Date of Award
5-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Computer Science
Department
Computer Science
Major Professor
Tu, Shengru
Second Advisor
Lodhi, Mahtab
Third Advisor
Summa, Christopher
Abstract
The project is to design and implement a Web application for realizing an innovative, hands-on interactive learning experience for the Google Maps API. This learning environment was developed based on a real-world Geographic Information System (GIS), the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Geospatial Information Support System. Significant efforts were invested not only in development of this GIS system, but also in the design and implement that turns the production system into a learning environment. The Web development aspect attracts computer science students, while the opportunity to learn GIS concepts in an interactive way to attract students from the geography department and the opportunity to learn the Google Maps API proves interesting to regular internet users. The Web learning system was given to a focus group whose feedback was collected through a survey. The survey results reveal a favorable response to the interactive, hands-on learning model and the Web implementation.
Recommended Citation
Kale, Rushikesh Digambar, "Development of an Interactive, Hands-on Learning Experience of the Google Maps API" (2010). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1199.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1199
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