AI and the Convergence Curriculum
March 11, 2026 11:00 am (Central Time)
Abstract
During this VCO we will explore the connections between AI and I-GUIDE's Convergence Curriculum for Geospatial Data Science. We will discuss how we are developing and reviewing curriculum materials to teach AI to interdisciplinary audiences, and how we are building and evaluating agentic systems (i.e., AI systems) to also create such materials.
Speakers
Eric Shook
University of Minnesota
Eric Shook is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Society at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. His research is focused on geospatial computing, which is situated at the intersection of geographic information science and computational science, with particular emphasis in the areas of cyberGIS, geoAI, and geospatial data science.
Jinzhe Wang
University of Minnesota