Other Courses Using the SAL

Fall 2017

FYS 100 –  Knowing and Changing in the Face of Adversity  – Dr. Mavis Brown

As part of their Food Justice unit, students in this FYS explore the spatial dimensions of “food deserts” in the Richmond region. Students examine the questions: What is a food desert? How is this definition limiting to some communities? What can be done to increase access to healthy foods in Richmond?

FYS 100 –  Death and Commemoration in Antiquity  – Dr. Elizabeth Baughan

Students in this course participated in the East End Collaboratory project with a Community Based Learning (CBL) component from the CCE. Students used GPS units to record gravestones discovered during cleanup days and assist with data verification of the database of over 2500 gravestones.

BIOL 199 – Biodiversity and Conservation Biology – Dr. Peter Smallwood

Students in this course take part in a GIS activity examining inventory of over 1500 trees on the University of Richmond campus. Students analyze species distribution, differences in carbon storage, presence of invasive species, and consider how GIS can be used for conservation and management.

BIOL 199 – Coastal Marine Ecology  – Emily Boone

Students in this course used GPS units to conduct a baseline survey of a newly installed oyster reef on the Eastern Shore. They also used GPS and transects to map species present in a nearby marsh for continued monitoring. Students then used the data they collected in the field for a GIS activity examining the species distribution, coastal elevation measurement, and how to best visualize their data.

BIOL 202 – Integrated Biological Principles 2 – Kristine Grayson and Jory Brinkerhoff (2)

Students in these courses participated in the East End Collaboratory project with a Community Based Learning (CBL) component from the CCE. Students used GPS units to record gravestones discovered during cleanup days and assist with data verification of the database of over 1500 gravestones.

CLSC 220 – Introduction to Archaeology  – Dr. Elizabeth Baughan

Students in this course participated in the East End Collaboratory project with a Community Based Learning (CBL) component from the CCE. Students used GPS units and areal imagery to map “family plots” in the cemetery. Students are also completing an in depth analysis of a gravestone to be presented in a class map format.

GEOG/ENVR 250 – Intro to Earth Systems and Physical Geography – Dr. Todd Lookingbill

Students in this course learn how GIS and other geospatial technologies are used in fieldwork to study the physical landscape. Students contribute to the Campus Tree Inventory using the Collector for ArcGIS App, use GPS units to collect data around campus, use data loggers and GIS software to measure and analyze urban heat island effects on campus, and much more.

GEOG/ENVR 260 – Introduction to GIS – Professor Kim Browne

Taught every semester by SAL Director Kim Browne, this class introduces students to GIS through hands on lessons and student driven projects. The students work in the SAL to complete their assignments and work together to become familiar with the many different applications of GIS. We believe building a community of students learning together in a central meeting place allows students to teach and learn from each other during and outside of class time.

 

Spring 2017

FYS 100 – What Does Sound Say – Dr. Andy McGraw

This is a continuation of a project started in 2013 with Dr. McGraw. Students in his music courses use the Collector for ArcGIS app to record different music and sounds they encounter across the city of Richmond. Students record the artists, genre, venue, sound level (dB),  and take a video recording of each location they capture. This is done to examine the diversity of the music scene, and is often accompanied by a in depth anthropology of a venue as a final project.

MUS 229 – Anthropology of Music – Dr. Andy McGraw

This is a continuation of a project started in 2013 with Dr. McGraw. Students in his music courses use the Collector for ArcGIS app to record different music and sounds they encounter across the city of Richmond. Students record the artists, genre, venue, sound level (dB),  and take a video recording of each location they capture. This is done to examine the diversity of the music scene, and is often accompanied by a in depth anthropology of a venue as a final project.

GEOG/ENVR 260 – Introduction to GIS – Professor Kim Browne

Taught every semester by SAL Director Kim Browne, this class introduces students to GIS through hands on lessons and student driven projects. The students work in the SAL to complete their assignments and work together to become familiar with the many different applications of GIS. We believe building a community of students learning together in a central meeting place allows students to teach and learn from each other during and outside of class time.

SOC 279 – ST: Environmental Sociology – Dr. Yetkin Borlu

Students in this course used EPA Environmental Justice data (EJ Screen) and American Communities Survey data to explore and analyze disparities in health and exposure to toxins in the Richmond region.

GEOG 320 –  Geographies of Political Change – Dr. Mary Finley-Brook

Students in this course used the EPA Environemtnal Justice app EJ Screen to explore disparities in health and exposure to toxins in the Richmond region. They then proposed small grant solutions that could alleviate the pollution affecting marginalized communities in the region.

BOIL 336 – Eco Epidemiology – Dr. Jory Brinkerhoff

Students in this course complete two lab activities designed to show how epidemiologists use GIS to study the geographic dimensions of disease and health indicators. Students use CDC data in ArcGIS to analyze disparities in Richmond and in their hometowns.

BIOL 351 – ST: Field Ecology – Dr. Kristine Grayson and Dr. Amy Treonis

Students learned how GPS units and mobile apps are used for field data collection as well as analyzed their data using GIS software. Students also completed a storymap of their trip to Belize, describing their fieldwork in great detail.

 

Fall 2016

BIOL 199 – Invasions in Biology – Dr. Carrie Wu

Dr. Wu’s intro biology class completes a GPS and GIS based lab each semester she teaches it. The lab was created as a collaboration between our lab and her research into invasive species. Students spend one lab period identifying and recording the locations of invasive species on campus using GPS units. During the next lab period students analyze the data they collected using ArcMap to identify patterns, make inferences about species location, and most importantly cartographic design for creating scientific figures for papers and reports.

BIOL 199 – Biodiversity and Conservation Biology – Dr. Peter Smallwood

Students in this course take part in a GIS activity examining inventory of over 1500 trees on the University of Richmond campus. Students analyze species distribution, differences in carbon storage, presence of invasive species, and consider how GIS can be used for conservation and management.

GEOG 210 – Geographic Dimensions of Human Development – Dr. Mary Finley-Brook

Students in this course create storymaps to show global supply chains for certain products, learning how they get from origin to our grocery stores.

GEOG/ENVR 250 – Intro to Earth Systems and Physical Geography – Dr. Todd Lookingbill

Students in this course learn how GIS and other geospatial technologies are used in fieldwork to study the physical landscape. Students contribute to the Campus Tree Inventory using the Collector for ArcGIS App, use GPS units to collect data around campus, use data loggers and GIS software to measure and analyze urban heat island effects on campus, and much more.

GEOG/ENVR 260 – Introduction to GIS – Professor Kim Browne

Taught every semester by SAL Director Kim Browne, this class introduces students to GIS through hands on lessons and student driven projects. The students work in the SAL to complete their assignments and work together to become familiar with the many different applications of GIS. We believe building a community of students learning together in a central meeting place allows students to teach and learn from each other during and outside of class time.

RHCS 279 – ST: Intro to Digital Humanities – Dr. Lauren Tilton

Students in this course utilized the Spatial Analysis Lab to explore GIS as a tool for digital humanities projects. Justin Madron demonstrated several methods of simple analysis to prepare data for visualization using other software.

 

Spring 2016

MUS 116 – Music Scenes – Dr. Joanna Love (2 sections)

This is a continuation of a project started in 2013 with Dr. McGraw. Students in his music courses use the Collector for ArcGIS app to record different music and sounds they encounter across the city of Richmond. Students record the artists, genre, venue, sound level (dB),  and take a video recording of each location they capture. This is done to examine the diversity of the music scene, and is often accompanied by a in depth anthropology of a venue as a final project.

GEOG/ENVR 250 – Introduction to Earth Systems and Physical Geography – Dr. Todd Lookingbill

Students in this course learn how GIS and other geospatial technologies are used in fieldwork to study the physical landscape. Students contribute to the Campus Tree Inventory using the Collector for ArcGIS App, use GPS units to collect data around campus, use data loggers and GIS software to measure and analyze urban heat island effects on campus, and much more.

GEOG/ENVR 260 – Introduction to GIS – Professor Kim Browne

Taught every semester by SAL Director Kim Browne, this class introduces students to GIS through hands on lessons and student driven projects. The students work in the SAL to complete their assignments and work together to become familiar with the many different applications of GIS. We believe building a community of students learning together in a central meeting place allows students to teach and learn from each other during and outside of class time.

GEOG/ENVR 280 – ST: Maps and Geovisualization – Professors Kim Browne and Justin Madron

This special topics course taught by the Intro to GIS professor and Justin Madron from the DSL introduced students to web mapping, cartography, and data visualization as the future of geospatial technologies. This was a hybrid course of students who had already taken GIS and those with no experience.

BOIL 336 – Eco Epidemiology – Dr. Jory Brinkerhoff

Students in this course complete two lab activities designed to show how epidemiologists use GIS to study the geographic dimensions of disease and health indicators. Students use CDC data in ArcGIS to analyze disparities in Richmond and in their hometowns.

 

Fall 2015

GEOG/ENVR 260 – Introduction to GIS – Professor Kim Browne

Taught every semester by SAL Director Kim Browne, this class introduces students to GIS through hands on lessons and student driven projects. The students work in the SAL to complete their assignments and work together to become familiar with the many different applications of GIS. We believe building a community of students learning together in a central meeting place allows students to teach and learn from each other during and outside of class time.

FYS 100  -Time and The City of Seville – Dr. Aurora Hermida-Ruiz

Students in the FYS used CartoDB software to create maps and/or data visualizations of the great plague, the slave trade, the spice trade, and missionaries in the far east. SAL interns ran workshops teaching the students about data collection, visualization, and how to use CartoDB. They then consulted with them to help craft a striking and informative visualization for their class presentations.

BIOL 199 – Invasions in Biology – Dr. Carrie Wu

Dr. Wu’s intro biology class completes a GPS and GIS based lab each semester she teaches it. The lab was created as a collaboration between our lab and her research into invasive species. Students spend one lab period identifying and recording the locations of invasive species on campus using GPS units. During the next lab period students analyze the data they collected using ArcMap to identify patterns, make inferences about species location, and most importantly cartographic design for creating scientific figures for papers and reports.

Audible Richmond Project – Dr. Andrew McGraw
FYS 100 – What Does Sound Say, MUS 229 – Anthropology of Music

This is a continuation of a project started in 2013 with Dr. McGraw. Students in his music courses use the Collector for ArcGIS app to record different music and sounds they encounter across the city of Richmond. Students record the artists, genre, venue, sound level (dB),  and take a video recording of each location they capture. This is done to examine the diversity of the music scene, and is often accompanied by a in depth anthropology of a venue as a final project.