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Empower Faculty to Teach with Spatial Thinking through Storytelling
Kate Carlson and Chris Saladin
Introduction➢ Empower instructors to teach with spatial tools
○ Why?
➢ Strategy for building a support framework○ Funding and team development
➢ Engage non-technical users○ What do they need, specifically?
➢ Results so far○ Beginnings of an “Academic Technology Spatial Toolkit”
➢ Support and Moving forward...
Why Empower Instructors?
Because we know they want it!
Non-technical fields think Spatially
Maps are for everyone
Story Maps fit into the growing interest of Digital Humanities
The GUI is user friendly/accessible, but not to the faint of heart
ArcGIS and the Universityumn.maps.arcgis.com
> 9,100 members
Story Maps Curriculum Team
Funding: Academic Innovation Grant
• 2018 - support for 1 RA for 2 semester• 2019 - support for 1 RA for 2 more semesters
The Convergence ofSpatial Science and Academic Technology Support
• U-Spatial, Research Computing• Liberal Arts Technologies and Innovation Services (Latis)• Digital Arts, Sciences, & Humanities (DASH)• UMN Libraries• Interested Faculty!
Engaging Non-Technical Users: How Much Support is Needed?
● Instructors as a resource for encouraging GIS use
● Effort to minimize need for academic technologists at every step
● Created resources for both assignment design and technical assistance
Unique Needs of Instructors and StudentsInstructors Need: Student Needs
- Guidance on asking spatial questions
- Assignment scaffolding
- Expectations for grading
- In-class workshop assistance
- Assistance with finding assignment data
- Clear and concise prompts
- Hands-on skill building workshops
- In-Class work time, especially for groups
- Clear explanation of what Story Maps, AGOL, and GIS more generally are
- Quick reference resources
- Clear guides on specific Story Map steps
Instructor ResourcesPresentations and Reference Story Maps
Instructor Resources
● Story Map Assignment Builder
● Additional Teaching Tools, Data Resources, and More
Student Resources
Student Resources
The Gallery
Explore the Hubsite and Give Feedback!
Portalstorymaps.umn.edu
Feedback Surveyz.umn.edu/StorymapsUMNsurvey
WorkshopsU-Spatial Support
Mapping 101 - Intro ArcGIS OnlineStory Maps 101
Georeferencing
Field Data Collection
Advanced ArcGIS Online...
GIS 101
SQL 101
EventsU-Spatial Support
Mapping 1968: a mapping summit
Deindustrializing our Waterhttps://z.umn.edu/tcwaterways
Redinging the Twin Citieshttps://z.umn.edu/Redlining
Environmental Justice theme… this fall
Annual Spatial Forum
U-Spatial Support Help Desk
Software Install and licensing
Applications, desktop and online (including Story Maps)
Software navigation and best practices
Data access and wrangling
Troubleshoot workflows
Etc.
Story Maps Team from hereFuture Work to Continue Support
Faculty WorkshopsSoftware Skills and Assignment Construction
Grants To support a dedicated student
Continual ImprovementStay current with the updatesMaintenance and addition of new resources
Storytelling - Coordinate with Writing CenterCanvas Modules - ready for implementationIntegrate with Canvas for Groups and assignment submission
Thank you!Questions? “Changing how you look at history is
valuable, and maps do this much more than writing intensive assignment.”
“More work, but at the end it’s something you’re proud of and you want to show people. I have something at the end. Don’t often want to show people a paper.”
“Actively mapping is different than having a printed map in the text. Difference between looking at a map or building one/analyzing one.”
-Student Quotes
