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DESCRIPTION:Reflections from a research study on GIS in secondary schools i
 n South Africa resulted in the development of a collaborative certificatio
 n for high school students. The study showed a need for more research into
  how GIS can be used more in secondary school pedagogy.  Results of a stud
 y done by the author on the status of GIS teaching in secondary schools in
  South Africa is investigated with the aim to determine if the use of Open
  Source software such as QGIS and open data such as OSM would facilitate t
 he use of GIS as a teacher intervention. Teachers who participated in the 
 study overwhelming agree that there are numerous benefits to using GIS in 
 the classroom. They also expressed a keen willingness to attend GIS course
 s and learn more about FOSS4G tools. This study also showed how FOSS4G emp
 owers teachers with the means to create exciting\, real and relevant teach
 ing content. A sample group evaluated how practical GIS lessons using QGIS
  and OSM can be used to teach geospatial skills.\nWhat this research study
  concluded is that comprehensive teacher training is required to make GIS 
 practical lessons more effective in the classroom. This resulted in the de
 velopment of a certified GIS course for teachers and the development of a 
 coordinated Project Base Learning (PBL) task\, which was named the Geospat
 ial Data Science Certificate (GDSC). The GDSC is sponsored by Kartoza\, en
 dorsed by the Independent Examination Board (IEB)\, the Southern African G
 eography Teachers’ Association (SAGTA) and the University of Pretoria at
  a nominal cost to make it accessible to all students.  A pilot project wa
 s conducted over 2002 and launched in 2023 and the author believes it is r
 eady to evolve into an international ‘Geolympiad’ whereby students can
  collaborate globally to solve real\, pertinent issues.
DTSTAMP:20260428T165420Z
LOCATION:Room V
SUMMARY:The Geospatial Data Science Certificate for High School students th
 at uses FOSS4G tools and Project Based Learning (PBL) techniques to solve 
 spatial problems - Bridget Fleming
URL:https://talks.staging.osgeo.org/foss4g-2024/talk/DPDATV/
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