Education and Outreach Overview Susan Van Gundy Core

Education and Outreach Overview Susan Van Gundy Core Integration NSDL Central Office, UCAR

NSDL Audiences K-12 Higher Education Lifelong Learning Museums Libraries The Media Learners Users Librarians “Generally Curious” Educators

NSDL Audiences Users Content Developers Funded Projects Technology Developers Collections Contributors Community Leadership Publishers

NSDL Audiences Users Developers Educational Organizations NSDL Ambassadors NSF Corporate Sponsors Government Agencies Foundations The Media Supporters Publishers Elected Officials

Education and Outreach Goals Increase Audience Awareness Facilitate Audience Engagement Along a User-Contributor Continuum Support Audience Needs

Awareness Conferences Brand Management Promotional Materials NSDL. org Partnership Building Media Relations Publications Email Lists Presentations

Engagement Whiteboard Report Work with Standing Committees Online Events NSDL. org Partnership Building Of Interest Sponsorship Opportunities Ask. NSDL Supporting Communities of Practice NSDL Ambassadors

Ask. 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 Collections Development Work with Standing Committees NSDL. org Partnership Building Ask. NSDL Tools for NSDL Projects CD-ROM Series Communications Portal

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? Lesson Plans Interactives Documents Maps Communities of Practice Images Exhibits Remotely Operated Instruments Videos News Tools Animations Services Data Sets Professional Development Visualizations

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… Technology Experts Professional Organizations Students Teachers Universities Museums Research Laboratories Publishers Content Providers Government Agencies

al n o n t i tio ca a u ov E d nn I P Le ar ve tn r er ag sh ed ip s A locus of technical innovation for educational digital libraries al ic n n tio ch va T e no In A library of exemplary educational collections and services Co & lle S ct er i vi o n ce s s Four Facets of NSDL A center for innovation in science education 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 Internet. A trusted source for high quality, relevant, and appropriate Resources that supportaccurate, standards E F R E information Peer reviewed. Collaborative materials online environments for dialogue, sharing, and idea Connections document to real scientific data, exchange scientists, and the scientific process

NSDL vs. Google Example Search for “Venus”

How to get involved… Ask 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/white board-subscribers PARTICIPATE in user evaluations to help improve NSDL support of the higher education community by emailing vangundy@ucar. edu SEARCH the Library at http: //nsdl. org ENGAGE in the work of NSDL standing committees for community, content, technology, evaluation, and sustainability. CONTRIBUTE a collection of resources. Contact jms 1@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_educ ation/usingdata/index. html) § Ask. NSDL (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. jsp)