Five people in discussion around a laptop on a table.

Teaching the Power of Data to All Audiences

Students walk into our classrooms with a myriad of interests, experiences, and motivations. Some might be there because it’s a required box to check for their major. Others are genuinely curious and signed up for an interesting elective. And…
A graph with 3 plots showing the 2015-2024 bottom pressure timeseries at Axial Seamount, the rate of inflation, and the daily earthquake count.

Will Axial Seamount Erupt Again Soon?

A new example Python notebook activity As you may have heard, the seafloor at the Axial Seamount volcano continues to uplift, and is about to pass the level it reached during the last eruption in 2015. In addition, earthquake activity…
Workshop participants gather in front of a fall tree at the Chauncey Center

Princeton Data Literacy Workshop Inspires New OOI Educational Activities

Fresh off the success of a multi-institutional workshop on oceanographic data literacy, Rutgers Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences (DMCS) staff Janice McDonnell and Sage Lichtenwalner have just completed another data literacy workshop,…
A graph showing 3 different timeseries profiles of temperature, salinity and chlorophyll at the new Pioneer Array Southeastern Profiler Mooring

Pioneer MAB Profiler – New Python Notebook Activity

A new example Python notebook activity Have you ever wanted to play with profiler data from the NSF OOI? For simple exploration, the OOI Data Explorer is a great way to browse and quickly plot profiler data.  (There are currently…
Six adults standing side-by-side, smiling at the camera, outside on a sunny day, shaded by a vibrant tree.

Data Labs at the 2024 OOIFB Community Workshop

Data Labs community members gathered with other educators, scientists, stakeholders, and NSF OOI team members to brainstorm new ways to use Mid Atlantic NSF OOI data in the classroom.    This past fall, the NSF OOI Facilities Board…
A graph showing a timeseries of winds (top) and waves (bottom) from the Pioneer MAB Central Surface Mooring in April 2024, showing the passage of a storm which is clearly visible as a peak in both datasets on April 12.

Pioneer MAB Storm – New Python Notebook Activity

A new example Python notebook activity As part of the OOI Data Labs 2.0 project, one of our key goals is to create a new series of Python notebook-based lab activities to help professors and undergraduate students use NSF OOI data, especially…
Karen Meyer scuba diving. She is in a wetsuit and goggles, looking directly at a brightly colored fish by some coral in the foreground. The fish seems to stare directly into the camera.

Awash With Data

Forty-seven professors from 13 states, driven by their dedication to providing the best education for their students, chose to spend their summer at our Data Labs 2024 workshop in Wilmington. They recognized the importance of engaging their…
Wilmington workshop participants gather on the dock at UNCW for a photo.

UNCW Workshop Welcomes New Faculty to the OOI Data Labs Community

Members of Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) hosted a data literacy workshop in Wilmington, North Carolina on June 2-5. Led in part by Janice McDonnell and Sage Lichtenwalner, the workshop involved nearly…

Ocean Sciences 2024

Will you be attending the Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans this year? If so, we hope you'll check out the following talks and posters by OOI Data Labs community members. All of these will feature first-hand accounts from faculty who have…
A table of participants at our Ocean Sciences Workshop hard at work checking out some new Data Explorations.

OOI Data Labs Workshop at OSM24

A table of participants at our Ocean Sciences Workshop hard at work checking out some new Data Explorations. On Wednesday, February 21st, we will host a "mini" workshop for professors interested in learning about…

OOI Data Labs 2.0!

It's official!  You may have seen the news on the newly redesigned OOI website (which is looking great!), or the recent article on our site: Undergraduates Discover New Ways of Exploring the Ocean... with Data.But in…

Undergraduates Discover New Ways of Exploring the Ocean… With Data

Silke Severmann, associate professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, teaches the introductory course in oceanography at Rutgers. Her role in this first-year seminar is to introduce students to the application of technologies…