Participants should arrive in Santa Barbara on Sunday, July 30th. The first class is in Ellison Hall, Room 2620 at 9:00am on Monday, July 31st. [ Campus Map] [Graphic Agenda]
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Breakfast (July 31-August 6) - Carrillo Dining Commons
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| 11:30-1:30pm |
Lunch (July 30-August 6) - De La Guerra Dining Commons (DLG)
(Saturday, Aug 5 @ DLG, 12:00-1:00pm)
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5:30-6:30pm
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Dinner (July 30-August 5) - Carrillo Dining Commons
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| Monday, July 31: Introduction, Motivation, and Project Planning |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction
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Don Janelle
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| 9:30 |
Integrating Spatial Perspectives into Undergraduate Social Science Education
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Stuart Sweeney
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| 10:30 |
Break
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| 10:45 |
Spatial Thinking and Problem-based Learning
"Teaching and Learning about Spatial Thinking" from NRC report
Background Reading (password protected):
Problem-Based Learning in Geography: Towards a Critical Assessment of its Purposes, Benefits, and Risks  (1MB)
Activities to Develop a Spatial Perspective among Students in Introductory Geography Courses (866kb)
Integrating GIS into the Undergraduate Learning Environment (922kb)
Spatial Thinking and Problem-based Learning (745kb)
Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism: Comparing Critical Features from an Instructional Design Perspective
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Stacy Rebich
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11:45
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Lunch
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1:15
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Project Planning and Student Assessment
Background Reading (password protected):
Analyzing Heritage Landscapes with Historical GIS: contributions from problem-based inquiry and constructivist pedagogy (1.75MB)
SPACE Curriculum Design project
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Fiona Goodchild,
Stacy Rebich,
Stuart Sweeney
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2:15
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Break
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2:30
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Computer Lab (laptop software checks, data checks, lab logistics)
Small-Group Pedagogy Discussion (Fiona Goodchild,
Stacy Rebich, Don Janelle, Stuart Sweeney)
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3:30
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Introducing GIS and Peer Interaction (Sara Battersby, Jeff Hemphill, Enki Yoo)
Background Reading (password protected):
Data Classification (2.1MB)
Exercises:
Introduction to ArcGIS
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5:30
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Reception and Poster Session * (UCSB Faculty Club)
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| Tuesday, August 1: Spatial Social Science and GIScience |
| 9:00 |
Geographic Information Systems/Science: Basic Concepts of GIS (3.4MB)
- Nature of spatial processes and their representation in GIS
Background Reading (password protected):
Representing geography (12.7MB)
The nature of geographic data (19.3MB)
Georeferencing (11MB)
Uncertainty (8.9MB)
Query, measurement, and transformation (14MB)
Descriptive summary, design, and inference (14MB)
Spatial modeling with GIS (8MB)
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Mike Goodchild
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| 10:00 |
Break
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10:15
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The Challenge of Spatial Social Science
- GIS methods in social science research and education.
- Thinking spatially in the social sciences.
- Discussion
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Mike Goodchild
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:15
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Structured Lab:ArcGIS I: Data Structures / Data Sources / Mapmaking (Sara Battersby, Jeff Hemphill, Enki Yoo)
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3:45
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Break
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4:00
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Parallel Electives *
Open Computer Lab
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Staffed by:
Sara Battersby,
Jeff Hemphill,
Enki Yoo
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Choropleth Maps with ArcGIS
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Spatial Thinking and Student Assessment (1.3MB)
Background Reading (password protected):
Problem-Solving in a Case-Based Course: Strategies for Facilitating Coached Expertise (1.9MB)
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Stacy Rebich
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| 8:00pm |
Open Discussion - Giovanni's, Isla Vista
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| Wednesday, August 2: Spatial Analytic Methods in Social Science Instruction |
| 6:00am |
Hike with Mike - Foothills of Santa Ynez Mountains
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| 9:30 |
Spatial Analytic Methods (exploratory / descriptive / inferential)
- Point data: SS methods / applications
- Area data: SS methods / applications
- Interaction data: SS methods / applications
Background Reading (password protected):
GeoDa: An Introduction to Spatial Data Analysis (524kb)
Under the Hood. Issues in the Specification and Interpretation of Spatial Regression Models (172kb)
Materials (password protected):
Animations (5.2MB)
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Stuart Sweeney
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| 10:30 |
Break
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| 10:45 |
Spatial Analytic Methods (exploratory / descriptive / inferential)
- Spatial analytic methods in social science research and education.
- Added-value from spatial analytic methods
- Spatial autocorrelation and relation to social science theories
- Classroom demos versus student assignments / labs
- Discussion
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Stuart Sweeney
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:15
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Structured Lab: GeoDa: Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis
- Reading ESRI Shape files and variable construction
- EDA and ESDA utility and interpretation
- Inferential pattern analysis / spatial autocorrelation.
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Stuart Sweeney,
Kathryn Grace,
Enki Yoo
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3:45
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Break
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4:00
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Parallel Electives *
Open Computer Lab
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staffed by:
Jeff Hemphill,
Enki Yoo
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R Language and STARS (space-time analysis of regional systems)
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Background Reading (password protected):
Spatial Dependence in Linear Regression Models (2.1MB)
- Spatial econometric theory; Spatial error and spatial lag models
- Specification tests and model interpretation
- GeoDa application: Hedonic real estate model
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Stuart Sweeney,
Kathryn Grace
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5:00
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Workshop Debriefing
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| Thursday, August 3: Cartography / Visualization in Social Science Instruction |
| 6:00am |
Surf with Stuart
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| 9:00 |
Cartographic Visualization in Social Science Instruction
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Symbolizing point, line, and area features (13MB)
Background Reading (password protected):
Sample evaluation criteria for maps (20kb)
The Selection of Class Intervals (1.5MB)
On Grouping for Maximum Homogeneity (593kb)
Map Making for Social Scientists (9.1MB)
Choropleth Maps with Class Intervals (241kb)
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Sara Battersby
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| 10:30 |
Break
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10:45
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Structured Lab: ArcGIS II: Topics in Cartographic Communication
Data Sources:
US Census FactFinder (census data)
ESRI Census Watch (census data portal and information)
ESRI Geography Network (tiger line data and tons of other spatial data)
Exercise Material:
Example table
Selecting good color schemes for maps
cart/viz links by Slocum et al. (2004)
Mapping Exercises (password protected):
Downloading map data, processing and classifying (68kb)
Choropleth mapping with GIS (207kb)
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Sara Battersby,
Jeff Hemphill,
Enki Yoo
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12:15
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Lunch
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| Afternoon |
Spatial events in Santa Barbara (options depending on interest)
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Stacy Rebich
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Open Computer Lab
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Kathryn Grace,
Jeff Hemphill,
Enki Yoo
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Consultation with Faculty
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To be arranged
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| 8:00pm |
Open Discussion - Location to be determined
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| Friday, August 4: Spatial Interaction, Pedagogy, and Project Development |
| 9:00 |
Issues in Teaching and Learning
Chair: Fiona Goodchild
Panel: Stuart Sweeney, and three workshop participants
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| 10:30 |
Break
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| 10:45 |
Movement and Flows
- Flow representation and mapping
- Discussion
Background Reading (password protected):
Links:
Tobler's Reprinted Articles on Migration
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Waldo Tobler
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:15
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Frontiers in Teaching (Integrating Geo-Browsers, podcasts, blogs, and GPS)
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Discussion with Alan Glennon, Don Janelle, Andrea Nuernberger, and workshop participants
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2:15
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Parallel Electives *
Open Computer Lab
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Kathryn Grace,
Jeff Hemphill,
Enki Yoo
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Flow Mapper Implementation
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Waldo Tobler
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3:00
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Consultations with Instructors
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F. Goodchild,
D. Janelle,
S. Sweeney,
W. Tobler
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5:00
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Workshop Debriefing
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| Saturday, August 5: Project Presentations / Closing Session |
| 9:00 |
Participant Presentations and Peer Feedback
- 8 minute presentation, 4 minute discussion
(maximum of 10 PowerPoint slides)
- Peer review for each participant
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:15
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Participant Presentations and Peer Feedback
- 8 minute presentation, 4 minute discussion.
- Peer review for each participant
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3:15
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Break
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3:30
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Participant Presentations and Peer Feedback
- 8 minute presentation, 4 minute discussion.
- Peer review for each participant
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4:30
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Closing Comments
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Don Janelle,
Stuart Sweeney,
Fiona Goodchild
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6:00
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BBQ Dinner and Workshop Certificates (Goleta Beach)
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| Sunday, August 6: Participants Depart Santa Barbara |
