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Making the Most of Digital Learning Resources for STEM
with NSDL
2010 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program ConferenceWashington DCJuly 8-9, 2010
Eileen McIlvainCommunications Manager
Laura MoinOutreach & Professional Development Manager
NSDL Resource CenterBoulder, Colorado http://nsdl.org
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Presenters
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Funding Agency: National Science Foundation– Education and Human Resources Directorate – Division of
Undergraduate Education– Initiated by NSF in 2000 as R&D project, now part of NSF’s
educational cyberinfrastructure
Scope: Education at all levels (K12, Higher Ed, Lifelong Learning, Research)– Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Structure: Distributed holdings and services, provided and maintained by many organizations
– Resource Center – University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
– Technical Network Services – UCAR, Univ. of Colorado, Cornell– Pathways Projects – 17 Pathways Partnerships– Service and Research Projects – more than 200 awards
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Digital Learning LibraryCollectionsContextualized ResourcesEducational Tools and Services
Digital Learning CommunityProfessional NetworksTrends and PracticesDissemination
Digital Learning LaboratoryResearchTool DevelopmentPlatform Services
flickr user binki
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Tools and Services for Resource Providers-
Metadata & DL Mgmt Services Teaching & Learning
toolbars and otherbrowser plug-ins
Expert Voices blog
strand map browse interface
search services
authentication and group management
instructional materialsauthoring tools
teacher and facultyprofessional development
wikis, listservs, and othercollaboration tools
newsfeedsand podcasts
consulting on digitallibrary development
educational standards assignment and alignment
cataloging tools
metadataenhancement
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Community Colleges Biological Sciences Chemistry Physics & Astron
Informal Educators
Multimedia
Climate & Energy K-6 Math
Social Science Data
Middle School
Undergrad Math
Materials Science
Computational Sci
Earth System Sci Computer Science Engineering
MathPathMathPath
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NSDL Science Literacy Maps• Alignment of resources to standards is metadata-
based.• NSDL Science Literacy Maps• Earth Science Literacy Maps• My Stuff
– New feature that will allow users to collect, upload, and share resources in the Maps
– New development to begin soon– Framework for social networking at nsdl.org
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NSDL Science Literacy Maps relate teaching and learning resources to the
AAAS Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy
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NSDL Strand Maps API
• My Stuff– New feature that will allow users to collect, upload, and share
resources in the Maps– New development to begin this summer– Framework for social networking at nsdl.org
• Strand Maps API– Allows developers to embed the interactive maps in their Web sites– Customize the bubble– Operational examples: Science Literacy Maps, Earth Science Literacy
Maps, Curriculum Customization Service– Operates over AAAS maps only
• New maps require a development effort/partnership
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NSDL Curriculum Customization Service
Digital Learning Sciences: University of Colorado
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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The Curriculum Customization Service (CCS) transforms print-based materials into interactive, self-directed curriculum guides
Student Activities and Instructional Support Materials
District scope and sequence information
Educational Standards
Interactive digital library resources for differentiation
Collections of “My Stuff” and “Shared Stuff”
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Concept-focused planning tool
Opens full textOpens full text
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Teacher’s Guide is built-in
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Embedded Assessments
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My Stuff and Shared Stuff:Ability to Save, Upload, and Share
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• Sumner, Tamara, et al., 2010: Customizing science instruction with educational digital libraries; International Conference on Digital Libraries, Proceedings of the 10th Annual Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), pp 353-356, ACM; Goldcoast, Queensland, Australia
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Connecting with NSDL• Visit NSDL resource table during conference• Add resources to NSDL • Add resources to NSDL on iTunes U• Participate in NSDL workshops, web seminars, and
other professional development • Use NSDL tools
Contact – any questions:– Send email to: [email protected]– Use Contact us form at
http://nsdl.org/about/contactus/