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Joint Enrollment Report, 2015
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Iowa Department of Education, 2015
The Iowa Department of Education collects information on joint enrollment from Iowa's 15 community colleges. Jointly enrolled students are high school students enrolled in community college credit coursework. Most jointly enrolled students enroll through Senior Year Plus programs such as Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) and concurrent…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Community Colleges, College Credits, Management Systems
Using Web-Based GIS in Introductory Human Geography
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Songer, Lynn C. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2010
Advocates for using a geographic information system (GIS) in education assert that GIS improves student learning. However, studies to clarify the relationship between learning and using GIS are still needed. This study examines the effects of using Web-based GIS maps in place of paper maps on students' geography content knowledge and motivation…
Descriptors: Human Geography, Introductory Courses, Geography Instruction, Geographic Information Systems
Mapping the Future Today: The Community College of Baltimore County Geospatial Applications Program
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Jeffrey, Scott; Alvarez, Jaime – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
The Geospatial Applications Program at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), located five miles west of downtown Baltimore, Maryland, provides comprehensive instruction in geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing and global positioning systems (GPS). Geospatial techniques, which include computer-based mapping and remote…
Descriptors: Satellites (Aerospace), State Programs, Technology, Community Colleges