The 2016 Belize Participatory Geographic Information Systems Study Abroad Program, Summer Session A $2500 program fee, includes flight
Study abroad in Belize this summer! Work with communities on a real-world research project. Learn an in-demand research method. Explore the Belize Barrier Reef and several different landscapes across Belize (an English speaking country). Spend 6 days on land and 6 on islands along the reef. Learn more at http://sociology.cos.ucf.edu/thawthorne
Apply now at: https://studyabroad.ucf.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10108
Thursday, January 28@ 12 noon:
Free Pizza Lunch and Information Session with Dr. Hawthorne, Teaching Academy (TA) room 117
Who Should Join Us? The course is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all majors! The course is taught from an interdisciplinary perspective, all majors and minors are welcome.
Videos of Belize: Check out a video of the class when Dr. Hawthorne taught it at Georgia State University: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waEw8n1rGDk. Hear more short reflections from students that have participated in Dr. Hawthorne's Belize program at http://www.citizensciencegis.org/student-reflections/.
More Course Details: The Belize course introduces both graduate and undergraduate students to the art and science of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related geospatial technologies, geographic analysis, map communication, and geographic inquiry in an international setting. As part of the course, students will develop geographic skills and apply them in a series of learning activities and research projects with residents and organizations in Dangriga, Caye Caulker, San Ignacio, and South Water Caye, Belize. Students will learn about the major components of GIS, including the hardware, software, data, and human interaction needed to make these systems useful, but with an applied international focus on themes of uneven development and social and environmental injustices in Belize. Students will be introduced to ArcGIS and related geospatial technologies so they can engage in basic geographic analysis and geospatial thinking to address the major geographic and sociological themes of interest to community members in Belize. Emphasis will be on collaborative fieldwork and research with Belizean partner organizations and the University of Belize.
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