The MS NASA Community College Initiative
Lisa Stone
The University of Mississippi
The Mississippi NASA Community College Initiative (CCI) is a national pilot project for
community college faculty training, curriculum enrichment, and other NASA-related activities
focused on linking community colleges with resources available at NASA and elsewhere -- for
example, within the earth system science initiative. The primary means of integrating
GIS/RS/Earth Observation into community college curriculum will be provided through a World Wide Web "Virtual Campus"
(
http://nasacci.cs.olemiss.edu). The WWW site will serve as a central location that contains Earth Observation data, GIS/remote sensing data, and other NASA data sets as well as on-line laboratories that provide relevant activities to accompany these data sets. Additionally, an on-line Earth Observation Center is being implemented on the "virtual campus". In addition to the WWW site, other NASA materials such as posters, videotapes, and slides including GIS/remote sensing material will be distributed to the community colleges. The goal is to use the Internet and other support materials to enrich existing science community college courses and enhance what community college instructors are already doing rather than adding to their already full schedules.
Lisa Stone
NASA Project Coordinator
The Office of Research
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Phone: (601) 232-5232
Fax: (601) 232-7577
email:
lstone@sunset.backbone.olemiss.EDU