Mr Noah Zhang, MSc in Applied GIS candidate from the Department of Geography, has won the Singapore ESRI Young Scholar Award for his project titled: A guidance for using GIS to teach Geography: What does spatial thinking look like in a classroom?

This nation-wide competition, run annually by ESRI , celebrates excellence in geospatial study, and more specifically, the creative use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology – or smart mapping technology – to solve commercial and community issues.

Noah's project aimed to

• Unpack the merits and challenges of using GIS in the classroom
• Develop a set of guidance for school teachers on how GIS can be used more effectively for teaching and learning

His MSc project was supervised by Associate Professor Feng Chen-Chieh.

Noah's project generated the following:
(1) A repertoire of GIS webapps for teaching and learning in the Singapore classroom.

(2) A set of guidance for teachers when deploying GIS in the classroom.

Noah's project has equipped teachers with the practical know-hows of using geospatial technologies in the classroom to deepen students' learning and enhance their learning experiences.

To learn more about Noah's project visit https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ecce5ae18edc42c99760c10b23d429fc

Noah received this award during a virtual meet with Jack Dangermond at the 2021 ESRI User Conference in San Diego, California, earlier this July, alongside with other Young Scholar winners from around the world.