NETC08 session 1066
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Session Name: Missouri Uses Distance Learning to Implement a 4-H Community Mapping Program
Session Number: 1066
Location: Biltmore
Day and Time: Thursday, 9:30 - 10:15 am
Format: Panel
Topic: eLearning / Distance Education
Level: Introductory
Session Abstract:
- The University of Missouri Extension team is using a dozen remote learning sites to organize and educate youth, their leaders and the GIS community on the opportunities through community mapping. The initial focus will be on emergency management, preparedness and response. Each site will work with local youth that will participate in educational events in the state-wide virtual 4-H club. These youth and their GIS community partners select the mapping need they will complete. This paper will be a report on these efforts. The basic program includes classes on the following topics: Community Mapping Concepts and Process, Understanding Geographic Information Systems, Understanding and Using Global Positioning Systems, and Community Mapping Resources. The training will also include guidance on working with community leaders. Participants learn how to implement these model projects - Disaster Preparedness, Water Quality (Stream Teams), Community Health and Wellness (Safe Walking and Wheeling Routes), Tourism (Agritourism) and apply those techniques to their project.
Led By: Frank Wideman, Natural Resources Engineer, University of Missouri Extension
Tom Tate, USDA CREES;
Herbert (Keith) Crumley, MU Extension TCRC Coordinator
