Welcome to EDDIE

EDDIE (Environmental Data-Driven Inquiry and Exploration) is a suite of education projects composed of STEM disciplinary and educational researchers. We develop flexible classroom teaching modules using large, publicly available, sensor-based datasets to engage students in STEM and improve their quantitative reasoning. Teaching modules span topics such as ecology, limnology, geology, hydrology, and environmental sciences. EDDIE also helps build the associated professional development needed to ensure effective use of the teaching modules.


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News

  • The EDDIE Webinar series will begin January 15th presented by Dr. Nick Bader from Whitman College
  • EDDIE is looking for a 12-month Postdoctoral Associate in Science Education Research based at Illinois State University. Review of applications begin November 16, 2018. Learn more and Apply
  • We are excited to announce the latest EDDIE endeavor, EDDIE: Earth and Ecosystems, has been funded by NSF! Check back here for the latest updates and explore the Earth and Ecosystems pages to learn more about what we have planned.
  • Check EDDIE out and meet some of team at the upcoming AGU meeting in Washington, D.C. when they present their poster on Friday (Dec 14) about "Environmental Data-Driven Inquiry and Exploration (Project EDDIE): Using Large Datasets to Build Quantitative Literacy "
  • Recent Publication: Farrell, K.J., and C.C. Carey. Power, pitfalls, and potential for integrating computational literacy into undergraduate ecology courses in Ecology and Evolution

EDDIE Projects

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EDDIE Earth and Ecosystems
Earth and Ecosystems expands the range of topics (e.g., biology, ecology, geology, hydrology, environmental science), datasets, and quantitative reasoning skills (e.g., processing, communicating, and interpreting quantitative data) through validating curricular modules and developing a community of practice to engage faculty members fostering inquiry with large datasets. Teaching modules aim to improve students' quantitative reasoning skills.


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EDDIE Macrosystems
Macrosystems ecology is the study of ecological dynamics at multiple interacting spatial and temporal scales. Our interdisciplinary team is developing flexible classroom modules that introduce undergraduate students to the core concepts of macrosystems ecology and simulation modeling through the lens of limnology.


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EDDIE Environmental Data
Our interdisciplinary team of faculty and research scientists developed flexible classroom modules that aim to expose undergraduate students to such real-world experiences. These modules utilize large, long-term, high-frequency and sensor-based datasets that can be used in a variety of introductory, mid-level, and advanced courses. Module topics include climatology, limnology, seismology, soil science, and hydrology.