The document outlines the learning opportunities and community mapping projects offered in the Geog 391 course at UVic, highlighting the involvement of learners, guest speakers, and various community organizations. It details the multimedia outputs and tools used in the course, as well as specific projects related to local environmental and educational initiatives. Additionally, it raises questions about how to ensure the student work benefits community partners and how to build on previous course efforts.

1. GEOG 391 Learning Opportunities:
map-based Creativity
+Research +Service +Non-prescriptive learning
UVic Deans' and Librarian's Community Mapping Showcase January 2017

2. 2010
Learning
• 22 learners, 2 assistants
• 4 guest speakers
• 13 communities served
• 13 icebreakers, short web-based
report with multimedia
• 22 term projects, long web-based
report with multimedia
• 22 blogs - "What did I learn
today?"
• 157 uploaded photos
• 7 uploaded videos
• 22 web-form final exams
• 1 tool: Drupal
Communities Served
• Oak Bay Green Map
• Common Ground
• Van. Island Health Authority
• Office of Indigenous Affairs
• School District 63
• North Island Seniors
• World Fisheries Trust
• Reynolds High School
• Ahousaht First Nation / GEOG 453
• UVic Facilities Management
• South Jubilee
• Woodwyn Farms
All in 10 evening seminars
… http://tinyurl.com/geog391
GEOG 391 May
GEOG 391 Learning Opportunities | Community Mapping Showcase January 2017 | Dr Charles Burnett - cburnett@uvic.ca

3. Learning
• 16 learners
• 3 guest speakers
• 5 communities served
• 16x 2-student tool seminars &
web resource (tools)
• 5x 3-student team projects
• 16 reflective essays
• 1 Mannequin Challenge video
Communities Served
• Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature
Sanctuary
• Habitat Acquisition Trust
• Inter-Cultural Association
• SeaChange Marine Conservation
Society / SṈIDȻEȽ Project
• Craigflower Elementary School /
World Fisheries Trust
2016 GEOG 391 Sep-Nov
All in 10 evening seminars + 10s of hours in the MapLab + 1
community celebration… http://mapping3.geog.uvic.ca/maplab
• Lots of tools: LimeSurvey, Omeka, ESRI Story Maps, CRD Atlas, Google
Maps, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Excel, Powerpoint, Prezi, Wordpress…
GEOG 391 Learning Opportunities | Community Mapping Showcase January 2017 | Dr Charles Burnett - cburnett@uvic.ca

4. SeaChange Marine Conservation
Society / SṈIDȻEȽ Project
• Historical photo archive
(Omeka)
• ESRI Story Map
• CMT CSV Database
(Google My Maps)
Nikki, Veronia, Myles, Melissa
GEOG 391 Learning Opportunities | Community Mapping Showcase January 2017 | Dr Charles Burnett - cburnett@uvic.ca

5. Inter-Cultural Association of Victoria
• LimeSurvey
‘Newcomers Low Cost
Survey’
• Google My Maps
Kate, Rose, Kieran, Kacia
GEOG 391 Learning Opportunities | Community Mapping Showcase January 2017 | Dr Charles Burnett - cburnett@uvic.ca

6. Craigflower Elementary School /
World Fisheries Trust
• Poster Story Map
– Cultural Places
– Ecosystem Places
• Teacher’s Guide
• Icon Stickers
Janice, Randy, Alanna, Temily, Wylie
GEOG 391 Learning Opportunities | Community Mapping Showcase January 2017 | Dr Charles Burnett - cburnett@uvic.ca

7. Open Questions
How do we make sure
student work is useful to
Community Partners?
How do we build on
previous CM course
efforts?
A
1. Needs Assessment
2. Collect Information
3. Re-Representations
4. Hand Over Data
B
1. Needs Assessment
2. Collect Information
3. Draft Re- Representations
4. Partner Review
5. Re-Draft Re-Representations
6. Test with Partner Community
7. Hand Over Data
8. Teach how to use/modify
GEOG 391 Learning Opportunities | Community Mapping Showcase January 2017 | Dr Charles Burnett - cburnett@uvic.ca