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Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Getting started with ArcGIS

You may have heard of GIS, but what exactly is it, and more importantly, how can you use it in your own research and academic work?

This introductory workshop presents the basic concepts of GIS and will teach you the skills you need to find geospatial data, map it, and discover new dimensions of information.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Thursday, June 28, 2018 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Getting started with ArcPro

This is an introduction ESRI's latest connected and optimized GIS software.

The workshop presents the same basic concepts of Getting Started with ArcGIS on the new Arc Pro platform

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • Understand what GIS is and geospatial data are
  • Navigate ArcGIS software and tools
  • Find and add data to a map
  • Discover information and attributes about the data
  • Produce a simple map that shares your visualization of the data
Friday, June 29, 2018 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Getting started with QGIS

Ever wanted to try Open Source GIS but didn鈥檛 know where to start?

This workshop builds on 鈥淕etting Started with ArcGIS鈥 (a recommended prerequisite for those with no previous GIS experience) but isn鈥檛 absolutely necessary.

This workshop introduces users to a different environment to create maps with GIS.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Getting started with ArcGIS

You may have heard of GIS, but what exactly is it, and more importantly, how can you use it in your own research and academic work?

This introductory workshop presents the basic concepts of GIS and will teach you the skills you need to find geospatial data, map it, and discover new dimensions of information.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Thursday, October 4, 2018 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

QGIS + Open source GIS

Ever wanted to try Open Source GIS but didn鈥檛 know where to start?

This workshop builds on 鈥淕etting Started with ArcGIS鈥 (a recommended prerequisite for those with no previous GIS experience) but isn鈥檛 absolutely necessary. It will go through the in's and out's of QGIS and also cover other alternative Open Source GIS platforms.

This workshop introduces users to a different environment to create maps with GIS.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Friday, October 12, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Annotated bibliography using RefWorks

This workshop will provide tips and practical experience on how to write an annotated bibliography, including using RefWorks to assist in its creation. A RefWorks account and basic knowledge of/experience with RefWorks is expected.

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 9:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Getting started with ArcPro

This is an introduction ESRI's latest connected and optimized GIS software. The workshop presents the same basic concepts of Getting Started with ArcGIS on the new Arc Pro platform. By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • Understand what GIS is and geospatial data are
  • Navigate ArcGIS software and tools
  • Find and add data to a map
  • Discover information and attributes about the data
  • Produce a simple map that shares your visualization of the data
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Embedding Open Educational Resources in online course development

This eCampusOntario webinar, presented by Maureen Glynn, Open Education Fellow at Ryerson University, will discuss practical strategies, tools, and ideas that will help instructors unlock the potential of open educational resources (OER) to enrich and strengthen their online teaching and learning.

Thursday, November 8, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Systematic reviews for social science researchers

Take your literature review one step further.聽 This workshop is geared towards graduate students and researchers who wish to conduct a systematic review for either a thesis, coursework or journal publication.聽 A 鈥榮ystematic review鈥, as opposed to a traditional literature review, uses a structured methodology to answer a focused research question.聽 It is transparent, reproducible, and involves an exhaustive search of the literature using explicit criteria for study selection.聽 By the end of this workshop you will have gained an understanding of systematic review methods in the social science

Thursday, November 8, 2018 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Policy obstacles for open education in Ontario

This eCampusOntario webinar, facilitated by James Skidmore, Associate Professor and Director, 蓝莓视频 Centre for German Studies, and Open Education Fellow at the University of 蓝莓视频, panellists will identify signs of progress and discuss where open educators might best concentrate their efforts to make a difference in institutional policy.