Events

Join Columbia faculty and the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) for a panel discussion about how geospatial maps are used at Columbia to activate students’ critical thinking skills across diverse topics and disciplines. Faculty and research specialists who use mapping in their courses will discuss the learning process and the geospatial activities and technologies underpinning them. Panelists will share insights related to their use of Columbia University GIS resources as well as LocusTempus, a CTL-developed mapping application for spatial and temporal thinking. Instructors, graduate students, and staff with an interest in teaching and learning with geospatial technologies at Columbia are encouraged to attend.

Panelists include:

• Professor Chris Harwood; Senior Lecturer in the Department of Slavic Languages

• Madiha Choksi; Digital Learning and Emerging Technologies Specialist

• Eric Glass; GIS/Metadata Librarian; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Social Work

• Paul Joseph Stengel; CTL Senior Learning Designer 

• Susan Dreher; CTL Associate Director, Software Development and Project Management

By the end of the panel, participants should be able to: 

• Understand the resources and tools available to Columbia students and faculty for geospatial mapping activities.
• Access a community of researchers, instructors, and CTL colleagues who are using and supporting geospatial resources at Columbia.
• Generate ideas for activities using geospatial mapping resources available to Columbia students and faculty.