Disruptive Forces
The Future of GIS Education at UW-Madison
Ian Muehlenhaus (@imuehlenhaus)
Brittney Markle (bmarkle@wisc.edu)
1. Pedagogy
2. Technology
3. Administration
3 Areas of Disruption
PEDAGOGY
Scalability
by Design
Intro Courses Are Not Enough!
New Courses Must Be
Market Driven
Communities
Learn More
CEUs Last a Year...
BADGES ARE FOREVER!
FREE COURSE UPGRADES
MARKET DRIVEN COURSE OFFERINGS
CORPORATE WEBINAR SERIES
MEANINGFUL BADGES
Lifelong Learning
EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
360 Video / VR
Lightboard
ADMINISTRATION
MUST BE ABLE TO MAKE QUICK, MARKET-BASED DECISIONS
From the CIA
Handbook on
Organizational
Sabotage
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
What We're Disrupting
- Pedagogy & Curriculum
- Embracing New Learning Technologies
- Administrative, Budget, and Oversight Structures
GIS Professional
Programs Division
Traditional Residential
Capstone
Professional Online Capstone
Professional Online
M.S. in GIS & Web Map Programming
Badge-Based Professional Workshops
Thank you.
Link to Presentation
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GeoSummit 2017
By Ian Muehlenhaus
GeoSummit 2017
An overview of how the GIS Professional Programs Division in the Department of Geography at UW-Madison is planning to disrupt traditional GIS education.
