Maps capture the power of place. A well-designed map can stoke our …
Maps capture the power of place. A well-designed map can stoke our imagination, helping us to understand how a place looks or feels. Maps serve two roles. First, maps facilitate visual communication where knowns are presented to map readers. Second, maps permit visual thinking where insights into patterns and trends in spatial data are explored. In GEOG 486, Cartography & Visualization, you will learn and apply cartographic theory creating appropriately designed maps. You will learn how to associate the visual variables to symbolize types of spatial data. This process creates an appropriate visual hierarchy that conveys an informational hierarchy about the underlying message. Thus, techniques in map design will be applied to produce, evaluate, and critique reference and thematic maps.
This is a 'citizen science' research project where students to apply their …
This is a 'citizen science' research project where students to apply their knowledge of landslide processes in an investigation of the natural and anthropogenic causes of a real-world landslide catastrophe. Students produce a 'magazine' article discussing the Zhouqu, China, August 8, 2010 landslide catastrophe.
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Students examine propaganda and media bias, research a variety of banned and …
Students examine propaganda and media bias, research a variety of banned and challenged books, choose a side of the censorship issue, and support their position through an advertising campaign.
In this video you will learn about the differences between in-text citations …
In this video you will learn about the differences between in-text citations and oral citations. In addition, we will cover the four criteria of citing sources orally. Please watch the Citing Sources Orally video (2 min. 36 sec.) below. Closed captions in English are available. Recorded with Adobe Spark. Citing Sources Orally
This course is a service-learning, project-based studio course that focuses on collaborative …
This course is a service-learning, project-based studio course that focuses on collaborative design of civic media. Students will work in diverse teams with community partners to create civic media projects grounded in real-world community needs. This course covers co-design and lean UX methods, and best practices for including communities in iterative stages of project ideation, design, prototyping, testing, launch, and stewardship. Students should have an interest in collaboration with community-based organizations.
The Civic Media Codesign Studio is a project-based studio course in collaborative …
The Civic Media Codesign Studio is a project-based studio course in collaborative design of civic media. Students work with a range of organizations to create civic media projects grounded in real-world community needs. It covers theory and practice of codesign, including methods for community participation in iterative stages of project ideation, design, prototyping, testing, launch, and stewardship. This semester, the course will focus on building systems of collaboration between municipal government and local care networks to facilitate effective cocreation of policy.
This guide walks you through the Civic Online Reasoning curriculum from the …
This guide walks you through the Civic Online Reasoning curriculum from the Digital Inquiry Group (formerly Stanford History Education Group). Their extensive suite of lessons and assessments helps students acquire skills for thinking critically about the information they find online. The target audience is high school but some lessons are relevant for middle school.
This lesson plan focuses on helping high school students learn and understand …
This lesson plan focuses on helping high school students learn and understand cultural diversity, empathy, and online bias as concepts to develop through civil discourse. It promotes debate and sharing of ideas regarding the three different themes. It is intended for pre-intermediate English language learners (A2-B1 CEFR).
This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications …
This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications of rhetoric, the art and craft of persuasion through
Analyzing persuasive texts and speeches Creating persuasive texts and speeches
Through class discussions, presentations, and written assignments, you will get to practice your own rhetorical prowess. Through the readings, you’ll also learn some ways to make yourself a more efficient reader, as you turn your analytical skills on the texts themselves. This combination of reading, speaking, and writing will help you succeed in:
learning to read and think critically techniques of rhetorical analysis techniques of argument to enhance your written and oral discourse with appropriate figures of speech some techniques of oral presentation and the use of visual aids and visual rhetoric.
Students will be able to identify what is clickbait, and how it …
Students will be able to identify what is clickbait, and how it is used once the viewer engages. This lesson is part of a media unit curated at our Digital Citizenship website called "Who Am I Online?"
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