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Digital Scholarship Week at Reed

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Beth Platte

Across Reed’s campus, students and faculty are using digital tools to produce scholarship in a variety of disciplines. But there are many of us who wonder what “digital scholarship” means, or want to know more about digital tools and their … finish reading Digital Scholarship Week at Reed

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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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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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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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