The Digital Library for

Earth System Education:

A Community Resource

www.dlese.org

What Is a Digital Library?

A managed environment of multimedia materials in digital form, designed for the benefit of its user population, structured to facilitate access to its contents,equipped with aids to navigate the global network with users and holdings totally distributed, but managed as a coherent whole

--Mel Collier, International Symposium on Research, Development, and Practice in Digital Libraries

Numerous initiatives and funding have emerged seeking to change the nature of geoscience education

DLESE Mission

“To improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth at all educational levels.” DLESE Strategic Plan

An Earth System Perspective

Earth is a complex and dynamic entity:Synergistic physical system of interrelated phenomena Governed by complex processes involving the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphereNo process or phenomenon occurs in complete isolation from other elements of the system

The DLESE Vision

Collections of peer-reviewed teaching and learning resources

Interfaces and tools to allow exploration of Earth data sets

Services to help users effectively create and use materials

DLESE Operating Principles

Community governance and ownership

Respond to community input/needs

Build a federated, distributed effort

Engage users as contributors individuals and formal collections efforts

Measure impact on learning

Current Community Engagement

Standing committees and organized interest groups

User-centered design of library interface based on use cases

Resource cataloging and suggestions Includes

geoscientists and K-12 educators

Library holdings and components Metadata records for approx 1500

resources, 500 more in process.

News and opportunities

Cataloging and management tool

Cross-cutting issues: diversity, linking research and education

Library development documentation

Discovering ResourcesUsing DLESE

Discovery only for resources related to Earth system science

Resources in DLESE are selected and cataloged by the ESS education community

Resources are described in metadata records which enhance discovery and comprehension of the items. DLESE holds metadata records, not the actual web pages.

Metadata includes………

Grade level assignmentResource type (Curriculum, activity,

image, data)Technical requirementsGeospatial referencingEducational standards (science,

geography)

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Let’s take a tour………

Simple search

Search by category Browse current resources

Keyword: View search tips

Select a grade level:

Primary (K-2) College (13-14)

Intermediate (3-5) College (15-16)

Middle (6-8) Graduate /

High (9-12) Professional

Informal

General public

Learning materials All | Clear Activities Classroom Assessment Project Computer Case study Presentation/Demo Field Course Problem set Lab Curriculum Syllabus Guides Lesson plan Tutorial

Field trip

Module / unit

Virtual field trip

Instructor’s

Text All | Clear Periodical

Abstract summary Policy / procedure

Annotation Abstract summary

Book Proceedings

Glossary Proposal

Journal article

Report

Index / bibliography

Reference

Thesis

Visual All | Clear

Artistic illustration Scientific visualization

Dataset All | Clear

Model

In situ

Remotely sensed

Results 1-4 out of 4 Sorted by Relevance Previous Page Next Page

Exploring Our Dynamic Planet: Jules Verne Voyager, Jr. http://www.dpc.ucar.edu/VoyagerJr/index.html Exploring Our Dynamic Planet consists of a set of tools, notably the Jules Verne Voyager, Jr. (an interactive map tool), curriculum materials, and other supporting materials that enable scientists and students to better understand the relationship between geophysical and geological processes, structures, and measurements with high-precision GPS data. . . Grade Level: Graduate or professional, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division Resource Type: Computer activity, Scientific visualization, Module or unit Subject: Geology, Geophysics, Natural hazards View Full Description

Map tool

Power search

Full description

End result: Resource

Community Center Services

News and Opportunities

Post an announcement

Email lists

Job opportunities

The DLESE Difference: Ongoing development includes

Combination of metadata and resource content searchingGeospatial referencing and searchSearch by educational standardsData visualization toolsAccess to other collections like NASA and Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype

Value of DLESE

Promotes broad access to quality geoscience educational resourcesSupports geoscience literacy goals and Earth system perspectivesIntegrates research and education through access to Earth systems dataServes as an integrator for community capacity building, leadership, and educational transformation

How can you contribute?

Individuals can submit items to the library using a web-based cataloging tool

Organized collections efforts

DPC hosted instance of the tool

Download code and maintain collection independently

Contribute a resource -> Catalog a resource

Guidelines for entering each field

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Additional slides

Sample Resource in a Classroom

Remote Sensing Using Satellites

How Has DLESE Been Used:

Provided “classic” Earth graphics for the classroom

Discussion forums to design curriculum and visualizations

Increased resource comprehension by teachers

Helped resource creators document and manage their own collections

Community Initiatives Proposal

Engage the collective strength and creativity of DLESE community

Independent Community Solicitation for other core services (collections, community center, data, evaluation)

Strategy allows for multiple and flexible initiatives, depending on community interests

VGEE: Example of a 3D visualization environment & curriculum

A VGEE probe

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