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Title: Teaching Case: Online Maps and Route-Finding -- Huge Success, with Some Nagging Problems...
Language: English
Authors: Paul D. Witman, Jim Prior, Tracy Nickl, Christopher Njunge, Stephen Ng’etich, Ayla Chaudhry
Source: Information Systems Education Journal. 2025 23(4):22-33.
Availability: Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. Box 488, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail: publisher@isedj.org; Web site: http://isedj.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Geographic Information Systems, Geographic Location, Geography Instruction, Maps, Computer Assisted Instruction, Technology Integration, Authentic Learning, Decision Making Skills, Information Dissemination, Information Management, Information Retrieval, Information Skills, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
Geographic Terms: California, Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya (Nairobi), Lebanon, Germany
ISSN: 1545-679X
Abstract: Technological tools continue to permeate modern life, to the extent that they can supplant previously fundamental skills. Maps and route-finding are no exception. This complex function, driven by huge volumes of data, makes modern transportation easier, more resilient, and at the same time riskier and more dependent on a sometimes-opaque technology and revenue model. This case study explores a variety of instances of online mapping and route-finding, and invites the student to consider how these routes are identified and influenced.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1468087
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Technological tools continue to permeate modern life, to the extent that they can supplant previously fundamental skills. Maps and route-finding are no exception. This complex function, driven by huge volumes of data, makes modern transportation easier, more resilient, and at the same time riskier and more dependent on a sometimes-opaque technology and revenue model. This case study explores a variety of instances of online mapping and route-finding, and invites the student to consider how these routes are identified and influenced.
ISSN:1545-679X