MAKING A PLACE FOR SPACE

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1 MAKING A PLACE FOR SPACE Roger M. Downs

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3 Halfway through preparing his talk, Roger realized that he was preaching to the choir

4 Case Statement --rationale & justification for a campaign

5 Case Statement --rationale & justification for a campaign -- focus on problems to be fixed or solved

6 Case Statement --rationale & justification for a campaign -- focus on problems to be fixed or solved --identifies proposed resolution

7 Case Statement --rationale & justification for a campaign -- focus on problems to be fixed or solved --identifies proposed resolution ---anticipates major questions: Why us? Our organization Why now? The problem Why you? The audiences

8 Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work. Daniel Burnham

9 Goal Every student should graduate with a working understanding of the theory & practice of spatial thinking

10 Rationale: 1 Spatial thinking is an essential underpinning to life in the physical & virtual worlds.

11 Rationale: 2 Geospatial tools & technologies are integral to everyday life, business, research, & government.

12 Rationale: 3 Students must be informed, wise, & ethical in their use of a wide range of spatial thinking tools.

13 Rationale Spatial thinking is an essential underpinning to life in the physical & virtual worlds. Geospatial tools & technologies are integral to everyday life, business, research, & government. Students must be informed, wise, & ethical in their use of a wide range of spatial thinking tools.

14 Basis for The Case

15 Basis for The Case

16 Basis for The Case

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21 Structural Challenges

22 Disciplinary Silos

23 Backbone of Science Boyack et al 2005

24 Spatial Thinking Structure & Evolution of Chemistry Research Boyack et al 2009

25 Space plays a minor role in the college curriculum

26 Models for Change

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28 House and Senate Resolutions Presidential Proclamation

29 Activities --public symposia in DC --congressional breakfasts --public TV programs --op-ed columns --books --BrainWeb & Brainy Kids Online --Brain Awareness week

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32 Models for Implementation

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35 National Center for Spatial Thinking

36 National Center for Spatial Thinking NCEST

37 National Center for Spatial Thinking NCEST International Center for Spatial Thinking

38 National Center for Spatial Thinking NCEST International Center for Spatial Thinking INCEST

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40 Learn From Parallel Efforts

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46 Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth. Archimedes Entry Points

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48 1. General Education

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50 Penn State 2012 Acquire knowledge Analyze & evaluate knowledge Integrate knowledge Make critical judgments rationally & logically Communicate effectively

51 2. The Liberal Arts

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54 What To Do Next?

55 Generate a Case Statement --goal(s) --rationale & justification --needs & supporting evidence --benefits of acting & costs of not doing so

56 Challenges --deceptive obviousness of spatial thinking

57 Challenges --deceptive obviousness of spatial thinking --must be cross-disciplinary; move beyond discipline-based structure of potential Federal funding agencies

58 Challenges --deceptive obviousness of spatial thinking --must be cross-disciplinary; move beyond discipline-based structure of potential Federal funding agencies --lack immediate connection to businesses, except for GIS

59 Challenges --deceptive obviousness of spatial thinking --effort must be cross-disciplinary; need to move beyond discipline-based structure of potential Federal funding agencies --lack immediate connection to businesses, except for GIS --need to cultivate supportive businesses & foundations

60 Resolving Ambiguities & Questions --is it spatial thinking or thinking spatially?

61 Resolving Ambiguities & Questions --is it spatial thinking or thinking spatially? --is it different from: Spatial skills? Spatial intelligence?

62 Resolving Ambiguities & Questions --is it spatial thinking or thinking spatially? --is it different from: Spatial skills? Spatial intelligence? --if it is so important, why have we not paid attention to it before now?

63 Resolving Ambiguities & Questions --is it spatial thinking or thinking spatially? --is it different from: Spatial skills? Spatial intelligence? --if it is so important, why have we not paid attention to it before now? --where does it live on campus?

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66 There's all the difference in the world between having something to say, and having to say something. John Dewey

67 "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once." Albert Einstein

68 Space and time are modes by which we think, not conditions under which we live. Albert Einstein

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