GIS in Higher Education Chat
Application of ArcGIS StoryMaps for higher education
Presentation created by Esri's StoryMaps team for the ArcGIS StoryMaps Best Practices in Higher Education, GIS in Higher Education Chat on September 1, 2020.
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Creative uses of storytelling in higher education
Course syllabus
Need an easy way to break down the semester for your students? In this story, the professor gives students a look at what they will cover in this literature course.
Student semester projects
UC Davis students were required to create stories related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals for their final projects. The professor used a collection to package all those stories together to organize the student projects.
Scholarly research and publications
A Purdue University professor captured research from across academic institutions into a story, ready to share for publication and in the classroom. It's one of the innovative ways professors are adapting to online learning.
Field research summary
Sometimes you can't take an entire class into the field. This story helps bring students into a research site remotely using ArcGIS StoryMaps.
Digital exhibits and virtual field trips
Educational institutions are filled with amazing resources for students and educators. Creating stories about exhibits and collections, like this story by Harvard Map Collection, makes them more accessible.
Student recognition
Your students are doing incredible work. Honor them and all they've accomplished by creating stories or collections that feature their achievements.
Popular questions from educators
Transition from Esri's classic story templates to ArcGIS StoryMaps
- What are the differences between ArcGIS StoryMaps and the “classic” story map s?
- When should I use one over the other?
- Will classic stories be deprecated?
- Can I migrate my classic stories over to ArcGIS StoryMaps?
- My students may want to use the classic templates. Should I give them a choice?
Working together as an organization and in the classroom
- What are some ways for groups to jointly create a story, such as in a capstone project among a group of students?
- Who "owns" the story after the project is completed? After the students graduate?
The latest features
- What’s new in ArcGIS StoryMaps?
- What are the best practices for embedding stories in external websites so that they're easy to read, easy to redirect to another tab/window, and not vulnerable to keyboard traps for screen readers?
- Can students organize and present their semester’s work (individually or in groups) in tabs in ArcGIS StoryMaps , similar to classic (without any coding or sophisticated extra steps to follow)?
The road ahead
- Can we get a sneak peek of upcoming features?
- Will collections have further functionalities, like sort?
- Will there be more options to customize a story title, with for instance italics for a species name?
- How should citations be handled in a story?
- Is there a way to actually embed a Survey123 into an ArcGIS StoryMap ? It would be great to have students be able to check for understanding within the story.
Get involved
- We heard about the ArcGIS StoryMaps competition. Can you tell us more about it?