Author Archives: Kristin Bott

Workshop: Spatial Analysis + Mapping, Paideia 2015

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Kristin Bott

I’ll be leading a one-hour intro to GIS, mapping, and geospatial analysis on Friday, 1/22, from 9-10 in ETC 205. Come join! Materials from the workshop are here (Mapping_GIS_Paideia). Download the zipped file to your desktop and unzip it – open datafiles … finish reading Workshop: Spatial Analysis + Mapping, Paideia 2015

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Workshop: Introduction to Stata, Paideia 2015

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Kristin Bott

From noon-1pm on Thursday, 1/22/2015 I’ll be leading an Introduction to Stata in ETC 205. Come join us! Materials for the workshop are here. Download the zipped file to your desktop, unzip it, and change your working directory to that file … finish reading Workshop: Introduction to Stata, Paideia 2015

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Test your quantitative reasoning

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Kristin Bott

This October, my colleague Rich and I went to the National Numeracy Network annual meeting in Northfield, MN (more on that here). During a session on teaching quantitative reasoning led by the brilliant Kate Folliette, folks shared their favorite brain … finish reading Test your quantitative reasoning

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Quantitative reasoning and quantitative literacy (NNN 2014)

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Kristin Bott

Earlier this month, Rich and I traveled to Carleton College to join people from 23 institutions of higher education for the annual conference of the National Numeracy Network (NNN). The NNN focuses on building quantitative literacy for all citizens, with education being central to … finish reading Quantitative reasoning and quantitative literacy (NNN 2014)

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Data Analysis using Stata: Workshop, 10/8/14

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Kristin Bott

Update: A half-dozen students joined me for a whirlwind hour of data analysis using Stata on Wednesday. Through hands-on exercises, we worked through some basic analyses and some common errors and other roadblocks. If you missed the workshop, the materials are … finish reading Data Analysis using Stata: Workshop, 10/8/14

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Clickers in chemistry: a classic case of data munging

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Kristin Bott

Clickers are a common piece of educational technology across college campuses, used for in-class quizzes or to allow many voices to “speak” in a class discussion. At Reed, clickers are most commonly used in the first two years of Chemistry courses, … finish reading Clickers in chemistry: a classic case of data munging

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FOSS4G: Geospatial tech, community, and a bird named Helen

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Kristin Bott

I recently returned from a week of workshops, presentations, networking, and general nerdery with an incredible group of people: open source geospatial developers, users, and other spatially-focused folk from across the globe.

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Spatial proximity and Reed’s smoking policy

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Kristin Bott

Last year, Reed re-examined its smoking policy, which touched off some fairly spirited debates around campus. The revised policy is now in place, and you can see structures around campus to provide simultaneous shelter from the rain and access to … finish reading Spatial proximity and Reed’s smoking policy

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The future of GIS in education and research (UCGIS, 2014)

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Kristin Bott

While proud families and supportive friends watched the Reed College Class of 2014 officially transition to alumni, I headed to Pasadena for the 2014 UCGIS* conference. As folks chatted at pre-conference workshops** and the opening reception, I slowly realized that … finish reading The future of GIS in education and research (UCGIS, 2014)

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Workshop: Introduction to MATLAB

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Kristin Bott

As part of our spring Quantitative Research Skills Workshop Series, I held an introduction workshop for MATLAB this afternoon. The presentation was aimed at a completely näive audience — we covered some background of the program and its applications, walked through … finish reading Workshop: Introduction to MATLAB

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