TY - JOUR
T1 - Cyber Literacy for GIScience
T2 - Toward Formalizing Geospatial Computing Education
AU - Shook, Eric
AU - Bowlick, Forrest J.
AU - Kemp, Karen K.
AU - Ahlqvist, Ola
AU - Carbajeles-dale, Patricia
AU - Dibiase, David
AU - Kim, Eun-kyeong
AU - Lathrop, Scott
AU - Ricker, B.A.
AU - Rickles, Patrick
AU - Rush, Johnathan
AU - Swift, Jennifer N.
AU - Wang, Shaowen
PY - 2019/1/2
Y1 - 2019/1/2
N2 - The unprecedented availability of geospatial data and technologies is driving innovation and discovery but not without the risk of losing focus on the geographic foundations of space and place in this vast “cyber sea” of data and technology. There is a pressing need to educate a new generation of scientists and citizens who understand how space and place matter in the real world and who understand and can keep pace with technological advancements in the computational world. We define cyberliteracy for GIScience (cyberGIScience literacy) and outline eight core areas that serve as a framework for establishing the essential abilities and foundational knowledge necessary to navigate and thrive in this new technologically rich world. The core areas are arranged to provide multiple dimensions of learning ranging from a technological focus to a problem solving focus or a focus on GIScience or computational science. We establish a competency matrix as a means of assessing and evaluating levels of cyberGIScience literacy across the eight core areas. We outline plans to catalyze the collaborative development and sharing of instructional materials to embed cyberGIScience literacy in the classroom and begin to realize a cyberliterate citizenry and academe.
AB - The unprecedented availability of geospatial data and technologies is driving innovation and discovery but not without the risk of losing focus on the geographic foundations of space and place in this vast “cyber sea” of data and technology. There is a pressing need to educate a new generation of scientists and citizens who understand how space and place matter in the real world and who understand and can keep pace with technological advancements in the computational world. We define cyberliteracy for GIScience (cyberGIScience literacy) and outline eight core areas that serve as a framework for establishing the essential abilities and foundational knowledge necessary to navigate and thrive in this new technologically rich world. The core areas are arranged to provide multiple dimensions of learning ranging from a technological focus to a problem solving focus or a focus on GIScience or computational science. We establish a competency matrix as a means of assessing and evaluating levels of cyberGIScience literacy across the eight core areas. We outline plans to catalyze the collaborative development and sharing of instructional materials to embed cyberGIScience literacy in the classroom and begin to realize a cyberliterate citizenry and academe.
KW - ITC-ISI-JOURNAL-ARTICLE
UR - https://ezproxy2.utwente.nl/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2018.1518720
UR - https://ezproxy2.utwente.nl/login?url=https://webapps.itc.utwente.nl/library/2019/isi/ricker_cyb.pdf
U2 - 10.1080/00330124.2018.1518720
DO - 10.1080/00330124.2018.1518720
M3 - Article
VL - 71
SP - 221
EP - 238
JO - The professional geographer
JF - The professional geographer
SN - 0033-0124
IS - 2
ER -