Effective users look for new possibilities. Effective users explore multiple views of a single issue or set of information. In effective situations, the teacher is a facilitator who models lifelong learning, rather than simply being a deliverer of information. Students and teachers can collaborate in their explorations. GIS relies on and promotes finding information and knowing what to do with it Effective users are able to identify appropriate types and sources of information needed to solve a problem.
Effective users integrate information from multiple sources and of multiple types.
Effective users recognize that appropriate use of any given data includes understanding the nature and quality of the data. Effective users can identify factors which affect the quality of data and know how to match data and task appropriately. GIS relies on and promotes spatial awareness Effective users see patterns in actual landscapes and symbolic representations. Effective users ask iterative questions to describe and explain spatial patterns. Effective users explore patterns identifiable across a range of data sources and different types of representations.