Ocean Sciences 2020 Workshop

Participants at our 2020 Ocean Sciences Data Labs workshop.

Our mini workshop at the 2020 Ocean Sciences meeting included 32 participants and 10 presenters from across the US and beyond.

Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020

Data Labs: Using OOI Data to Engage Students in Oceanography

Sunday, February 16, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

At the Ocean Sciences 2020 meeting in San Diego, the Ocean Data Labs team facilitated an National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored workshop focused on the integration of Ocean Observing Initiative (OOI) data into undergraduate teaching of oceanography themes and concepts.

Participants explored a collection of Data Labs created by oceanography professors who attended the 2019 OOI Data Lab Development Workshops; and discussed how to effectively integrate OOI data and activities into introductory oceanography and Earth and environmental science courses.

Goals

By the end of this workshop, participants will:

Learn about the OOI program and the key science questions it addresses.
Access existing tools and resources designed to integrate OOI data into teaching.
Learn how to effectively incorporate OOI Data Labs into your classes.
Network with other professors interested in using oceanographic data in undergraduate classrooms.

Workshop Agenda

Time	Topic, Objectives & Activities
8:00	Continental Breakfast Available
8:30	Registration/Introductions
9:00	Introduction to the Ocean Data Labs Project Overview of project components Workshop Introduction (ppt) Data Labs Community Map The OOI Today: An introduction to its history and the science it supports Understand what the OOI was designed to do and why OOI Overview (ppt) The OOI Website OOI Science Themes OOI Science Questions OOI Instrument List TOS Oceanography: Special Issue on the Ocean Observatories Initiative
10:15	Coffee/Snack Break
10:30	Where does OOI data fit into my teaching? Understand how OOI can be integrated into undergraduate teaching with a case study example on Primary Production. Where does OOI data fit in my teaching? (ppt) OOI Data Crosswalk with Essentials of Oceanography 12th Edition Primary Production Sample Lesson Handout
11:15	Explore the Existing Data Labs Collection Hands on exploration of the Data Labs online collection of Data Explorations Data Explorations round-robin discussion and reflection using the Data Labs Exploration and Discussion Worksheet Example Data Explorations Exploration – Chlorophyll across the year Application – Chlorophyll in and off shore Exploration – Processes that Change Salinity Application – Changes in Salinity with Depth Exploration – Seismic Features at a Seamount Application – Geological Features of a Seamount – 2
12:30	Catered Lunch
1:00	Teaching with Data – Note: This session was skipped for time What is it like for learners to work with information that is new and overwhelming? Nonsense Data Activity: Handout, and Facilitator Guide Tools of Science video
1:30	New OOI Data Lab Introductions Lightning talks by the developers of six new Data labs Anoxic Events, Mikelle Nuwer, University of Washington Seasonal Variability in the Mixed Layer, Rachel Eveleth, Oberlin College Extended Stratification Worksheet Factors affecting Primary Production, Dina DiSantis, Montgomery County Community College Plate Tectonics and the Seafloor, Ben Jordan, Brigham Young University – Hawaii CO2 Exchange Between Air and Sea, Rob Rhew, UC – Berkeley Thermohaline Circulation and NADW Formation in the Irminger Sea, Rich Dixon, Texas State University
2:00	Hands-on exploration of New OOI Data Labs Participants choice of small group discussions led by developers of the new Data Labs
3:00	Break
3:15-4:00	Reflection/Evaluation and What’s Next? Consider how you will implement and use what you’ve learned today (List of Data Explorations) Learn how you can be further involved in the Ocean Data Labs Community

Interested in more? We encourage you to check out the OOI Data Labs and other Ocean Observatories Initiative related sessions, talks, posters and Town Halls that occurred at Ocean Sciences 2020.

Workshop Participants

Alexander Wurm, Western New England University, Springfield, MA
Alicia Uribe L, Autonomous University,Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Anthony Foyle, Penn State Erie – The Behrend College, Erie, PA
Aya Saad, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskaplige universitet, Trondheim, Norway
Catherine Hill, Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ
Clayton Mazur, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Cristian Hakspiel, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico
Cristina Cardona, Community College of Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Dalton Hardisty, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Edward Dever, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Elizabeth Harvey, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
Gabriela Cervantes, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Heili Lowman, University of California Santa Barbara, CA
Jennifer Johns, Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR
Jose Valencia, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Lena Schulze Chretien, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
Lisa Yon, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA

Luciana Frazao, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil
Lucile Gaultier, Ocean Data Lab, France
Luisa Galgani, Center for Colloid and Surface Science, University of Siena, Italy
Maria Kavanaugh, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Mariana Cupul, Autonomous University, Baja California, Mexico
Paul Haberstroh, Mohave Community College,Lake Havasu City, AZ
Piper Bartlett-Browne, St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Dover, NH
Qian Li, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia
Robert Rector, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Roman de Jesus, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA
Rus Higley, Highline College, Des Moines, WA
Sam Wilson, University Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Sasha Peter Carter, Miramar College, San Diego, CA
Tetyana Margolina, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Yadong Zeng, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN