I wrote a blog entry for the spatial networks blog with my thoughts on the current state of GIS and geospatial technology in education. There’s been some great feedback to the post so far, from both students and educators alike.
As one who went through a university program for geography not too many years back, I know the kinds of things I was exposed to during that time — and even with the massive growth of the geo industry since then, there’s been little perceptual shift in focus for many of these programs.