‘Heat Maps’ Give Michigan State a New View of Campus Climate
from Chronicle of Higher Education
Mapping students’ perception of spaces at Michigan state university to identify (non)inclusive spaces.
“Campus-climate surveys are becoming more common in higher education…But a Michigan State survey went beyond the typical multiple-choice and open-ended questions as part of an effort to evaluate the campus climate more broadly.”
Where We Go From Here: The Mental Sketch Mapping Method and Its Analytic Components
J.J. Gieseking, (2013)
Mental mapping has a vaguely defined methodological history. Proponents contend that the method “affords a lens into the way people produce and experience space, forms of spatial intelligence, and dynamics of human-environment relations” and can be used as a “tool for examining the roles and meanings of space and place in everyday lives.” Through the discussion of original research, Gieseking provides an analysis and critique of the mental mapping methods devised by Lynch (Image of the City, 1960) and used Milgram and Jodelet (1970) and others in variety of ways. The article resulted from Geiseking’s frustration with and desire to understand the best practices for utilizing the mental mapping method and the ambiguous guidelines for analyzing mental maps.
(2011). Tim Coughlan, Trevor D. Collins, Anne Adams, Yvonne Rogers, Pablo A. Hayae, Estefanıa Martın. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Researchers examined use of “device ecologies” through observation of three instances collaborative work that took place in a tech-enhanced room. Researchers designed the device ecology (tech-enhanced room) to watch the interchange between individuals in the three groups: undergrad geology study; undergrad biodiversity study; school church historical study. Items in the device ecology included a tabletop computer (view map, compare images, write/view hypotheses), Mirrored projection of tabletop, laptops (2 or 3), a video stream to field site, phone, content management system (platform for sharing between devices).
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