Neotoma Paleoecology Database - A Research Outreach Nexus

The Neotoma Paleoecology Database provides support to educators from primary schools to graduate students.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. The Neotoma Paleoecology Database; 3. Neotoma Explorer - data discovery and exploration; 4. More exploration with explorer - additional SERC teaching exercises; 5. Educational modules for climate change, paleoecology, and biogeography; 6. Programmatic access for macro-scale paleoecological research (APIs, Neotoma R, and GitHub); 7. Flyover Country® - beyond the classroom; 8. Discussion.

Summary

The Neotoma Paleoecology Database provides support to educators from primary schools to graduate students. Collaborations among pedagogic experts, technical experts and data stewards, centered around data resources such as Neotoma, provide an important role within research communities, and an important service to society.

Product details

• Authors: Simon James Goring, Simon James (University of Wisconsin Goring, Russell Graham, Russell (Pennsylvania State University) Graham, Graham Russell, Shane Loeffler, Amy Myrbo, Amy (University of Minnesota) Myrbo, Shane Oeffler, Shane (University of Minnesota) Oeffler, James S. (Pennsylvania State University) Oliver, Oliver James S., Carol Ormond, Carol (Carleton College Ormond, John W. Williams, John W. (University of Wisconsin Williams
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108717885
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71788-5
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements of Paleontology; Elements of Paleontology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; SCIENCE / Paleontology, universities, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Palaeontology