Exploring Primary Production with OOI Data
OOI Teaching with Data Workshop (May 20-22, 2016)
During the Spring 2016 workshop (May 20-22), eleven undergraduate professors convened at Rutgers University to focus on the integration of data into undergraduate teaching of introductory oceanography themes and concepts using data from the Ocean Observing Initiative (OOI). Professors who were interested in using online data and who do exemplary work in undergraduate teaching were invited to attend. Workshop participants explored ways to effectively teach with data, shared their personal effective practices, expanded their understanding of effective pedagogy, and brainstormed ideas for how to integrate OOI data into Introduction to Oceanography courses.
For this workshop we chose to focus on Primary Production, as the overarching topic area. Al Trujillo, co-author of Essentials of Oceanography (Trujillo & Thurman, 2017), assisted and participated in the workshop. During the workshop, participants were asked to provide detailed feedback on the activities, including their perceived utility and effectiveness of the activities in the classroom. It is the hope, that each participant will utilize the activities in their class and implement a short student assessment to help us collect some initial information on the students' impression of the OOI activities.
Presentations
- Welcome and Introduction to the OOI (Janice McDonnell & Sage Lichtenwalner)
- What are our motivations for teaching with data? (Erin Bardar)
- Teaching about Productivity (Al Trujillo)
- Designing Instruction Based on How People Learn (Catherine Halversen)
- Demonstration of OOI Vocabulary Navigator (Annette deCharon)
- Designing Educational Visualizations (Sage Lichtenwalner)
Workshop Resources
- Agenda
- Essentials of Oceanography 12th Edition - OOI Data Crosswalk
- Redefining the College Lecture: Learning Research
- The Learning Cycle
- OOI Concept Map Instructions
- May 2016 OOI Teaching with Data: Exploring Primary Production Workshop Invitation Letter
- EPE 2012 Community Survey: Assessment of the Use of Data in Undergraduate Teaching
- Characterizing Complex Marine Systems and Technology Using Visualized Vocabularies
Resources
- Concept Map Builder
- Vocabulary Navigator
- Primary Production Resources
- OOI History & Context
- OOI Data Portal
Project Team
| Name | Institution | Project Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Trujillo | Palomar College | Content | ATrujillo@palomar.edu |
| Annette deCharon | University of Maine | Concept Mapping | annette.decharon@maine.edu |
| Catherine Halversen | Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley | Pedagogy | chalver@berkeley.edu |
| Erin Bardar | Education Development Center, Inc. | Teaching with Data | EBardar@edc.org |
| Janice McDonnell | Rutgers University | Project Manager | mcdonnel@marine.rutgers.edu |
| Kristin Hunter-Thomson | Rutgers University | Data Activity Development | hunterthomson@marine.rutgers.edu |
| Sage Lichtenwalner | Rutgers University | Widget & Website Development | sage@marine.rutgers.edu |
Project Participants
- Al Trujillo (Palomar College)
- Allison Schwartz (University of West Florida)
- Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert (Stockton University)
- Denise Bristol (Hillsborough Community College, South Shore Campus)
- Itchung Cheung (Oregon State University)
- Katryn Wiese (City College of San Francisco)
- Maria Aristizabal (United States Coast Guard Academy, University of Connecticut)
- Michele LaVigne (Bowdoin College)
- Shannon Newby (Oxnard College)
- Silke Severmann (Rutgers University)