Promoting Carthage Study Tours through Story Maps — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

Presenter photographs should be head and shoulder shots comparable to passport photos.

Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Jun Wang
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Nora Nickels
Andrew Pustina
James Ripley

Promoting Carthage Study Tours through Story Maps

Name: Troy Durie
Major: Economics
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Faculty Sponsor: Wenjie Sun
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Course project

Name: Lindsey Fagerstrom
Major: Environmental Science
Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Faculty Sponsor: Wenjie Sun
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Course project

Name: Ryan Hughes
Major: Environmental Science & Geography and Earth Science
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Faculty Sponsor: Wenjie Sun
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Course project

Name: Madelyn Schwartz
Major: Environmental Science
Hometown: Franksville, WI
Faculty Sponsor: Wenjie Sun
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Course project

Name: Zechariah Smith
Major: Marketing
Hometown: Maywood, IL
Faculty Sponsor: Wenjie Sun
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: Course project

Abstract

Story maps are a great tool for people to relive their travels, and for sharing their story in a spatially-explicit way with a wider audience through the internet. In story maps, geotags are assigned to different photos and videos in order to give a visual representation and geographic layout of where someone traveled on their journey. Additionally, there are many different layouts and settings for customizing the map to best fit the idea of what the user wants to convey. Two great experiences that some Carthage students have had are J-term study tours to Japan and Nicaragua. The accounts of these trips have been turned into story maps by two groups from the GEO4600 Applied GIS Projects class. For the Japan story map, the goal was to create a map that documented the busy days experienced on the trip and to capture the cultural immersion. This map was created for prospective students interested in participating in a later trip as well as for raising awareness about the trip and the connection between the American and Japanese culture. The Nicaragua story map was created for similar reasons, and it depicts the two different focuses available for student participation. The first is the sustainability water project and the second is the clinical experience. Both options allow students to immerse themselves in a great cultural experience in a developing country.

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