1. Using Data in a General Ed Oceanography Class Dr. William Prothero UCSB http://oceanography.geol.ucsb.edu

2. Context Large general education oceanography course 100-300 students each quarter All majors: Physics Dance Majority are first year

3. Goals: Science process Engagement Relevance Basic knowledge

4. Elements of science process

5. Challenges: Browser software Choosing a problem Observations vs interpretations Scientific writing Using/obtaining background knowledge

6. Scaffolding for success Weekly online HW problems Thought problems (online) Multiple choice quizzes (online) Lecture Textbook Gaining background knowledge

7. Support for investigations Groups in lab section Mini-studies Short presentations Group projects Multiple writing assignments In lecture activities

8. Example in-lecture activity Observe Describe Pair/share In writing Interpret Explain Models diagrams

9. Student Feedback High: A B C D E Low Lecture17, 10, 27, 18, 27 Labs42, 28, 21, 8, 1 Kyoto Conf26, 31, 23, 14, 6 Thought questions14, 22, 27, 27, 11 Questions of the Day 9, 25, 27, 23, 16 Weekly quizzes18, 33, 25, 15, 9 Weekly homeworks19, 28, 27, 15, 11 Writing assignments31, 37, 19, 6, 6 Course was difficult16, 22, 37, 14, 11 Interesting and relevant 20, 42, 23, 9, 6 Worked hard40, 24, 22, 9, 5 Learned a lot28, 30, 14, 17, 11

10. Resources http://oceanography.geol.ucsb.edu Our Dynamic Planet CD (ODP) Marine Virtual Explorer Global Ocean Data Viewer ODP Teacher’s manual Mini-studies In-lecture activities

11. The End Materials available at: http://oceanography.geol.ucsb.edu