Geoscience Data for Educational Use: Recommendations from Scientific/Technical and Educational Communities

Access to geoscience data has been difficult for many educators. Understanding what educators want in terms of data has been equally difficult for scientists. From 2004 to 2009, we conducted annual workshops that brought together scientists, data providers, data analysis tool specialists, educators,...

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Published in:Journal of geoscience education 2012-08, Vol.60 (3), p.249-256
Main Authors: Taber, Michael R., Ledley, Tamara Shapiro, Lynds, Susan, Domenico, Ben, Dahlman, LuAnn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Information
Aerospace Education
Aviation Technology
Barriers
Change Strategies
Community Relations
Computer Software
Curriculum Development
Data
data access
Data Analysis
Data Use
Digital libraries
Earth Science
Education
Educational Opportunities
Educational Resources
Electronic Libraries
geoscience data
Handheld Devices
Information Networks
Information Utilization
Learning
Metadata
Participant Satisfaction
Remote sensing
Scientific and Technical Information
Scientific Concepts
Scientists
Statistical Data
Teacher Workshops
Teachers
Teaching
Usability
User Needs (Information)
workshop
Workshops
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Summary:Access to geoscience data has been difficult for many educators. Understanding what educators want in terms of data has been equally difficult for scientists. From 2004 to 2009, we conducted annual workshops that brought together scientists, data providers, data analysis tool specialists, educators, and curriculum developers to better understand data use, access, and user-community needs. All users desired more access to data that provide an opportunity to conduct queries, as well as visual/graphical displays on geoscience data without the barriers presented by specialized data formats or software knowledge. Presented here is a framework for examining data access from a workflow perspective, a redefinition of data not as products but as learning opportunities, and finally, results from a Data Use Survey collected during six workshops that indicate a preference for easy-to-obtain data that allow users to graph, map, and recognize patterns using educationally familiar tools (e.g., Excel and Google Earth).
ISSN:1089-9995
2158-1428
DOI:10.5408/12-297.1