About
MaSelfS is a partnership between Georgia State University and Vanderbilt University, funded by the Spencer Foundation and National Science Foundation.
Our Mission
We develop teaching and learning frameworks that help people explore the connections between their daily movements and the communities they're part of. Through free, open-source tools and carefully designed activities, we make personal geography and critical spatial inquiry accessible to learners of all backgrounds.
We welcome collaborators interested in expanding either this framework or other efforts to teach and conduct research related to personal geography and critical spatial inquiry.
Our Team
Meet the researchers and educators behind MaSelfS.
Ben Rydal Shapiro
Georgia State University
Rogers Hall
Vanderbilt University
Natalie Robbins
Vanderbilt University
Steve Wernke
Vanderbilt University
Amanda Meng
Georgia Tech
Sierra Gilliam
Georgia State University
Edwin Zhao
Georgia State University
Past Contributors
Cody O'Donnell • Bianca Dankwa • Charlotte Lou • Emma Reimers • Sachin Bangalore
Partner Institutions
Georgia State University
Department of Learning Sciences
Vanderbilt University
Spatial Analysis Research Lab
Georgia Tech
School of Interactive Computing
Publications
Re-Shape: A Method to Teach Data Ethics for Data Science Education
Shapiro, B.R., Meng, A., O'Donnell, C., Lou, C., Zhao, E., Dankwa, B., & Hostetler, A.
Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020
Why Learning on the Move: Intersecting Research Pathways for Mobility, Learning and Teaching
Marin, A., Headrick-Taylor, K., Shapiro, B.R., & Hall, R.
Cognition and Instruction, 38(3), 265-280, 2020
Interested in Collaborating?
We welcome researchers and educators interested in expanding our frameworks or conducting related research in personal geography and critical spatial inquiry.
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