Hi David, Thanks for bringing this important issue. I really hope you and our other US colleagues will be able to contribute for this .
If any of you are interested to contribute please apply for consideration as a proposal author and/or reviewer, please submit a short (250-word maximum) statement of interest and a current resume/CV to Dr. Michael Solem, AAG Director of Educational Research and Programs, at msolem [at] aag [dot] org by June 15, 2015. Proposal authors and reviewers will receive a stipend to support their work. Applications are sought from AP teachers, faculty from all-types of postsecondary institutions (2-year and 4-year undergraduate, master’s and research-doctoral), instructional design specialists and GIS industry professionals with interests in GIS education. Further details are in the website. Best wishes, Suchith ________________________________________ From: discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [discuss-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of David Percy [per...@pdx.edu] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 9:13 PM To: osgeo Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] new AP course needs FOSS input Hi all, Just ran across this and thought it would be good for those of us in education in the US to be aware... http://news.aag.org/2015/05/aag-seeks-proposal-authors-reviewers-for-new-ap-course-in-gist/ If any of us have some time to make sure that FOSS material is included in the curriculum, that would be ... good. :-) AP courses are taken in high school, and if a test is passed at the end they are awarded some college credit. Cheers, Percy -- David Percy ("Percy") -Geospatial Data Manager -Web Map Wrangler -GIS Instructor Portland State University -gisgeek.pdx.edu<http://gisgeek.pdx.edu> -geology.pdx.edu<http://geology.pdx.edu> -- David Percy ("Percy") -Geospatial Data Manager -Web Map Wrangler -GIS Instructor Portland State University -gisgeek.pdx.edu<http://gisgeek.pdx.edu> -geology.pdx.edu<http://geology.pdx.edu> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
