1. Digital library for Earth System Education Shelley Olds University Corporation for Atmospheric Research DLESE Program Center July 17 – 22, 2005support@dlese.org Resources and Services for Scientists and Research Programs Interdisciplinary Modeling for Aquatic Ecosystems Curriculum Development Workshop

2. www.dlese.org 2 Goals: By the end of this talk, you’ll be able to… Explore systems/interdisciplinary definitions (You are not alone) Use DLESE resources Become involved: contribute resources Build a curriculum and library collection

3. www.dlese.org 3 Digital Library for Earth System Education http://www.dlese.org Supported by the National Science Foundation The geoscience member library of the National Science Digital Library

4. www.dlese.org 4 What is DLESE? A collaborative effort to provide support and leadership in addressing the national reform agenda for science education, scientific literacy, and scientific discovery Supports a broad audience of educators and learners: K-12, university, informal education, the public Improves the quality and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system

5. www.dlese.org 5 Emphasizes pedagogical support for teaching and learning approaches that view Earth as a system

6. www.dlese.org 6 Earth System Science : Bretherton’s conceptual model of Earth system processes

7. www.dlese.org 7 Simplified model of the Earth system Atmosphere Cryosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere Lithosphere Cosmosphere Anthrosphere

8. www.dlese.org 8 What does DLESE offer? Free access to learning resources about the Earth System  Lesson plans, computer and lab activities, data visualizations, instructor guides, virtual field trips…  Themed collections about a specific topic  Reviewed collections DLESE doesn’t ‘own’ the resources Provides information about resources as metadata so you can easily find what you’re looking for

9. www.dlese.org 9 2003 Annual Meeting First Teaching Box workshop, June 04 What does DLESE offer? Community connections Professional development Opportunities to contribute reviews, provide feedback News and Opportunities

10. www.dlese.org 10 DLESE may be useful to you…. When you: Teach (or want to teach)… Develop educational resources… Run a research project with a public outreach component… Are part of an interest group organized around an Earth or environmental theme

11. www.dlese.org 11 The DLESE Library of 10,000+ educational resources is searchable by  Topic  Resource type  Educational level  Collection  Educational standard Useful for finding resources when you are teaching outside your normal expertise When you teach …

12. www.dlese.org 12 Disseminate your resource in a place where educators look: http://www.dlese.org Submit information about your resource to DLESE: http://www.dlese.org/suggestor/index.jsp Develop educational resources …

13. www.dlese.org 13 Research projects with a public outreach component … Create an ‘instant library of resources’: Add the DLESE Search Service to your website More than a link to the homepage  Customizable javascript web service  Retains look and feel of your website Customize selection criteria for your audience (grade level, subjects, and resource types) It’s free and very simple to implement Contact support@dlese.orgsupport@dlese.org See http://preview.dlese.org/search/

14. www.dlese.org 14 Collaborative project  Create classroom ready instructional units  Teams of teachers, science advisors, interface designers, facilitators Components  Conceptual framework  Description of each activity  Resource list  Assessments  Engage students in the process of science by being evidence-based Build a curriculum: Teaching Boxes case-study

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16. www.dlese.org 16 Curricular ideas to consider Purpose of the course  Survey course?  Familiarity w/ multiple models?  Expertise in specific models? Emphasis  On the overlap of disciplines?  Familiarity w/ each discipline Concepts to guide the course Thread running through the course Resources/models to include How to make a good presentation Important research questions  Within each discipline  Overlapping the disciplines

17. www.dlese.org 17 GIS Modeling topic map to throw darts at: Watershed/ Hydrologic Snow Hydrology Water Quality Groundwater flow & transport Ecological systems Philosophy of modeling Data & Models Uncertainty Issues of Scale Groundwater / Surface water Statistics Economics Atmospheric Ecological / Algae Ecological / Fish MMS

18. www.dlese.org 18 Build a library collection … Build a themed collection of educational resources on your topic Information for DLESE collection builders: http://www.dlese.org/Metadata http://www.csma te.colostate.edu/d wel/

19. www.dlese.org 19 Build & contribute collection process 1.Is the collection theme within DLESE scope 2.Determine type and format of collection 3.Understand collection policies 4.Create a scope statement Determine collection building strategy Determine collection selection criteria 5.Create metadata records (catalog resources) 6.Send metadata records to DLESE 7.Approval - Collections Accessioning Taskforce 8.Maintain the collection

20. www.dlese.org 20 Title - the name of the resource URL - the URL to an online resource Description - a narrative describing the content/purpose Subject - general topic areas that the resource is about Technical reqs - browser or platform requirements Resource type - type of educational resource (lab, photo) Audience - grade range of the resource Copyright - copyright statement Cost - yes/no/unknown cost to use or access resource Resource creator - author or publisher information Resource cataloger - cataloger information DLESE required metadata - ADN Format (Cataloger Provided)

21. www.dlese.org 21 Lessons learned in collection building Ensure resources are within scope Presentation of the metadata is just as important as the resource  Educational context is understood  Access to data/other materials works Start with a small group of resources and metadata records; then build strategically Cataloging takes time so appropriate resource selection is critical

22. www.dlese.org 22 Opportunities to get involved Suggest new resources for the library Submit teaching tips or reviews for the resources you use Attend an annual meeting or workshop Tell others about DLESE: http://www.dlese.org support@dlese.org