Joseph Kerski
Joseph Kerski | |
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.jpg) Kerski in 2023 | |
| Occupation | Geographer |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | (2000) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Geography |
| Sub-discipline | geography education |
| Institutions | Esri |
| Website | https://www.josephkerski.com |
 | This article is an autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject. (March 2021) |
Joseph Kerski is a geographer[1][2][3][4] with a focus on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in education.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Education
[edit]Kerski holds three degrees in geography--a bachelor's from the University of Colorado, a master's from the University of Kansas, and a PhD from the University of Colorado.
Roles and Contributions
[edit]Joseph Kerski was the President of the National Council for Geographic Education in 2011.[11][12][13] He is the author of the book Interpreting Our World[14] and is the co-author of the book The Essentials of the Environment.[15][16]
He has served as a geographer in 4 major sectors of society, including government (with NOAA, the US Census Bureau, and the US Geological Survey), academia (with Sinte Gleska University, the University of Denver, and as MOOC instructor for Penn State University, Elmhurst College, and eNet Learning), private industry (as Education Manager for Esri), and nonprofit organizations (with roles including the President of the National Council for Geographic Education, the American Association of Geographers, and others).
Scholarship
[edit]Joseph Kerski has created over 6,200 videos on the Our Earth channel, co-authors a long-running blog about geospatial data called Spatial Reserves, and creates a career podcast for Directions Magazine called GeoInspirations. He has authored over 100 chapters and articles on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), education, physical and cultural geography, mathematics, fieldwork, teaching and learning, and related topics, and makes frequent presentations at conferences and university campuses. He is active in conducting professional development training for primary and secondary educators. He sits on the editorial Board of the Institute of Mathematical Geography (Solstice). He has authored or co-authored 12 books, including Teaching Mathematics Using Interactive Mapping Building a Smarter Campus, Interpreting Our World: 100 Discoveries that Revolutionized Geography, Essentials of the Environment, Spatial Mathematics, Tribal GIS, International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in Secondary Education, and the GIS Guide to Public Domain Data. In 2018, he gave the first of two presentations on the Whys of Where at TEDx Vail, focusing on the importance of mapping and geotechnologies in education and society.
Awards
[edit]- UCGIS University Consortium for GIScience Lifetime Achievement Award, 2021[17]
- GeoTech Center Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016[18][19]
See also
[edit]- Duane Marble – American geographer
- Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge
- Jack Dangermond – American billionaire businessman
- Michael DeMers – American geographer and fiction writer
- Michael Frank Goodchild – British-American geographer
- Quantitative geography – Subfield of geographic methods
- Roger Tomlinson – English-Canadian geographer
- Technical geography – Study of using and creating tools to manage spatial information
- Waldo Tobler – American geographer
References
[edit]- ^ "Night with a Geographer – Network of Alliances for Geographic Education – National Geographic". Alliances.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "10 Question GeoGeek Rapidfire – Joseph Kerski @josephkerski". gisuser.com. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ "Interview with "The Primary Geographer" – Joseph Kerski, Ph.D. - Geographer". Joseph Kerski, Ph.D. - Geographer. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ "National Geospatial Technology Center Honors Esri Education Manager with Lifetime Achievement Award". www.esri.com. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ "Iowa GIS users to meet at Central College – Central College News". Https. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view". Reuters.com. 2013-05-18. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "BUILDING LEADERSHIP SKILLS WITH GEOGRAPHY AND GIS EDUCATION: NOTES FROM THE SDSU COLLOQUIUM BY DR. JOSEPH KERSKI". calgeography.sdsu.edu. California Geographic Alliance. 18 Feb 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Space Awareness Webinar: Citizen Science applied in Education". Space-awareness.org. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ Kerski, Joseph (2014). "What's Wrong With This Picture? The Declining Water Table: The Geography Teacher: Vol 11, No 2". Tandfonline.com. 11 (2): 82–85. doi:10.1080/19338341.2014.898209. S2CID 130735839.
- ^ "Faculty Teaching Spotlight – DU Professional Education". www.duprofessionaled.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ "Dr. Joseph Kerski to deliver keynote at 2016 UW-Madison Geospatial Summit". Sco.wisc.edu. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC)Keynote Speaker – Joseph Kerski – Education Manager for ESRI – Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC)". Iowagic.org. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Kerski, Joseph". Aag.org. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Interpreting Our World". Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ "An Interview with Joseph Kerski, Co-author of "The Essentials of the Environment"". Https. 2010-10-07. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "In Brief: Geography Department honors Esri Education's Joseph Kerski : Office of Media Relations : Texas State University". Txstate.edu. 2016-05-11. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Joseph J. Kerski". University Consortium for Geographic Information Science. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "2016 National Excellence in Geospatial Education Awards Recipients". The National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "National Geospatial Technology Center Honors Esri Education Manager with Lifetime Achievement Award". ESRI. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2024.