GeoKnowledge: Providing E-Learning Resources for UK Academia

• 1. landmap.mimas.ac.uk GeoKnowledge: Providing E-Learning Resources for UK Academia Gail Millin-Chalabi Yin Tun Jim Petch David Hume Jim Schumm Kamie Kitmitto

2. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Running order Introduction to Landmap Aim of GeoKnowledge Project Collaborations Pedagogic & Technological Framework Workshops, Trials and Future Outreach Activities 3. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Datasets Available New Datasets Include: Modern and Historic Aerial Photography Colour Infrared LiDAR 5m DTM Building Heights and Land Use 4. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Modules include: - Information Extraction Spectral Mapping Georeferencing Structural Mapping Vegetation Mapping Land Cover Classification Meterology Sea-Surface Temperature Mapping Coastal Mapping Integration with GIS Mineral Exploitation Adapted for: - RSI ENVI ERDAS Imagine PCI Idrisi Kilimanjaro Requirements: - Institutes Central Username & Password Attend a licensed institution Current Learning Materials 5. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Learning Materials Usage 6. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Aims & Objectives Promote and facilitate the use of the Landmap Service Optical, Radar and Elevation Collections by providing new online learning materials enhancing spatial literacy for UK academia. Identify the main audiences for the new Learning Zone and find out their learning materials requirements. Source new content which supports the use of the new data Academic community Companies Create a pedagogic & technological framework for delivering the content online. Promote the Learning Zone with dissemination and outreach activities Conferences Workshops at university departments/schools Publications 7. landmap.mimas.ac.uk 8. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Collaborations New tutorials include (Received 100 % of the new learning materials ) Radar Imaging Andy Sowter, University of Nottingham Object-Orientated Classification Peter Bunting, University of Aberystwyth Airborne Imaging The GeoInformation Group, Consists of the following units: LiDAR, Historic Imagery, Aerial Photography, Near Infrared, Land-Use, 3D Modelling - Google Sketch-Up (3D Buildings) Develop a New E-Learning Zone for the Landmap website Organisations approached include Whittons, Netskills and Telaman Ltd Telaman Ltd selected for e-learning technologists work 9. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Pedagogic Framework Structure content into small chunks easily digestible on the web. Provide a basis for searching of resources and designing activities, feedback and assessment Telaman Ltd advised to follow a 6 part Educational Model (Pask, 1975) for each course: Context overview of learning unit, learning objectives, wider context and pre-requisites Explanation Theory and workflows for improving students understanding Demonstration step by step instructions of how to undertake a task. Challenge put theory and tasks completed together and put into practice with an exercise (not guided). Feedback provides possible outcomes for the activities and suggestions for revision Summary summarise the content and intended learning outcomes and suggestions for further units to take. 10. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Learning Zone The new Learning Zone will contain 8 courses 50% being new and 50% reworked. Semantic structure of Learning Zone Course (8) Units (57) Topics (100 +) Each unit is characterised by four attribute types Software Data Knowledge (theory, practice or application) Workflow (work processes used in image handling) 11. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Topic Mapping 12. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Technological Framework Joomla 1.5.14 CMS, Apache Server, Solaris Storyboards and Wireframes generated Teachers/Lecturers Course Planner Students/Researchers Course Selector Future Plans Feedback questionnaire Discussion Forum New Graphic Design distinct from other areas of the Landmap website 13. landmap.mimas.ac.uk 14. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Trial New Units Heights and Flights 24th February 2009 Opportunity to trial the Aerial Photography and LiDAR units 79% of attendees felt very much of the workshop content was appropriate to their needs. 91% of attendees had the prerequisites for the practical sessions Overall how useful was this workshop to you? 15. landmap.mimas.ac.uk We are Listening User feedback is paramount We are and will be utilising workshops and meetings to inform what we do: Just run Discover Landmap Spatial Resources for Academia September 8th 2009 at RSPSoc Conference, Leicester University ESRI/Eduserve Workshop 15th September in Birmingham Regional workshop in the next year Volunteer hosts institutions welcome! [email protected] Sheffield Hallam 23 November 2009 MMU, UCL, University of Liverpool and UCLAN have expressed interest to host a workshop 16. landmap.mimas.ac.uk New Content 2009 - 2010 Landmap is seeking authors for new content in the following areas Atmospheric Correction for Land and Sea Hyperspectral Imaging Advanced Radar Imaging GRASS GIS Other suggestions?? Interested? Then please contact [email protected] 17. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Conclusion There is a growing demand for high quality e-learning in the spatial sciences as identified in the GeoKnowledge Project The Learning Zone aims to be an example of good practice Train next generation of students in both traditional and non- traditional disciplines Facilitate usage of the Optical, Radar and Elevation Data Collections. Use JISC funding to further expand content contained within the Learning Zone Will complement other spatial literacy development work such as the SPLINT Project. 18. landmap.mimas.ac.uk Thanks for ListeningThanks for Listening