Penn State Offers New Online Masters in Geodesign

Penn State Offers New Online Masters in Geodesign

Penn State has announced the creation of a Master’s of Professional Studies (MPS) degree in geodesign, with applications now being accepted. A rapidly emerging discipline, geodesign incorporates concepts and methodologies from geography as well as architecture,...
Can Geodesign Change Your World? Here’s a Chance to Find Out.

Can Geodesign Change Your World? Here’s a Chance to Find Out.

The College of Arts & Architecture at Penn State is excited to announce the offering of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). “Geodesign: Change Your World” is now open for registration and will run for five-weeks starting in August 2014. MOOCs emerged from the...
Individualism vs. Collaboration in Online Environments

Individualism vs. Collaboration in Online Environments

As an educator, I believe in encouraging the interests of individual students as a means to improve engagement between the student and both the instructor and classmates. However, the pedagogy of individualism seems to be in conflict with the nature of geodesign....
Quick Reflection – 2014 Geodesign Summit

Quick Reflection – 2014 Geodesign Summit

The 2014 Geodesign Summit took place this week at Esri headquarters in Redlands, CA. With over 300 geospatial and design professionals in attendance, there were some amazing people and technologies on display. Several Penn State Geodesign team members were in...
Geodesign Review – Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement

Geodesign Review – Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement

Penn State geodesign faculty Kelleann Foster and Dr. Lisa A. McElvaney spoke at the first Geodesign Summit in Europe in September of 2013. Their presentation, titled “Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement: Understanding Organizational Change Principles for Geodesign...
Students Re-imagine Toronto’s Waterfront in Studio Course

Students Re-imagine Toronto’s Waterfront in Studio Course

In the fall 2021 semester, Penn State graduate students explored real-world land use and planning challenges in revisioning Toronto’s waterfront through a 14-week geodesign collaborative studio led by instructor Devin Lavigne. Building on past geodesign curricula, the...

Geodesign Resources + Information

Click here to check out our Geodesign YouTube Page This link lists all of our social media accounts. Geodesign Wiki:  a volunteer supported wiki developed by an ever-expanding group of planning and design professionals interested in the subject of geodesign. Flaxman,...