November 18, 2008 ,
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern
delivered online via MIV
For faculty members, instructional technologists, GIS specialists, and librarians--of all skill levels and from participating colleges--who are interested using GIS to discover and evaluate correlation/causation among spatial variables and discussing approaches to validating and assessing the patterns that emerge in map form. Delivered online via MIV. (1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, November 7, 2008)
To have a successful participation experience, participants will want to use
Participants will also want to connect via a high-speed Internet connection. (Test your bandwidth speed at http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html: enter your telephone area code and your connection type, then click G0. Your bandwidth speed should be 500 kbps or greater.)
Within a GIS, one can bring together data sets from myriad sources, and – when they happen to reflect information from the same geographic places – “stack” that information in “spatially coincident” layers. These data associations can be visually compelling and can help to reveal relationships among spatial variables that may otherwise be overlooked; however, they can also mislead GIS users into making spurious correlations based on geographic happenstance. In this session, we will focus on the use of GIS to discover and evaluate correlation/causation among spatial variables and discuss approaches to validate and assess the patterns we see in map form. Diana Sinton, co-editor of Understanding Place and Director of Spatial Curriculum and Research at the University of Redlands, will be the featured presenter.
This program is part of a larger series on "Special Topics in Spatial Analysis and Mapping," which offers a sequence of hour-long interactive discussions designed to engage participants in an exchange of ideas and solutions for GIS and other mapping technologies used in higher education. The series, delivered online via MIV, is also designed to address the interests of faculty, instructional technologists, GIS specialists, and librarians of all skill levels. Participants are invited to join these lively discussions from the convenient location of their campus offices.
This program series begins in June 2008, with instances scheduled monthly through the academic year (apart from a hiatus in the vacation month of July). If you have questions about this series, or if you would like to propose a GIS-related topic for presentation, please contact Sean Connin at sean.connin@nitle.org.
Interested faculty and staff from participating colleges: To participate in this program, please contact your liaison, who will let you know whether your institution has program units available to support your participation. If so, your liaison will contact NITLE to register you to participate. (Note that campus policies on the use of program units vary. Liaisons, please register participants by e-mailing participate@nitle.org.)
If no units are currently available, your liaison--following campus policy--may purchase them on your behalf or may recommend that you or your department purchase them. If you or your department chooses to purchase program units for your use, please make the purchase and register for this program by sending an e-mail message to participate@nitle.org, including the program title and your name, job title, and e-mail address. NITLE will send you an invoice and confirmation of your registration.
For more information about this online program, please contact Sean Connin.
Please note that MIV is most effective with a 1:1 ratio between participant and MIV seat (each "seat" is equivalent to one laptop or desktop computer). Participants are therefore encouraged to join the program as individuals using their own computers.
To ensure a positive participation experience in this online program, participants who are new to multipoint interactive videoconferencing (MIV) are encouraged to pursue training in the use of MIV prior to participating in this program. Training options include:
Both training options will help new and newer users of MIV feel comfortable within the virtual MIV environment, learn how to use its interactive tools, and otherwise learn how to participate and contribute successfully within MIV.
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