The Status of Web Mapping in North American Higher Education

Authors

  • Carl M Sack Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14714/CP89.1429

Keywords:

web mapping, higher education, teaching, JavaScript, coding, interactive maps, interviews

Abstract

Most maps are now consumed online, yet colleges and universities struggle to keep their cartography and GIScience curricula up to date with the use of modern web technologies. I present a qualitative interview study aimed at providing insight into current teaching practices, along with challenges that may hamper the uptake of web mapping technologies in the classroom. The study involved interviews with 20 instructors of web mapping courses at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Participants were asked about the overall vision for their web mapping courses, the scope of material covered, what specific topics are included, which web technologies they use and why, their preferred teaching pedagogy, and what challenges they have experienced. The results highlighted several strategies that cartography and GIS instructors can use to implement or increase the inclusion of web mapping in their curricula.

 

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Published

2018-04-16

How to Cite

Sack, C. M. (2018). The Status of Web Mapping in North American Higher Education. Cartographic Perspectives, (89), 25–43. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP89.1429

Issue

No. 89 (2018)

Section

Peer-Reviewed Articles

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