Virtual Placement Task List page.
Newsline from EDINA
October 2006: Volume 11, Issue 3
The e-MapScholar team are looking for case studies to be used in the new Virtual Placement project.
The project provides real-life problems that can be addressed using geo-information, including data from the Digimap service. To solve these problems learners work on case studies in the context of a simulated virtual organisation. They use online resources, geo-information handling software and data provided via a web site. Learners develop work-related skills such as data handling, problem solving, time management and effective communication and presentation of information.
If you have a data set or scenario that could be used, please contact the EDINA Helpdesk.
The Virtual Placement project was initiated with funding from JISC, and a pilot case study developed: the Nant Carfan Wind Farm Visualisation Case Study. Following evaluation of this pilot, a updated version has been produced for free use within UK HE and FE. This has been developed by the universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen and with support from the Higher Education Academy for Geography, Earth and Environmental Science (GEES).
Virtual Placement Task List page.
Virtual Geo-consultancy page: a simulated virtual organisation.