GIS For the Humanities Workshop
Date and Time: Friday, March 16th, 2018 from 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Location: Montclair State University
CHSS Center for the Digital Humanities
Schmitt Hall 135
Montclair NJ 07043
Register for GIS in the Humanities here.
Breakfast & Networking
Schmitt Hall 135 – 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM
Assorted breakfast pastries and bagels, cream cheese, fruit salad, coffee, tea, orange juice, and fruit-infused water.
What Can I Do With GIS? Use and Applications
Moderated Roundtable Discussion – Schmitt Hall 104 – 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
This session will focus broadly on what geographic information systems are, how they can be used, including examples of what they can do, with a focus on the Humanities. Moderators will provide specifics on their own particular uses and applications and provide use-case-scenarios from a variety of disciplines. During the second part of this session, moderators will engage attendees in a whole-group conversation about use and application.
Moderators
| Arnaud Kurze Montclair State University |
Piyali Kundu Esri |
AJ Kelton Montclair State University |
BREAK
Schmitt Hall 135 – 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
Coffee, Tea, Water
Break-Out / Hands On / Demonstration
10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
Mapping the GIS
Software Applications
Schmitt Hall 122
There are more options for GIS applications than you may realize. This session will illustrate ArcGIS, Carto, Mapbox, OpenStreetMap, and QGIS.
ArcGIS Online
The Basics
Ridge Waddel & Piyali Kundu
Esri
Schmitt Hall 105
The gold standard of GIS, this session will review the online version of ArcGIS. Those who wish to attend this session are asked to sign up for the 21-day free ArcGIS Online trial prior to the session.
http://www.esri.com/arcgis/trial
Licensed vs
Open Source
Arnaud Kurze
Montclair State University
Schmitt Hall 135
This session will focus on the differences between licensed and open source applications, with a specific focus on GIS. The pros and cons of each will be reviewed.
LUNCH
Schmitt 135 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
All sandwiches served on chef’s selection of fresh bread with house made chips, bottled water, fresh fruit, and condiments. Sandwich selection must be preordered. Options include: turkey breast and swiss cheese, roast beef and cheddar, and grilled veggie wrap.
Lunch can be enjoyed in any of the following areas:
Schmitt Hall 135, 104, Lobby, 242, and various areas surrounding Schmitt Hall
GIS Research Design, Methods, and Methodology
Moderated Roundtable Discussion – Schmitt Hall 105 – 1:15 PM to 2:30 PM
The morning session focused on what GIS can do and provided examples. This session will focus on research methods and design. Although the software and discipline may be specific to GIS and Humanities for this session, the takeaways can be applied more generally as well. Moderators will provide specifics on their own particular research design and methods. During the second part of this session, moderators will engage attendees in a whole-group conversation about research design and methods.
Moderators
| Shawn Hill Fordham University |
Elizabeth Heath Baruch College-CUNY |
AJ Kelton Montclair State University |
BREAK
Schmitt Hall 135 – 2:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Coffee, Tea, Water
Break-Out / Hands On / Demonstration
3:00 PM to 3:50 PM
A Project:
Using OpenStreetMap
Schmitt Hall 122
Each attendee will be presented with a project and will execute it using the open source software OpenStreetMap.
A Project:
Using ArcGIS Online
Ridge Waddel & Piyali Kundu
Esri
Schmitt Hall 105
Each attendee will be presented with a project and will execute it using the licensed software ArcGIS Online. Those who wish to attend this session are asked to sign up for the 21-day free ArcGIS Online trial prior to the session.
http://www.esri.com/arcgis/trial
Thinking About Data Collection for Humanities
Shawn Hill
Fordham University
Schmitt Hall 135
Once Shawn gets back to me and agrees to moderate the above and do this breakout, I’ll get him to write a proper title and abstract. This session will be the best practices for taking textual material and placing it into a spreadsheet (as it is encountered during research) for future (end of project) visualization.
My Takeaway From Today Is…
Schmitt Hall 135 – 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Designed to close the circle and allow attendees to reflect and review what was learned today.
Freshly baked cookies, brownies, granola bars, and fresh fruit will be served.
Bottled water, iced tea, fruit-infused water, coffee, and tea will also be served
You’ve Got Questions?
Schmitt Hall 122 and 135
Stations will be set up around the Center where you can speak to someone individually with a use, application, research design, methodology, and/or technical question.