Education and Outreach Overview

Susan Van Gundy

Core Integration

NSDL Central Office, UCAR

NSDL Audiences

Users

“Generally Curious”

Educators

Learners

Librarians

The MediaK-12Higher EducationLifelong LearningMuseumsLibraries

NSDL Audiences

Developers

UsersContent Developers

Funded Projects

Collections Contributors

Technology Developers

Community Leadership

Publishers

NSDL Audiences

Developers

Users

SupportersFoundations

NSF

Government Agencies

Corporate Sponsors

Elected Officials

Publishers

Educational Organizations

NSDL Ambassadors

The Media

Education and Outreach Goals

Increase Audience Awareness

Facilitate Audience Engagement Along a User-Contributor Continuum

Support Audience Needs

Awareness

Conferences

NSDL.org

Publications

MediaRelations

Presentations

BrandManagement

PromotionalMaterials

Email Lists

PartnershipBuilding

Engagement

Online Events

NSDL.org

Of Interest

AskNSDLNSDL

Ambassadors

WhiteboardReport

Work with Standing

Committees

SupportingCommunities of Practice

PartnershipBuilding Sponsorship

Opportunities

AskNSDL

NSDL’s Virtual Reference Desk brokers questions from users about NSDL, online resources, and STEM information that are answered by a team of volunteer experts.

Whiteboard Report

NSDL’s Bi-Monthly Electronic Newsletter brings news about NSDL collections and services to the broader audiences of users, developers, and supporters.

NSDL Ambassadors

Currently in development, this program will recruit volunteers from the NSDL community and beyond to assist core integration with Education and Outreach efforts.

Support

Workshops

NSDL.org

Tools for NSDL Projects

AskNSDLCommunications

Portal

CollectionsDevelopment

Work with Standing

Committees

PartnershipBuilding CD-ROM Series

Tools for NSDL Projects

Brochures CD-ROMs Information Packets Annual Report Power Point Presentations and

Templates Distribution of Project Literature Shared Exhibit Space at

Conferences Logos and Templates

Tools for NSDL Projects

Commonly Asked Questions and Key Messages…

What is a Digital Library?

Documents

Interactives

Exhibits

Maps

Services

Tools

Videos Data Sets

Animations

Images

Visualizations

LessonPlans

News

Communities of Practice

Professional Development

RemotelyOperated

Instruments

What is NSDL?

Envisioned as the largest digital educational network in the world…

NSDL is a cooperative effort of educators, scientists, content providers, and learners that facilitates access to and provides context for a wealth of diverse resources.

What is NSDL?

A work in progress being built by community participation…

TeachersContent Providers

ProfessionalOrganizations

GovernmentAgencies

Students

Museums

Universities

Publishers

ResearchLaboratories

TechnologyExperts

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Educational

Innovation

Innovation

Technical

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A library of exemplary educational

collections and services

A center for innovation in

science education

A locus of technical innovation for

educational digital libraries

A leveraging partnership among

resource/service providers

NSDL Grant Funding

Tracks for Collections, Services, and Targeted Research

NSDL’s 118 funded projects represent 74 different institutions in 27 states and the District of Columbia.

NSDL in Support of the K-12 Community

An organized point of access to the InternetA trusted source for high

quality, relevant, accurate, and appropriate information

Peer reviewed materialsCollaborative online environments for dialogue, document sharing, and idea exchange

Connections to real scientific data, scientists, and the scientific process

Resources that support standards

F R E E

NSDL vs. Google

Example Search for “Venus”

How to get involved… SEARCH the Library at http://nsdl.orgAsk NSDL your questions about science,

educational resources, or about the Library at http://asknsdl.askvrd.org

SIGN UP to receive our electronic newsletter, NSDL Whiteboard Report, at http://comm.nsdlib.org/mailmain/listinfo/whiteboard-subscribers

PARTICIPATE in user evaluations to help improve NSDL support of the higher education community by emailing vangundy@ucar.edu

ENGAGE in the work of NSDL standing committees for community, content, technology, evaluation, and sustainability.

CONTRIBUTE a collection of resources. Contact jms1@cornell.edu for further information.

NSDL Resources and Partners – Examples URLs

NSDL.org (http://nsdl.org) Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

(http://www.enc.org) Health Education Assets Digital

Library (www.healcentral.org) Alexandria Digital Library

(http://webclient.alexandria.ucsb. edu) WGBH Teachers’ Domain

(http://www.teachersdomain.org) Atmospheric Visualization

Collection (http://www.nsdl.arm.gov) Using Data in the Classroom

(http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/usingdata/index.html)

AskNSDL (http://asknsdl.askvrd.org) Innovation Curriculum Online

Network (http://icontechlit.enc.org)

CREATE Studio (http://ir.chem.cmu.edu/create)

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (http://www.nhm.org)

Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues (http://alsos.wlu.edu)

NSDL Scout Reports (http://scout.wisc.edu/nsdl-reports)

The Math Forum at Drexel (http://www.mathforum.org)

Digital Library for Earth Systems Education (http://www.dlese.org)

The Michigan Teacher Network (http://mtn.merit.edu)

Virtual Telescopes in Education (http://vtie.may.ie/home/home.jsp)