A professional development series, delivered online via multi-point interactive videoconferencing, which offers a sequence of hour-long interactive discussions that will engage participants in an exchange of ideas and solutions for GIS and other mapping technologies used in higher education. The series addresses the interests of faculty, instructional technologists, GIS specialists, and librarians of all skill levels, and is accessible to participants from the convenient location of their campus offices. If you have questions about this series, or if you would like to propose a topic for presentation, please contact Sean Connin.
- Preparing and Cleaning Attribute Data for Use in ArcMap, June 24, 2008, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. Learn some time-saving tips for preparing attribute data for joining and geocoding in ArcMap. 1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, May 23, 2008.
- GIS and Critical Thinking, August 26, 2008, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. Find out how GIS can support critical thinking in across disciplines and how mapping practices can be leveraged to tackle complex problems. 1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, August 15, 2008.
- GIS in Six Easy Pieces, September 23, 2008, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. Learn to use six ArcGIS skills to create simple maps with major pedagogical benefits. 1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, September 12, 2008.
- Mapping Out the Food We Eat, October 23, 2008, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. Find out how interactive web-maps can be used to track and visualize a food supply chain, from farm to college dining plate. 1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, October 10, 2008.
- GIS and Correlation/Causation, November 18, 2008, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. Discuss how GIS can be used to discover and evaluate correlation/causation among spatial variables. Consider approaches to validating and assessing the patterns that emerge in map form. 1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, November 7, 2008.
- The Elephant in Adolescence: Managing & Supporting GIS, December 16, 2008, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. Discuss key issues related to managing and supporting GIS on a liberal arts campus. 1 program unit. Registration deadline: Friday, December 5, 2008.
