World Regional Geography
  • Geopolitics in Film
  • Geography of Europe
  • Maps & Society (F2F & Online)
  • Fundamentals of Cartography
  • Advanced Cartography

Focus on Exceeding Student Expectations

GIScience Research

  • Persuasive map design affect
  • Quantitative content analysis for cartography
  • Viral maps and their potential impact on society
  • Eye-tracking tests
  • Historical analysis of Western map representations of China
  • Web Cartography Book

James Madison University 

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Online MS in GIS Development

University of Wisconsin – Madison

  • Oversaw conversion of courses to online format
  • Taught Geog 572 & Geog 575
    • Graphic Design in Cartography
    • Interactive Cartography & Geovisualization
  • Advised MS Projects
    • Geog 778: Practicum

Student Recruitment

Focused on Student Engagement

Csikszentmihalyi's

Flow Theory

Division of Continuing Studies

Higher education has changed forever.

This is a good thing (for most people).

Brick & Mortar

Hybrid / Mobile

Terminal degrees

Sell for-credit classes

Students come to us

Competition limited

Cost goes up / high

Limited by seats

Draw factor is faculty expertise

Lifelong learning opportunities

Offer stackable competencies

Go to the students

Competition is global

Cost comes down / low

Scalable

Draw factor is learner experience (LX)

The Higher-Ed Model Transition 

Hybrid/Mobile Universities Are More... 

Affordable

Inclusive

Collaborative

Lifelong

Brick-and-Mortar Delivery

Mobile Delivery

This Presents GREAT...

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

New Pedagogy and Units of Learning 

  • Turn non-credit into lifelong learning pathways
  • Allow alumni to take non-credit in credit-based classes
  • Break down silos to create incremental learning

New Competencies & Assessments

Reimagining GISc Classrooms 

From GIS Curriculums to GIS Ecosystem

Ecosystem of Embedded/Stackable Skills

  • Introductory
    Critical concepts and skills
  • Mastery
    High-level concepts, problem-solving, and advanced skills
  • Research
    Problem defining, methodology, experimentation, publishing
  • Lifelong Learners
    All of the above

Always Looking to Tomorrow

Market and competitive research

Where will GISc be 5 or 10 years from now?

What I would bring to the department

  • Student-focused instruction 
  • Engaging GISc courses, centered on problem solving and applied learning
  • Grant writing for student research
  • Academic and GISc advising
  • GIScience research 
  • SoTL research collaborator
  • GISc outreach and recruitment

But I'll always be from here.

 I may work here...

Thank you.

Questions? Want to chat further?

I would love to!

 

@imuehlenhaus

www.muehlenhaus.com

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