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Kim Diver and Jason Simms presented work about integrating story maps into liberal arts courses at the Northeast Arc Users Conference GIS Educator’s Day (Sunday November 8, 2015). For more information, go to http://northeastarc.org/2015/index.html.
GIS Day is Wednesday November 18. Current Intro to GIS students will be hosting activities in Usdan between 11 am and 4 pm. For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1030739250282546/. If you want to take part in Connecticut GIS Day, find information about it at http://ctgis.uconn.edu/.
On Friday November 20, Wes alum Manon Lefevre will be sharing her GIS story with the introductory GIS class. She graduated from Wesleyan a couple of years ago and has since used her GIS skills in Madagascar, at UConn CLEAR, and at the Nature Conservancy. All are welcome to come. 2:40-4:00 pm in PAC 100.
Colleagues, Do you plan to integrate geographic information system (GIS), mapping, or other spatial analyses into an upcoming course or project? Perhaps a GIS Assistant can help. GIS Working Group Meeting GIS Assistants: What can they do for you? Wednesday, April 27, 2:40 pm Usdan 110 During the meeting, current and former faculty participants in … Read more
WesGIS Workshop: Integrating surveys and mobile mapping with Survey123 Friday April 21, 2017 1:30-2:30 pm PAC 100 Combine the power of smart forms and geography! Survey123 is a simple and intuitive form-centric data gathering solution for creating, sharing, and analyzing survey data. Location data can be easily integrated into the survey creation and analysis. Capture … Read more
GIS Working Group Meeting Story Maps: What they are and how to leverage them in your classroom Friday, May 5, 12:30 pm PAC 136 Join fellow faculty and staff members for an informal discussion about integrating Story Maps into courses. We will discuss the utility of story maps as a pedagogical tool in a variety … Read more
WesGIS Workshop Story Maps: How to create a dynamic online map experience Friday, May 5, 1:30 pm PAC 100 Story maps combine interactive online maps with other content (text, photos, video, audio) to portray a place, event, issue, or pattern within a geographic context. Story maps can use the tools of a geographic information system … Read more
Want to help with relief efforts after this month’s earthquakes and hurricanes? WesGIS workshop: Crowdsourced Disaster Relief Mapping When: Friday, September 22, noon-1 pm Where: PAC 100 Who: Anyone in the Wesleyan community who is interested in helping out by tracing buildings from satellite images. No GIS/mapping experience required.