Episode #21 - Joseph Kerski: How to incorporate GIS into your teaching

In this episode John spoke to GIS advocate and enthusiast Joseph Kerski. They discussed what GIS is, explored terms such as 'geospatial thinking' and 'the geographic perspective', as well as detailing a host of free GIS tools teachers can use in their lessons today.

Joseph Kerski is a geographer with a focus on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in education. Joseph gave a TED Talk on ‘The Whys of Where’. He holds 3 degrees in geography and has served as geographer in 4 sectors of society, including government (21 years at NOAA, US Census Bureau, USGS), academia (Penn State, Sinte Gleska University, University of Denver, others), private industry (as Education Manager for Esri for 14 years), and non-profit organisations (as President of the National Council for Geographic Education, and others). Find out more about Joseph's work on his website.

Many thanks to Pearson for sponsoring season 4 of GeogPod.

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

Joseph's 'Our Earth' video channel.

Joseph's Twitter

Joseph's 'Thinking Spatially' podcast.

Esri UK schools site.

ArcGIS Online, 2D maps and 3D scene viewer and analytical tools.

Essays on spatial data, data quality, ethics, societal issues.

Wayback imagery app.

Story Maps.

Water Balance app.

Elevation profile app.

Joseph's walkability map, survey, dashboard, and story map.