Introductory overview of geoscience technologies including GPS, Google Earth, satellite imagery, and GIS, focusing on geospatial data collection, representation, and critical evaluation of spatial maps.
An undergraduate colloquium orienting students to geography as a scholarly discipline, covering its development, concepts, methods, and research skills.
William Gartner taught the course with incredible passion and was highly supportive of student groups. He was flexible and understanding, which helped a former student feel more engaged with the subject matter. The student described him as an amazing professor who effectively flipped their perspective on the material.