Digital Libraries: New Tools for ScienceTeaching and Learning

Workshop Agenda 1:00 – 1:15Welcome and Overview 1:15 – 1:45Introductory Activity: The Metadating Game 1:45 – 2:15NSDL as an Educational Resource 2:15 – 2:45Digital Libraries in Support of Standards 2:45 – 3:00Break 3:00 – 4:55Digital Libraries in the Classroom and Online Resource Exploration 4:55 -5:00Wrap-Up

Your Hosts First Name:Susan Middle Name:E Last Name:Van Gundy Organization:NSDL Location:Boulder, CO Hometown:Elkins, WV Hobbies:Skiing, Scuba, Singing with the Radio

Your Hosts First Name:Kimberly Middle Name:Sue Last Name:Lightle Organization:ENC Location:Columbus, OH Hometown: Hobbies:

Your Hosts First Name:Elizabeth Middle Name:Root Last Name:Blackmer Organization:Washington & Lee Location:Lexington, VA Hometown: Hobbies:Scrabble, Hiking

Your Hosts First Name:Ted Middle Name: Last Name:Sicker Organization:WGBH Location:Boston, MA Hometown:Shelburne Falls, MA Hobbies:

Your Hosts First Name:Marianne Middle Name: Last Name:Weingroff Organization:DLESE Location:Boulder, CO Hometown: Hobbies:Skiing, Hiking, Reading, Sewing

Your Hosts First Name:Holly Middle Name: Last Name:Devaul Organization:DLESE Location:Boulder, CO Hometown: Hobbies:

The Metadating Game Metadata – Often called “data about data” Record of information describing attributes of a digital resource

The Metadating Game At your table, brainstorm what information you want to know about each other and create a “metadata record” for yourself that includes 5 categories (10 minutes) “Searching” our database and discussion (10 minutes)

NSDL as an Educational Resource

What is a Digital Library? Documents Interactives Exhibits Maps Services Tools VideosData Sets Animations Images Visualizations Lesson Plans News Communities of Practice Professional Development Remotely Operated Instruments

The National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library The National Science Foundation’s online library of resources for science education … …established to catalyze and support continual improvements in STEM education at all levels (K-12, Higher Education, and Lifelong Learning).

NSDL is a work in progress being built by community participation… Teachers Content Providers Professional Organizations Government Agencies Students Museums Universities Publishers Research Laboratories Technology Experts Scientists

NSDL Grant Funding Services Pathways Targeted Research Assemblages of resources to serve a particular audience Tools supporting NSDL users and developers Investigations of new technologies and evaluations of educational impact NSDL’s 159 funded projects represent 92 different institutions in 32 states and the District of Columbia. Next Solicitation due April 2004 with notification expected by October 2004.

Four Facets of NSDL Collections & Services Educational Innovation Technical Innovation Leveraged Partnerships A library of exemplary educational collections and services A center for innovation in science education A locus of technical innovation for educational digital libraries A leveraging partnership among resource/service providers

NSDL in Support of the K-12 Community An organized point of access to the Internet A trusted source for high quality, relevant, accurate, and appropriate information Peer reviewed materials Resources that support standards

NSDL in Support of the K-12 Community Collaborative online environments for dialogue, document sharing, and idea exchange Connections to real scientific data, scientists, and the scientific process FRE E

NSDL vs. Google Example Search for “Venus”

Services AskNSDL

NSDL Resources - Examples… Documents Interactives Exhibits Maps Services Tools VideosData Sets Animations Images Visualizations Lesson Plans News Communities of Practice Professional Development Remotely Operated Instruments

Visualizations Atmospheric Visualization Collection from Argonne National Lab

Virtual Telescopes In Education Remotely Operated Instruments

News and opportunities … and much more What does DLESE offer? Learning resources about the Earth System, contributed and described by educators and scientists  Lesson plans, computer and lab activities, data tools and visualizations, background materials…  Themed and reviewed collections  Searching by educational standards

Teacher's Domain provides:  Life Science and Physical Science/Engineering resources for all K-12 grades  Rich media resources from public television, including video segments and Web interactives  Content portal to collections and the larger NSDL  Contextualization (background essays and lesson plans)  State and national standards correlations  Organization and annotation tools  Professional development incorporating classroom resources

Alsos.wlu.edu

Contains over 1,300 indexed annotations of books, videos, websites, CD ROMs and articles on nuclear issues Provides direct access to web-available materials Provides information to students, teachers, and the general public Uses Open Archive Initiative to share metadata on each reference using the Dublin Core protocol

What is ENC? Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (1992) –ENC Online NSDL Projects (2000) –The Learning Matrix –FEDRL –Gender and Science (EDC) –Technology Literacy (ITEA) –Ethnomathematics (PREL) State Level Projects (2001) –Ohio Resource Center –Standards Plus

ENC Portal –

Digital Libraries in Support of Standards

How Can Digital Libraries Support Teacher Work? What do we teach? –National Science Standards –State Science Standards –District Course of Study –Stuff we like! How do we teach it? –ISTE Standards (2)ISTE Standards 2

DL Value Added Services Vetting of resources Correlation to standards Evaluations/Reviews Browse/Search (2)Browse/Search2 Connection to careers

DLESE search by educational standards Focus groups guide development Plan to expand to more detailed national standards and map to state standards A growing number of resources are cataloged to standards