Abstract
The adoption of geographical information technology (GIS) in spatial planning has until recent times, fallen short of expectations. Part of the problem may be attributed to a lack of experience by planners in using the technology to perform common planning tasks. The paper describes the timely development of an online course for introductory urban and regional planning using GIS. The course covers approximately 100 theoretical planning concepts, which are supplemented with more than 20 practical examples and exercises. The course was made available through a commercial GIS vendor in 2001 and has been has been completed by a large number of professionals and university students. The paper describes a framework for spatial planning tasks and pedagogical underpinnings for the online course. This is reviewed in the light of feedback obtained through student surveys to assess successful and unsuccessful aspects of the course. The online course provides the flexibility for both students and professionals to learn GIScience concepts and further realise the potential of GIS in supporting a broad range of planning tasks.
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