Guest Lecture: GIS Dashboards + Data Storytelling

🎯 Learning Intention

I will understand how GIS dashboards turn complex data into clear, interactive stories that help communities make decisions.

✅ Success Criteria

• I can identify the parts of a GIS dashboard (map, indicators, charts, filters).
• I can explain one design choice that improves data storytelling.
• I can take notes that connect Julia’s examples to our campus project.

🌍 Why We’re Learning This

Dashboard design is one of the most powerful skills in GIS.

It combines data, UX design, and storytelling — the same skills you’ll use when building your own Accessibility Dashboard.

⏰ Warm-Up (5–7 min)

“What is one dashboard you’ve seen (news, sports, weather, COVID, game stats) that felt easy to understand? Why?”

Write 2–3 sentences in your journal.

🎙️ Guest Lecture – Julia, University of Redlands (25–30 min)

Students take structured notes on:

• Indicators (totals, averages, percentages)
• Maps + symbology