1. Using Data Workshops etc.
Cathy Manduca
DAWG, November 03

2. A Hot Topic in Geoscience Education
2002 NSDL Using Data Workshop
2002 DLESE Skills Workshop
2002 Cutting Edge Workshop: Using Global Data Sets to Teach Earth Processes
2002 AGU Sessions
Geophysics Data in the Classroom
Using Global Data Sets in a Local Context
2003 DLESE Meeting Using Data Workgroups
2003 GSA Illustrated Community Discussion: Using Data to Teach Earth Processes
Abundant in GSA and AGU education sessions:
In Our Own Backyard
Education and Outreach Efforts of Major Research Facilities and Organizations
Geowall
PKAL: Using Technology, Teaching Methods

3. Important Resources/Partners
NSDL Report: Using Data in Undergraduate Science Classrooms
NSDL/Cutting Edge Using Data Portal
Cutting Edge Using Data Topic
Starting Point
Teaching with Models (Bob Mackay)
Teaching with Data (in development-Bob Mackay editor)
Investigative Cases (Ethel Stanley)
Role-playing (Becky Teed)
Earth Exploration Toolbook
Teaching Quantitative Skills in the Geosciences (new funding)
DLESE 03 Working Group Reports- concept maps/recommendations

4. NSDL Workshop Report What do we mean by data?
Why is using data important?
How do we do it?
What do we know about how well this works?
What are the implications for digital libraries and data providers ?

5. What do we mean by data? Processed vs raw Model vs observation
Images vs digital underpinnings
Student collected
On-line data sets

6. Why is it important ? Real world complex problems
Use scientific methods
Critically evaluate validity of data and strength of conclusions
Quantitative skills, technical methods, scientific concepts; Communication skills
Values and ethics of working with data

7. What is range of current practices?
To illustrate concepts or ideas
To enable student investigations
Students collect and interpret their own data often in the context of a larger data set or model
Students use existing data sets to answer questions, often asking their own new questions
Students collect data, develop a model of processes at work, and test the relationship between model predictions and observed data
Examples: serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/gsa03/browse.html

8. Recommendations for Developers
Students need to be able to:
Find and access data relevant to the topic they are investigating
Evaluate the quality of this data
Manipulate data to answer questions
Combine data sets to solve a central problem
Generate visualizations and representations that communicate interpretations and conclusions
Contribute student data to larger data sets
View individual student data in the context of larger data sets.

9. Repeating Themes Finding data is hard for the non-expert
Use will vary dramatically with learning goals, course context, faculty style
Faculty and students like to adapt and create
Learning tools takes time for students and faculty--return must be worth the investment
Data and tools must be reliable
Understanding data uncertainty is an important aspect of working with data

10. NSDL/Cutting Edge Using Data Portal
Data Sets
Tools
Pedagogic Methods
Activities
Examples
Discussion
On-line Contributions Welcome

11. Resources
NSDL/Cutting Edge Using Data Portal (serc.carelton.edu/usingdata/)
Report
Data sets/tools Activities/examples Pedagogy
On the Cutting Edge Using Data toTeach Earth Processes Topic (serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/usingdata/index.html)
Research on Learning/Effective Teaching Practice
Assessment
Examples
Starting Point (serc.carleton.edu/introgeo)
Teaching Materials and Pedagogic Methods
Earth Exploration Toolbook (serc.carleton.edu/eet)
Step by Step Instructions for Data Access and Tools
DLESE 03 Working Group Reports
concept maps/recommendations(dlese.org/????)
DAWG 01 Report (