Perhaps the most exciting enhancement is the ability to create ‘Express Maps’ on-the-fly, which allows you to quickly draw points, lines, and areas to create professional-looking cartographic maps. This past summer, Esri updated the StoryMap experience, making it even easier to build an engaging narrative in your favorite web browser. Instructors can find curriculum guides, complete with rubrics and suggested prompts, at the University of Minnesota StoryMaps Curriculum Portal. StoryMaps, as part of the ArcGIS Online platform, is integrated with Canvas, which facilitates resource sharing and collaboration among class members at the Canvas Assignment level. A common thread amongst courses using StoryMaps is the need to visualize information in a spatial context however, StoryMaps can also be created without maps, or used as a presentation or instructional medium. Shachar Pinsker), and alternative energy futures for the University of Michigan campus (EARTH 380 Prof. Bryan Roby), cafe culture in Eastern Europe and Israel (NEAREST 295 Prof. Kelly Askew), race and sexuality in Israel and Palestine (JUDAIC 418 Prof. In lieu of traditional papers, students are using StoryMaps to explore rap and radicalism (DAAS 103 Prof. Shachar Pinsker’s book “A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture.” These are embedded in the book’s companion website, Mapping Modern Jewish Cultures. LSA undergraduate student Isabella Buzynski created StoryMaps to accompany Judaic Studies Prof.
The Summer in South Asia Fellowship students blogged about their experience abroad using StoryMaps. Interns at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens built StoryMaps to guide visitors on a virtual tour through the MBGNA gardens.
StoryMaps are already being used in a myriad of ways within LSA. Over 2000 StoryMaps have been created at the University of Michigan in the past 5 years. StoryMaps can be shared with groups of users (a class), with an organization (University of Michigan), or with the world, which makes them convenient for a wide variety of uses. With no coding required, StoryMaps combine images, text, audio, video, and interactive maps in a beautiful, captivating web experience. Do you have a story to tell? Are location or geographic relationships a key component of your message? Looking for innovative ways to communicate research? Interested in exploring multimedia assignments? ArcGIS StoryMaps may be the platform for you.
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