Ben Woodward

About

Ben is an MSc student at the University of Waterloo studying coastal erosion in the Great Lakes. Ben's areas of interest include digital humanities/historical applications of GIS and web maps, geomorphology, and (of course) teaching geography. Outside of his studies, Ben enjoys watching the NBA and playing squash. Ben represented Canada at iGeo in 2018 and 2019, placing third internationally in 2019.

Workshops

Thinking Geographically

This workshop provides an overview of what geography is, with emphasis on the fact that ge…

Geology: A Brief Introduction

This two-session workshop goes over everything you need to know to read a geologic map. We…

A Bit About (Liquid) Water

This workshop provides an overview of how the chemical and physical properties of water ar…

Landscapes

This workshop aims to bring together the concepts from the previous three workshops and ap…

Fieldwork in Physical and Environmental Geography

Tips and ultra-low budget techniques for various types of field studies in physical and en…

Data Visualization for Geographers

An overview of the many non-map graphs and graphics geographers use to visualize and visua…

Digital Mapping using GIS

An introduction to geographic information systems (GIS), and specifically how to use them …

TNG Prairies

A series of on-location videos from across the Canadian prairies.

TNG Energy

An investigation of Canada's energy and electricity infrastructure.