Thirty-one workshop participants posing in two rows in front of the Cape May Canal.

Ocean Education Tools Made by and for Oceanography Professors

A network of undergraduate professors is creating a new edition of an open-source online laboratory manual, full of free educational data activities for anyone to use in undergraduate or graduate oceanography classes. Developed by the…
Eight colleagues standing together and smiling for a group photo in front of a lobby alcove.

Data Labs at ASLO 2025: Sharing Our Undergraduate Teaching Experiences

  As March came to a close, several members of the OOI Data Labs community convened in Charlotte, North Carolina for the 2025 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting. The meeting featured several education sessions on building an ocean and…
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,…
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…
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…