Incorporating Observatory Data into Oceanography Courses

Abstract

OOI Teaching with Data Workshops; New Brunswick, New Jersey, 19–21 May 2017 (chemistry) and 2–4 June 2017 (geology)

Education and Public Engagement in OOI: Lessons Learned from the Field

“…The collection of tools developed by EPE effectively integrates OOI data into undergraduate teaching, as demonstrated by results of our pilot tests (Hunter- Thomson et al, 2017). However, there is still much work to be done to facilitate the use of OOI data in education.…”

Using Authentic Data from NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative in Undergraduate Teaching: An Invitation

“…A later effort, Data Explorations, curated and condensed several key data sets from the OOI database into easily accessible interactive data "widgets"-interactive data visualizations (e.g., Figure 2a)-to support data-based learning activities for undergraduates in oceanography (Tables 3 and 4). These widgets were reviewed and successfully implemented by 20 educators in introductory oceanography courses at the undergraduate level (Hunter-Thomson et al, 2017). The OOI Data Labs project (https://datalab.marine.rutgers.edu/) is the contemporary extension of the Data Explorations project; it has expanded the initial set of explorations to over 30 curated online interactive data activities and actively seeks to engage the education community (https://datalab.marine.…”