Teaching GIS without the "G"
Smith College no longer has a Geography Department, but that doesn't stop the growing use of GIS technology on campus. More than 20 different courses have used GIS and / or GPS to some extent in the last five years. The teaching model at Smith focuses on teaching WITH GIS. In other words, we do not teach GIS. We focus on how GIS can be used as tool within other established fields and disciplines. Several faculty are integrating GIS into their curriculum and some courses have been completely revised to incorporate GIS and GPS technology.
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Classes in the SAL, spring 2010
- Geomorphology (GEO251)
- The Environment (GEO109)
- Seminar: Topics in Anthropology: Prehistory of Food (ANTH347)
- Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation Biology (BIO155)
- Vertebrate Biology Laboratory (BIO273)
- Global Environmental Changes and Challenges (FYS177)
Classes in the SAL, fall 2009
- Principles of Ecology Lab (BIO267)
- Making Sense of the Pre-Columbian (FYS151)
Classes in the SAL, spring 2009
Classes in the SAL, Fall 2008
Classes in the SAL, spring 2008
Classes in the SAL, Fall 2007
Classes in SAL spring 2007
Classes in SAL fall 2007
- Natural Disasters: Understanding and Coping ( GEO105)
- Plant Ecology (BIO356)
Classes in SAL spring 2006
Classes in SAL fall 2005
- Natural Disasters: Understanding and Coping
- Introduction to Archaeology
- Environment and Society
- First Year Studies 151: Making Sense of the Pre-Columbian
- Plant Ecology
- Introductory Colloquia: Life Sciences for the 21st Century:Plant Invasions
Classes using SAL in spring 2005
- Seminar in Environmental Science & Policy
- Geomorphology
- Oceanography
- Society and Environment
- World Population
- The Environment
Classes using SAL fall 2004:
- Natural Disasters: Understanding and Coping
- Introduction to Archaeology
- Ecohydrology
Classes using SAL in spring 2004:
- Seminar in Environmental Science & Policy
- Geomorphology
- Oceanography
Classes using SAL fall 2003:
- Sociology (World Population)
- Sociology (Environment and Society)
- Introduction to Archaeology
- Geology in the Field
Classes that used the SAL in the spring of 2003:
- Seminar in Environmental Science & Policy
- Geomorphology
- Oceanography
Classes that used the SAL in the fall of 2002:
- Groundwater Geology
- Pre-Colombian Arts
- Sociology (World Population)
- Sociology (Environment and Society)
- First Year Seminar: Env. Issues on Campus
- Introduction to Archeology
- Geology in the Field (tentative)
The following classes have used the SAL as part of their coursework:
- InterTerm (January
- 00, 01, 02, 03,
04)
- Introduction to Geology (fall 2001)
- Geomorphology (spring 2000, 01,02, 03)
- Seminar in Environmental Science & Policy (spring 99 00,
02, 03)
- Horticulture (spring 2000)
- The Environment (fall 1999)
- Aqueous Geochemistry (fall, 1999)
- Introduction to Architecture, City Planning, and Landscape
Design (fall 2000, spring 2001, fall 2001)
- Introduction to Archaeology (fall 2001)
SAL has supported the following faculty and staff as part of their
coursework
and research:
- Amy Rhodes (Geology)
- Martha Ackelsburg (Government)
- Elizabeth Armstrong (Women's Studies)
- Kirin Makker (Landscape Studies)
- Bob Burger (Geology)
- Drew Guswa (Engineering)
- Steve Guarin (Geology)
- Tony Caldanaro (Geology)
- Bob Newton (Geology)
- Dana Leibsohn (Art)
- Jamie Hubbard (Religious Studies)
- Elliot Fratkin (Anthropology)
- Bob Merritt (Biology)
- Bosiljka Glumac (Geology)
- Gretchen Schneider (Architecture)
- Ann Pufall (Geology)
- Tom Litwin (Biology)
- Bruce Hawkins (Physics)
- Nat Fortune (Physics)
- Elizabeth Farnsworth (Biology)
- Connie Parks (Biology)
- Bob McMaster (Biology)
- Laurie Sanders (Biology)
- Leslie King (Sociology)
- Ann Zulawski (Latin American Studies)
- Paul Voss (Engineering)
- Susannah Howe (Engineering)
- Steve Tilley (Biology)
- Larry Mienert (Geology)
- Greg White (Government)
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