Publications, Presentations, & Workshops

Publications

Lofton, M. E., Moore, T. N., Woelmer, W. M., Thomas, R. Q., & Carey, C. C. (2024). A modular curriculum to teach undergraduates ecological forecasting improves student and instructor confidence in their data science skills. BioScience. 2024:biae089. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae089

Woelmer, W. M., Moore T. N., Lofton, M.E., Thomas, R. Q., & Carey, C.C. (2023). Embedding communication concepts in forecasting training increases students' understanding of ecological uncertainty. Ecosphere. 14(8): e4628. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4628

Moore, T. N., Thomas, R. Q., Woelmer, W. M., & Carey, C. C. (2022). Integrating ecological forecasting into undergraduate ecology curricula with an R Shiny application-based teaching module. Forecasting. 4: 604-633. DOI: 10.3390/forecast4030033

Hounshell, A. G., Farrell, K. J., & Carey, C. C. (2021). Macrosystems EDDIE Teaching Modules Increase Students' Ability to Define, Interpret, and Apply Concepts in Macrosystems Ecology. Education Sciences, 11(8), 382. DOI: 10.3390/educsci11080382

Carey, C. C., Farrell, K. J., Hounshell, A. G., & O'Connell, K. (2020). Macrosystems EDDIE teaching modules significantly increase ecology students' proficiency and confidence working with ecosystem models and use of systems thinking. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6757

Farrell, K.J., and C.C. Carey (2018). Power, pitfalls, and potential for integrating computational literacy into undergraduate ecology courses. Ecology and Evolution 8:7744-7751. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4363

Presentations

Invited Presentations (presenter in bold)

  • Lofton, M.E., Moore, T.N., Woelmer, W.M., Thomas, R.Q., Carey, C.C. Macrosystems EDDIE: A modular curriculum to teach undergraduates ecological forecasting improves student and instructor confidence in their data science skills. Virtual poster presentation. Macrosystems Biology-National Ecological Observatory Network Enabled Science National Science Foundation Program, Feb. 2024.
  • Carey, C.C. 2023. Macrosystems EDDIE: Teaching macrosystems ecology concepts and quantitative skills to undergraduates. Keynote address, Macrosystems Ecology For All (MEFA) Annual Meeting, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, July 2023
  • Carey, C.C., M.E. Lofton, and F. Olsson. Teach and test skills in lake forecasting: Macrosystems EDDIE modules for undergraduates and NEON Forecasting Challenge. GLEON Virtual Meeting, February 2023.
  • Lofton, M.E. Teach skills in ecological forecasting: Macrosystems EDDIE modules for undergraduates. Invited virtual oral presentation. Sensing the Earth conference, Lawrence, Kansas, November 2022.
  • Carey, C.C. and R.Q. Thomas. Master Class on Introduction in Ecological Forecasting, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Western Australia, May 2022.
  • Carey, C.C. and T.N. Moore. Macrosystems EDDIE: Using NEON data to teach ecological forecasting to undergraduates. Invited seminar, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Science Monthly Series, Boulder, Colorado, May 2021 [virtual due to COVID]
  • Woelmer, W.M., T.N. Moore, R.Q. Thomas, & C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: Using ecological forecasts to guide decision-making. Ecological Forecasting Initiative Early Career Meeting, May 2021 [virtual due to COVID]
  • Moore, T. N., & C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: Introduction to Ecological Forecasting. Invited webinar, GLEON Limnoseries, May 2021.
  • Moore, T. N. Macrosystems EDDIE: Introduction to Ecological Forecasting. ESPM-288: Reproducible and Collaborative Data Science, University of California - Berkeley, February 2021 [virtual due to COVID]
  • Thomas, R.Q. Integrating public environmental datasets into a seminar long undergraduate course in Environmental Informatics. Invited Ignite Talk. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 2020. [virtual due to COVID]
  • Thomas, R.Q. Lessons learned from integrating EDDIE modules into a semester-long undergraduate Environmental Data Science course, Invited webinar, National Association for Geoscience Teachers (NAGT), April 2020.
  • Carey, C.C. & M. Jones. How to integrate NEON data into your undergraduate classroom via Macrosystems EDDIE and other resources. Invited webinar, National Association for Geoscience Teachers (NAGT), March 2020.
  • Carey, C.C., & K.J. Farrell. Integrating simulation modeling into undergraduate aquatic ecology courses increases students' understanding of global change on lakes. Association for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. San Juan, PR, February 2019.
  • Farrell, K.J., & C.C. Carey. Integrating simulation modeling into ecology curricula through hands-on teaching modules increases undergraduate students' understanding of macrosystems ecology. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA, August 2018.
  • Carey, C.C. Plenary address for Yentsch-Schindler Award, Association for the Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Victoria, British Columbia, June 2018
  • Farrell, K.J., & C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: Developing the first macrosystems ecology curriculum for undergraduates using modeling, sensor data, and R. National Science Foundation Macrosystems Biology Principal Investigator Meeting. Arlington, VA, January 2018.

Contributed Presentations (presenter in bold)

  • Lofton, M.E., Thomas, R.Q., Olsson, F.E., Carey, C.C. Learn and teach ecological forecasting with Macrosystems EDDIE modules. Workshop. Ecological Forecasting Initiative, Helsinki, FI, Jun. 2024.
  • Lofton, M.E., Moore, T.N., Woelmer, W.M., Thomas, R.Q., Carey, C.C. Macrosystems EDDIE: A modular curriculum to teach undergraduates ecological forecasting improves student and instructor confidence in their data science skills. Poster presentation. Ecological Forecasting Initiative, Helsinki, FI, Jun. 2024.
  • Lofton, M.E., Moore, T.N., Woelmer, W.M., Thomas, R.Q., Carey, C.C. Macrosystems EDDIE: A modular curriculum to teach undergraduates ecological forecasting improves student and instructor confidence in their data science skills. Poster presentation. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Madison, WI, USA, Jun. 2024.
  • Lofton, M.E., T. Moore, W.M. Woelmer, R.Q. Thomas, and C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: a modular curriculum to teach undergraduates ecological forecasting using R Shiny applications improves student confidence, familiarity, and conceptual understanding. Oral presentation. Ecological Society of America (ESA) conference. Portland, Oregon, August 2023.
  • Woelmer, W.M., T. Moore, M.E. Lofton, R.Q. Thomas, and C.C. Carey. Embedding communication concepts in forecasting training increases students' understanding of ecological uncertainty. oral presentation. Ecological Society of America (ESA) conference. Portland, Oregon, August 2023.
  • Carey, C.C., M.E. Lofton, T. Moore, W.M. Woelmer, and R.Q. Thomas. Macrosystems EDDIE: an undergraduate curriculum on ecological forecasting using R Shiny apps. Poster presentation. Ecological Forecasting Initiative (EFI) conference. Boulder, Colorado, June 2023.
  • Carey, C.C. Integrate ecological forecasting into your undergraduate classroom via Macrosystems EDDIE modules. Oral presentation. Ecological Forecasting Project's Fall Forecasting Fest and Feast, Blacksburg, Virginia, November 2022.
  • Lofton, M.E., T.N. Moore, W.M. Woelmer, R.Q. Thomas, and C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: a curriculum for teaching ecological forecasting to undergraduates. Poster presentation. Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) conference. Silver Bay, New York, October 2022.
  • Woelmer, W.M., R.Q. Thomas, T.N. Moore & C.C. Carey. Undergraduate student confidence and understanding of ecological forecasting concepts significantly increases after completing a Macrosystems EDDIE module. Ecological Forecasting Initiative. May 2022. (poster)
  • Moore, T. N., R. Q. Thomas, W. M. Woelmer & C. C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: Benefits of integrating ecological forecasting into undergraduate ecology curricula. GLEON 2021. Virtual/online, October 2021. (poster)
  • Carey, C.C., K.J. Farrell, A.G. Hounshell, and T. Moore. Macrosystems EDDIE modules increase students' proficiency and confidence working with R in both face-to-face and virtual classrooms. Poster presentation. Ecological Society of America. Long Beach, California, August 2021. [virtual due to COVID]
  • Moore, T.N., C.C. Carey, W.M. Woelmer, and R.Q. Thomas. Macrosystems EDDIE: Teaching Ecological Forecasting to Undergraduates. Oral Presentation and Workshop. Ecological Society of America. Long Beach, California, August 2021. [virtual due to COVID]
  • Farrell, K.J., A.G. Hounshell, & C.C. Carey. Hands-on ecosystem modeling activities increase students' understanding of macrosystems ecology. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Virtual/online, August 2020.
  • Carey, C.C., A.G. Hounshell, & K.J. Farrell. Integrating simulation modeling into undergraduate aquatic ecology courses increases students' understanding of global change on lakes. 21st GLEON meeting, Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, November 2019. (poster)
  • Hounshell, A.G., K.J. Farrell, & C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: Using hands-on teaching modules to build computational literacy and water resources concepts in undergraduate curricula. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2019. (poster)
  • Farrell, K.J., & C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: Building computational literacy and macrosystems ecology knowledge through hands-on teaching modules. 20th GLEON meeting, Rottnest Island, Australia, December 2018. (poster)
  • Farrell, K.J. Macrosystems EDDIE: a 90-second lightning introduction. Odum School of Ecology 50/10 Reunion. Athens, GA, January 2018.
  • Farrell, K.J., & C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: Introducing undergraduate students to macrosystems ecology and simulation modeling through hands-on teaching modules. National Science Foundation Macrosystems Biology Principal Investigator Meeting. Arlington, VA, January 2018. (poster)
  • Farrell, K.J., & C.C. Carey. Macrosystems EDDIE: Introducing undergraduate students to macrosystems ecology and simulation modeling through hands-on teaching modules. GLEON 19 Meeting. Mohonk, NY, November 2017. (poster)
  • Carey, C.C., R. Gougis, J.L. Klug, & D.C. Richardson. Integrating high-frequency data and distributed computing into undergraduate and graduate student classrooms builds quantitative literacy and modeling skills. Ecological Society of America Meeting. Portland, OR, August 2017.

Workshop Materials

Introduction to Macrosystems EDDIE and Cross-Scale Interactions. 20th GLEON meeting, Rottnest Island, Australia, December 2018.

Learn to Integrate NEON and GLEON data into your classroom using Macrosystems EDDIE! Ecological Society of America 2019 meeting, Louisville, Kentucky, August 2019

Macrosystems EDDIE: Teaching Ecological Forecasting to Undergraduates. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 2022

Macrosystems EDDIE: Teaching Ecological Forecasting to Undergraduates. Ecological Forecasting Initiative, Virtual, May 2022

Teach and Test Skills in Lake Forecasting: Macrosystems EDDIE Modules for Undergraduates and NEON Forecasting Challenge. Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network, Silver Bay, New York, October 2022

Teach Quantitative Reasoning and Ecological Forecasting to Undergraduates with Project EDDIE and Macrosystems EDDIE Modules. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2023

Macrosystems EDDIE: A modular curriculum to teach undergraduates ecological forecasting using R Shiny applications, Ecological Forecasting Initiative, Helsinki, FI, June 2024

To read publications related to Project EDDIE modules, please visit their publications page.