campus chapter guide

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So, what is MapStorytelling?

MapStorytelling is the process of sharing perspectives on how different

phenomena play out across space, and over time. MapStorytellers use digital

maps, open data, multimedia tools, and old fashioned reection to communicate

important issues to a global audience. MapStories can be broad, implicating the

whole Earth, or narrowed down to a single neighborhood. They can address any

topic someone might care about human trafcking, international trade, climatechange, wars, musical styles, sports, etc. In short, they are attempts to provide

us with a true picture, whatever it is.

How do I start MapStorytelling on Campus?

This Campus Start-Up Guide will show you how to:

Begin telling your own MapStories at mapstory.org

Launch a MapStorytelling chapter to bring people together on campus

Lead the global MapStory community and help shape its future

College is a time in life when we nd ourselves at a crossroads between

past and future between old homes and new horizons. It is also a time

when we have great power to catalyze improvements in the world. Whatever

our passion or career interest might be, as college students we have the

freedom to get involved, bring people together, test new ideas, and learn

from mistakes.

At MapStory, we believe that the rst step to improving the world is seeking

to understand it. And we think one good way to enhance our understanding

is through a process we call MapStorytelling. Through MapStorytelling, we

force ourselves to listen to history, and to those we seek to benet, thereby

increasing our chances to do good well.


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STEP 1: Create an account and build a prole

Anyone can begin telling MapStories immediately by signing up at

www.mapstory.org

STEP 2: Learn about the work others have done

StoryTellers are adding new content all the time at www.mapstory.org

Discover what theyre working on by searching different time periods,

places and topics.

STEP 3: Build your own skillsUse the MapStory How To, Reections, and Resources For

sections at mapstory.org to see examples, view tutorials, and learn

about tools to make MapStorytelling easier.

STEP 4: Get to work, and share it!

MapStories can be shared with anyone just like a YouTube video

either as a link, as an embed on another platform, or in the MapStory.

org search, depending on your preferences.

MAPSTORYTELLING BEGINS BY ASKING THE QUESTIONSWE CARE ABOUT WHATEVER THE PLACE, TIME PERIOD

OR TOPIC MIGHT BE.

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Growth of Dickinson College Campus

Everett Lascher

Dickinson College

The Scramble for Africa

Srinath Raghavan

Arizona State University


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REQUIREMENTS + EXPECTATIONSBENEFITS

An opportunity to take leadership and construct

fundamentally new knowledge about the world

Feature on MapStory.org as a recognized Campus

Chapter

Free MapStory.org/______Organization Page

to feature all of your Chapters StoryLayers and

MapStories in one place.

Organization and content advising from the MapStory

Foundations staff and community of experts

Access to grants, webinars and other opportunitiesexclusively for Chapters

To be recognized, your group must:

Have a leadership team of at least three

students, one of whom is a non-senior at the

time of application

Provide a cover letter that details why you

want to start this group, what you perceive its

mission to be, and some early project goals

you have in mind

Sign and submit our Memorandum of

Agreement, along with other attachments you

choose to provide

To STAY recognized, your group must:

Adhere to the Community Ethics and Terms

of Service you committed to through the

Memorandum of Agreement

Maintain a current Point of Contact for the

MapStory Foundation at all times

Complete a biennial reection survey provided

by the MapStory Foundation

ONCE YOU'VE STARTED TELLING YOUR OWN STORIES,CONSIDER BECOMING A CAMPUS LEADER BY LAUNCHING

A MAPSTORY CHAPTER

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TO GET STARTED...

1. Check out wiki.mapstory.org to see if your campus alreadyhas a MapStory chapter you might join and to read about theactivities of chapters on other campuses

2. Send a quick email to [email protected] to let us knowyou're interested. A MapStory Foundation community memberwill then reply to discuss further details.

3. Download, complete, and submit the Memorandum ofAgreement (MoA) also located at wiki.mapstory.org.

4. Upon receipt of the MoA, a MapStory Foundation staff memberwill contact your Point of Contact to solidify your participationand help you get started.

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ONCE YOU'VE STARTED YOUR CHAPTER, TAKE THESETHREE STEPS TO GENERATE MOMENTUM ON CAMPUS

BUILD A DIVERSE TEAM

A successful chapter will begin with a team of at least three people

who bring different skill sets to the table. The most important roles

to have in place at the start are:

1. An Organizer to manage money, event logistics, andteam dynamics

2. A Content Manager that focuses on managing

MapStorytelling projects and data collection

3. A Communications Manager who runs all marketing,

blogging, and social media for the group

START WITH MANAGEABLE PROJECTSTHAT ADDRESS THINGS PEOPLE CAREABOUT

When thinking about where to start, the best two questions

are, Can we accomplish this? And Who would it matter to? For

example, at Arizona State University an early project was to simply

build a MapStory about the growth of the ASU campus, which you

can check out at http://mapstory.org/maps/274.

GROW YOUR COMMUNITY & BUILDYOUR SKILLS

MapStorytelling provides a great mechanism for bringing people

together from different academic majors, social groups, and

interests. Once youve started projects in your group, consider

Working with professors to create a student organized

seminar (SOS) where your projects can form the basis of

course credit.

Launching a MeetUp (meetup.com/mapstory) that bringsstrangers together on and off campus to tell MapStories.

Heading off campus entirely to work with community

organizations that might have important MapStories that

you can help them tell.

Hosting MapStorytelling workshops where team members

and others can build skills, drawing on resources available

at mapstory.org

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As a member of the global MapStory community, you're

invited to share your ideas and abilities with peers around

the world. Here are just a few ways to take leadership in

this growing community:

Suggest projects for others

If you have an idea for a good MapStory but its not something

you want to do yourself, add it to the idea queue under

Feedback at MapStory.org

Teach others

Your story can serve as the inspiration for others. Share

reections on your work at mapstory.org/refectionsor add a

guide for others to replicate your work on wiki.mapstory.org .

Write code

If you're an aspiring developer, nd MapStory on GitHub and x

bugs, create new functionality or fork the code to support your

own endeavors.

Build the community

MapStory is a nonprot organization, nanced and built by

volunteers like you! If you have ideas, step up and raise money,

make donations, forge novel partnerships, and create the future

you want to see.

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