HR: 0800h
AN: ED51B-0409    [Abstracts]
TI: Enabling the Use of Authentic Scientific Data in the Classroom—Lessons Learned from the AccessData and Data Services Workshops
AU: * Lynds, S E
EM: susan.lynds@colorado.edu
AF: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Campus Box 449, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
AU: Buhr, S M
EM: susan.buhr@colorado.edu
AF: Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Campus Box 449, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
AU: Ledley, T S
EM: Tamara_Ledley@terc.edu
AF: TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140, United States
AB: Enabling the Use of Authentic Scientific Data in the Classroom—Lessons Learned from the AccessData and Data Services Workshops Since 2004, the annual AccessData and DLESE Data Services workshops have gathered scientists, data managers, technology specialists, teachers, and curriculum developers to work together creating classroom- ready scientific data modules. Teams of five (one participant from each of the five professions) develop topic- specific online educational units of the Earth Exploration Toolbook (serc.carleton.edu/eet/). Educators from middle schools through undergraduate colleges have been represented, as have scientific data professionals from many organizations across the United States. Extensive evaluation has been included in the design of each workshop. The evaluation results have been used each year to improve subsequent workshops. In addition to refining the format and process of the workshop itself, evaluation data collected reveal attendees' experiences using scientific data for educational purposes. Workshop attendees greatly value the opportunity to network with those of other professional roles in developing a real-world education project using scientific data. Educators appreciate the opportunity to work directly with scientists and technology specialists, while researchers and those in technical fields value the classroom expertise of the educators. Attendees' data use experiences are explored every year. Although bandwidth and connectivity were problems for data use in 2004, that has become much less common over time. The most common barriers to data use cited now are discoverability, data format problems, incomplete data sets, and poor documentation. Most attendees agree that the most useful types of online documentation and user support for scientific data are step-by-step instructions, examples, tutorials, and reference manuals. Satellite imagery and weather data were the most commonly used types of data, and these were often modified for use in the classroom. This presentation will discuss supports and barriers to the use of scientific data in the classroom, as well as the benefits and challenges of using collaborations between technical and educational professionals to develop resources for the classroom.
UR: http://serc.carleton.edu/usingdata/accessdata/index.html
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0820 Curriculum and laboratory design
DE: 0845 Instructional tools
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting