Project Website and Evaluation April 16, 2007, San Diego San Diego State University National Visiting Committee Meeting 2007 San Diego State University

SDSU Team members (bi-weekly meeting) Dr. Ming-Hsiang (Ming) Tsou, CO-PI Department of Geography, San Diego State University Dr. Carl Eckberg, CO-PI Department of Computer Science, San Diego State University Graduate Students: Antony(Tony) Howser (2004-now), Geography Department Ting-Hwan Lee (2006 October – Now), Geography Department Deepthi Pavagada (2006 October – Now), Computer Science Department Kim Dodson (Oct – July 2006). Geography Department Gagan Arora (Oct – July 2006). Computer Science Department Jing-Yi Chen ( ) Geography Department Yinghui Li ( ) Computer Science Department Wendy Zou ( ), Computer Science Department

Project Website: Introduction to GIS Technology and Career Awareness Web Portal Target Users: high school students and teachers

Old version  New version New features Graphic menu/icons Graphic menu/icons GIS Career Awareness GIS Career Awareness Learning modules Learning modules GIS videos GIS videos Photo Albums Photo Albums More clear structure More clear structure Compatible for all web Compatible for all web browser (Mac and PC). browser (Mac and PC).

GIS Career Awareness Learning Modules Web-based GIS exercises with Google Earth, Google Maps, ArcIMS, etc. Problem-solving based exercises with detail instructions and questions (with separated answer sheets) Easy to adopt in High Schools Introduce cutting-edge GIS technologies.

GIS Videos (with YouTube) Movie created by SDSU teams with video editing software – adding titles, effects, sounds, and music.

GIS CAREER Link Provide GIS career information and job sources.

Education Resources Webpage GIS Web Map Portal GIS Web Map PortalGIS Other Web-based GIS Learning Modules Other Web-based GIS Learning Modules (Earth quake chaser, population modules, developed in 2004) (Earth quake chaser, population modules, developed in 2004) High School GIS Curriculum High School GIS Curriculum GIS resource for Students GIS resource for Students GIS resource for Teachers GIS resource for Teachers GIS Research and Publications GIS Research and Publications GIS Videos GIS Videos GIS Presentation (Powerpoint Slides): GIS Presentation (Powerpoint Slides): Provide integrated education materials and tools, website links for both teachers and students.

Introduction to GIS (both Home page and a separated GIS intro page ) Introduce the basic concepts of GIS

Project Document Archives and Multimedia/Photo Archives Project documents, DACUM reports, Annual reports, website log analysis, Event photos

On-line GIS Quiz (GIS Self Assessment Test )

Weblog Analysis Online User Feedback Teachers Workshop/interviews (future development) Website Evaluation

Website Usage Analysis (Web logs) 2006: : March 15, 2005 – March 15, 2006 Total Hits: 311,352 17,067 visitors total (3559 unique IP). March 16, 2006 – March 15, 2007 Total Hits: 332, ,565 visitors total (13,779 unique IP).

San Diego State University Website Usage

Website Usage Analysis (Users Locations)

Most Active US States San Diego State University

Website Usage Analysis (System Profiles/ Search Engine)

Online User Feedbacks User can submit their suggestions and comments online. The results will to the PI, Co-PI directly.

Major Findings: Easy and Friendly User Interfaces can increase the popularity of the project website. This research website has reached various international audiences and visibility. The new learning modules and videos (Youtube) have become very popular in this website. San Diego State University

NEXT STEP? Conduct Teacher workshop/interview to evaluate the effectiveness of the website contents (especially for Education Resources). Improve the On-line Forum function and teachers’ participations. Keep improving the design of websites to provide more useful information for high school teachers and students. San Diego State University