1. Many of us are called upon to teach GIS to our colleagues. This short presentation will introduce GIS practitioners to ideas for teaching GIS to a variety of audiences who may have different needs in using GIS. The focus will be on facilitating learning through assisting learners with constructing their own knowledge. Teaching GIS with a Learner Centred Approach Toni Fisher, Lecturer University of the South Pacific School of Land Management and Development

2. Why GIS? Why consider teaching tactics?

3. Research on teaching

4. Implementing GIS in different fields To different audiences

5. This is the key: You must know your audience. What do they know already? How do they learn? What do they want to know? Why? One size does not fit all.

6. Teacher centred learning

7. Functionalism

8. Constructivism

9. Warning: Learning is hard work Learning takes time

10. Your challenge: Motivation Some useful resources: For them: Interest them in how they learn http://www.varklearn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire Are they readers? Give them links to free learning The esri Help Files Are they listeners? Esri/news/podcasts 10-15 minutes long Are they visual learners preferring to watch demonstrations? Esri/training/free/training seminars 60 minutes long For you: Learn about teaching http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/facdev/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm

11. Many of us are called upon to teach GIS to our colleagues. This short presentation will introduce GIS practitioners to ideas for teaching GIS to a variety of audiences who may have different needs in using GIS. The focus will be on facilitating learning through assisting learners with constructing their own knowledge. Teaching GIS with a Learner Centred Approach Toni Fisher, Lecturer University of the South Pacific School of Land Management and Development