Documents

Using Data in Undergraduate Science Classrooms (Acrobat (PDF) 467kB Nov25 03) is a workshop report that covers the benefits, issues, and challenges of using data for teaching and learning. The report also offers examples, scenarios, and pedagogic resources that address the practical aspects of using data in the classroom.

The DataSheet Template document (Microsoft Word 89kB Mar15 07) lists and describes the fields to be completed to create a DataSheet for a particular dataset.

The Writing an EET Chapter (Acrobat (PDF) 164kB Aug7 08) document presents guidelines and advice for creating an effective Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET) chapter that is consistent with other chapters.

Bringing Research on Learning to the Geosciences (Acrobat (PDF) 879kB Mar9 04) is a workshop report that summarizes discussions on the application of research on learning to improve learning in the geosciences.

RODES Workshop Report (Acrobat (PDF) 392kB Aug28 07) describes activities from a workshop focused on using GeoMapApp at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in 2004.

Making Undergraduate Geoscience Quantitative: This paper by Manduca et al. was published in EOS and looks at new websites addressing the use of quantitative skills in geoscience classes.