Participants should arrive in Santa Barbara on Saturday, July 14th. The first class is in Ellison Hall, Room 2620 at 9:15am on Sunday, July 15th. [Campus Map][Graphic Agenda]
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Breakfast (July 15-21) - Carrillo Dining Commons
Sunday 8:00-9:00am
Monday 7:00-8:15am
Tuesday 7:15-8:30am
Wednesday 8:00-9:00am
Thursday 8:00-9:00am
Friday 7:15-8:30am
Saturday 8:00-9:00am
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Lunch (July 14-20) - De La Guerra Dining Commons (DLG)
(except Saturday, July 14 @ DLG, 11:30-12:30pm)
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5:30-6:30pm
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Dinner (July 14-20) - Carrillo Dining Commons
(except Monday and Thursday, 5:00-6:00pm)
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| Sunday, July 15: Introduction, Motivation, and Project Planning |
| 9:15 |
Welcome and Introductions
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Don Janelle
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| 10:15 |
Integrating Spatial Perspectives into Undergraduate Social Science Education
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Stuart Sweeney
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| 11:15 |
Break
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11:30
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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 (99kb)
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Fiona Goodchild
Stacy Rebich Hespanha
Stuart Sweeney
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12:15
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Lunch with Instructors
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1:30
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The Challenge of Spatial Social Science
Background Reading (password protected):
The Challenge of Spatial Social Science (9.5MB)
Institutional Opportunities and Constraints (4.6MB)
- 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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3:15
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Break
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3:30
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Introducing GIS and Peer Interaction
Background Reading (password protected):
Data Classification (2.1MB)
Exercises:
Introduction to ArcGIS
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Kirk Goldsberry
Jeff Howarth
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5:30
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Workshop Dinner with Instructors (Carrillo Dining Hall)
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6:30
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Reception and Poster Session *
(West Campus Commons)
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| Monday, July 16: Spatial Social Science and GIScience |
| 9:15 |
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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| 10:30 |
Break
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| 10:45 |
Learning and Assessing Spatial Thinking (5. 7MB)
Background Reading (password protected):
Problem-Solving in a Case-Based Course: Strategies for Facilitating Coached Expertise (1.9MB) 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 (392kb)
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Fiona Goodchild
Stacy Rebich Hespanha
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12:15
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Lunch
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After
Lunch
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Computer Lab (laptop software checks, data checks, lab logistics)
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1:15
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Structured Lab:ArcGIS I: Data Structures / Data Sources / Mapmaking
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Kirk Goldsberry
Jeff Howarth
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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:
Kirk Goldsberry
Jeff Howarth
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Choropleth Maps with ArcGIS
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| 8:00pm |
Open Discussion - location to be determined
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| Tuesday, July 17: Spatial Analytic Methods in Social Science Instruction |
| 6:00am |
Hike with Mike - Foothills of Santa Ynez Mountains
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| 9:15 |
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 with Instructors
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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
David Folch
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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:
Kirk Goldsberry
Jeff Howarth
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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
David Folch
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5:00
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Workshop Debriefing
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| Wednesday, July 18: Cartography / Visualization in Social Science Instruction |
| 6:00am |
Surf with Stuart
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| 9:15 |
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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Kirk Goldsberry
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| 10:45 |
Break
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11:00
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Structured Lab: ArcGIS II: Topics in Cartographic Communication
- Classification
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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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Kirk Goldsberry
Jeff Howarth
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12:30
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Lunch
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| Afternoon |
Free Time in Santa Barbara (options depending on interest; consult with Stacy Rebich Hespanha)
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Open Computer Lab
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Limited Staff Support
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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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| Thursday, July 19: Spatial Interaction, Pedagogy, and Project Development |
| 9:15 |
Issues in Teaching and Learning
Chair: Fiona Goodchild
Panel: Stuart Sweeney, and three workshop participants
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| 10:45 |
Break
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| 11:00 |
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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12:15
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Lunch with Instructors
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1:30
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Introducing Spatial Perspectives in Undergraduate Teaching: Institutional Opportunities and Constraints
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Discussion with
Mike Goodchild
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2:30
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Parallel Electives *
Open Computer Lab
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Kathryn Grace
David Folch
Kirk Goldsberry
Jeff Howarth
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Flow Mapper Implementation
Background Reading (password protected):
Links:
Tobler's Space Talk
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Waldo Tobler
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3:30
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Consultations with Instructors
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F. Goodchild
M. Goodchild
S. Sweeney
W. Tobler
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| Friday, July 20: Project Presentations / Closing Session |
| 9:15 |
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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Participant Presentations
The following presentations are password protected
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Historical Fisheries - Sean Anderson
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Problems in Teaching Spatial Social Science - Wesley Bernardini and Steve Wuhs
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Spatial Interplay of Two Key Indicators of Sustainability Among Mäori of New Zealand - Kevin Byrne
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Ranking Florida Counties Infested with Major Invasive Species - Valentina David
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Senior Seminar Spatial Econonmics - Alex De Pinto
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Filling in the Blanks in Patchwork Nation - Joshua Dyck
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Mapping Inequality - Jill Grigsby
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Spatial Analysis for Transportation and Land Use Planning
in the DAFT context, using GeoDa and FlowMap - Hiroyuki Iseki
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From Ancient Waters Flow Life and Knowledge - Esther John
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Demonstration of Spatial Auto-Correlation - Rajrani Kalra and Li Yin
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Minds On GIS: Encouraging Spatial Thinking in an
Introductory GIS Lab - Sharla Lair
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Roots and Routes - Lillian Larsen
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Visualizing College Freshmen Migration Patterns Using Flow Mapper - Allan Joseph Medwick
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Identifying Ethnic Communities with Spatial Analysis - Sookhee Oh
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Demographics and Detritus - Jen Petersen
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Spatial Analysis and Spatial Statistics - Ana Simão
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Population Profile in Selected Counties of Virginia - Shoba Sriharan
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Patterning and Process in the Material Record:
Thinking spatially about protohistoric landscapes - Jun Sunseri
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Satellite Imagery of Menominee Indian Reservation - William Van Lopik
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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 (Location to be arranged)
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| Saturday, July 21: Participants Depart Santa Barbara |
