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Come one, come all

Apr 9th, 2010 | By

Ladies, gentlemen, and children of all ages, we would like to invite you to attend a session at the AAG in Washington, DC next Friday (April 16) at 8AM (if you are attending the conference of course). The panel session is entitled Digital Media and Learning in Geography (abstract below) and it will take place [...]



VerySpatial at the AAG

Feb 11th, 2010 | By

I mentioned a while back that VerySpatial will be hosting a panel on Digital Media and Learning in Geography at the Association of American Geographers meeting in Washington, DC in April, but keep in mind that while we are many, there are that many more chances for us to get into trouble with microphone in [...]



AAG Panel Call for participation

Oct 23rd, 2009 | By

We are putting together a panel on Digital Media and Learning (DML) in Geography for the upcoming AAG in DC. Our intrepid hosts will be three of the panel members, but we are looking for another 2-3 folks to round out the discussion. If you are working in any area of DML in a Geography [...]



A VerySpatial Podcast – Special Episode 51

Oct 9th, 2009 | By

Way back at the AAG we had a chance to talk to Dawn Hawley of Northern Arizona University about how she has effectively brought computer games into the classroom. Click to download mp3 version Click to download aac version



AVSP Roadshow – NACIS at AAG ’09

Jun 17th, 2009 | By

Sue spoke with Lou Cross, Director of the North American Cartographic Information Society about NACIS membership and the MapGiving initiative. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format



A VerySpatial Podcast – Special Episode 49

May 28th, 2009 | By

Sue spoke with Richard Peet at the AAG about the new journal Human Geography and its goal of supporting radical research. Click to download mp3 version Click to download aac version



A VerySpatial Podcast – Special Episode 46

May 15th, 2009 | By

With the release of MapPublisher 8.1 just around the corner it seems timely to bring you my quick interview with Ted from Avenza Systems recorded at the AAG. Click to download mp3 version Click to download aac version



Jesse comments on “Aspiring Academics” – Part 2

May 14th, 2009 | By

In Part 1 of my comments on Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty from the AAG I focused on online resources to build on the concepts offered in the text. With Part 2, which covers chapters 6-10 on developing and enhancing teaching and advising skills I will just be [...]



AVSP Roadshow – OpenStreetMap at AAG ’09

May 1st, 2009 | By

Jesse spoke with Dirk Munson (@themapguy) who was representing OpenStreetMap at the 2009 AAG. Click here to download the episode in MP3 format



Jesse comments on “Aspiring Academics” – Part 1

Apr 29th, 2009 | By

The recent AAG text Aspiring Academics: A Resource Book for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty edited by Solem, Foote and Monk (2009) offers a great deal of information in just a few pages (212 pages). Clearly as a book aimed at academics it references other academic materials on the various topics. As I read [...]