The Role of Digital Libraries in High School Teaching of STEM Panel Presentation Sarita Nair, Katherine Hanson, Marcia Mardis, Wesley Shumar MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Agenda n Panel Introductions & Overview n Research Questions n Presentations n The Gender & Science Digital Library n Effective Access n Michigan Teacher Network n Math Forum n Questions & Feedback MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Introductions & Overview n What is the Role of Digital Libraries in the High School Teaching of STEM? n n Sarita Nair – Project Director, GSDL Katherine Hanson - PD/PI Effective Access & GSDL Marcia Mardis - Project Director, MTN Wesley Shumar – Ethnographer, Math Forum MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Research Questions n n How are high school teachers currently using digital resources? What would they like to be doing? How does collaborative planning (or the lack thereof) affect DL development? Do K-12 educators care about metadata? Where does ‘Google’ fit into the development paradigm? MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
The GSDL n n n For all STEM disciplines Equitable materials for all students with emphasis on female engagement Inter-disciplinary examination of the role of gender in teaching and learning Serving a broad audience Offering a wide range of content MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
The GSDL n Design considerations for K-12 n n n Focus group feedback Results of pilot testing Usage data http: //www. gsdl. org Basis for Effective Access research project MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Effective Access n n Web use and textbooks are the two most relied upon resources Teachers learn about resources from colleagues and professional development Teachers say there’s not enough time to make effective use of the web Resources used for background information, not necessarily integrated into the classroom MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Effective Access n Teachers n n http: //www. surveymonkey. com/s. asp? u=2 6853192055 Developers n http: // www. surveymonkey. com/s. asp? u=3222018 5416 MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Michigan Teacher Network n n n Founded in 1998 for Michigan educators 17, 000+ page views per day Statewide PD events searching and classroom planning resources Original collection policy limited to Web sites-now changing to item level http: //www. michiganteacher. net MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Michigan Teacher Network n What’s consistent in the established literature? n n Time is consistently a big factor Teachers say quality is important but don’t take time to evaluate quality Teachers consult colleagues (Sutton, 1999) But, recent research leads elsewhere… MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
MIC April 29 -May Data collected from 2003, Vancouver, B. C. 14, 2003 August 5 – 8, 2003
Top Searches 2/19 -3/5/2003 classroom management 300 sciences 102 lesson plans 90 sound 87 states 91 history 72 social studies 71 economics 64 elementary education 64 technology education 2003, Vancouver, B. C. MIC 58 August 5 – 8, 2003
Top Searches 3/26 -4/9/2003 classroom management 304 physical education 60 lesson plans 55 educational assessment 51 fractions 47 private schools 41 weather 39 rainforests 35 music 34 life science 31 MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Top Searches 4/29 -5/14/2003 classroom management 180 listserv(s) 146 poetry of kids 109 science 48 lesson plans 41 private schools 37 zookeeper 31 plants 30 plagiarism 28 organizational skills 27 MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
MIC April 29 -May Data collected from 2003, Vancouver, B. C. 14, 2003 August 5 – 8, 2003
Conclusions n Many users exhibit “Search Engine Habits” n n n Search for items beyond scope of collection Seem to be expecting to search site text, not metadata Perform searches on browsing categories MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Conclusions n n n Most searches occur after school MTN users seek classroom management help the most Science is the most searched curriculum area Users search very broad or very narrow concepts with few terms Users seem to want objects Users repeatedly type in the same search MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Users misunderstand sometimes… n n n n n Ozzy Osbourne Motown Hoe Down Health priorities in Australia Bay City Boating and Fishing Recipes (food) Spices and herbs Buying a car SARS Mazda rx-8 Bush declares war MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Michigan Teacher Network n Citation Analysis n n n Practitioner literature between 1998 and 2002 Collection development, working with S&M teachers, working with S&M students advice Hypothesis: there’s not much out there MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Michigan Teacher Network n Citation Analysis Conclusions n n n Not much out there Collection development focuses on entire Web site, not object level More than “This is How We Do it Good” Little authoring collaboration Need to do same study on S&M practitioner literature for comparison What does it all mean? MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
The Math Forum - Introduction n Building of the Math Forum site was very ground up-the site evolved based on user interests n n The site evolved with the Web Focus was always in supporting a community that cared about math education Resources were built out of interactions and collections of gifts A utopian system of generalized reciprocity MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
The Math Forum - Evaluation n Evaluation at the Math Forum established a process for understanding the possibilities for social interaction and resource development n n n Community was central to the success of The Math Forum strategy for building resources gave people “buy-in” as well as creating a “rich site” Different “teacher types” were supported in different ways MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
The Math Forum - Community n From the beginning the Math Forum saw themselves as a Community n n n Community gives people a sense of attachment and belonging The community was supported by f 2 f and online activities Active teachers developed a sense of emotional attachment to the site MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
The Math Forum - Teachers n There are three main teacher types using the Math Forum n n n Novice, Intermediate, Expert There seem to be some gendered differences in interaction Leaders who become major contributors to the site are rare but essential MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
Conclusion n n Questions for Panelists Comments on Research Questions Thank you! MIC 2003, Vancouver, B. C. August 5 – 8, 2003
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