Recent posts from the NSDL blogosphere

Inuit Council Urges World Leaders to Act Now on Climate Change

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:28 +0000

The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an indigenous peoples’ organization, has asked the world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference to listen to the Inuit voice and act now to protect the Arctic.  The council expects to be in Copenhagen for the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) with its call to action.  In a press [...]

Ocean Sciences Center Comes to Alaska

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:59 +0000

The Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Network has added a regional center in Alaska. With a team of ocean scientists and educators, COSEE Alaska will stage science fairs, teacher workshops, and hands-on sessions for scientists. Involved in the center’s work are educators and scientists from the Anchorage School District and state agencies such as [...]

DuraSpace Reaches Out to Decision-Makers Through Open Source Development Process with Launch of Solution Communities

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:31 +0000

Ithaca, NY, Boston, MA At the heart of any open source project are the people who come together to create innovative software. Today DuraSpace, a non-profit organization that combines Fedora Commons and DSpace technologies, announced a launch of their Solution Community program to extend participation in open source software development to strategic decision makers. With over [...]

Attn. New England DuraSpace Community: Preservation and Archiving Seminar & Networking Reception, Northeastern U, December 10, 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:57:12 +0000

Mountain View, CA Register today to join Sun Microsystems Preservation and Archiving Special Interest Group (PASIG) and host Northeastern University for an information-packed day focused on open computing solutions and best practices in the digital preservation and archiving space. Duraspace will lead two breakout sessions–one focused on the DuraCloud service, and one about DuraSpace Solution Communities [...]

International Volunteers at Exploratorium, San Francisco

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:40 +0000

Exploratorium exhibit floor In the United States, about one college student in 25 is visiting from another country. Almost 672,000 international students were enrolled in American colleges and universities in 2008-09, an all-time record. “While I don’t actively recruit from the international community, I’m delighted when prospective volunteers find us through [...]

AAAS Exhibit Features Oversize Photos of Climate Change’s Consequences

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:57:50 +0000

In an exhibit titled “Climate Change in Our World” at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is displaying 5-feet tall photographs that show the effects of global warming. A concurrent exhibit for kids, parents and school groups, “How We Know About Our Changing Climate” highlights how scientists [...]

Glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro Are Retreating and Thinning

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:25:15 +0000

Mount Kilimanjaro’s very name evokes the image of snow-covered peaks, perhaps because we’ve so often heard the title of Ernest Hemingway’s 1936 short story and the 1950s movie. The real association between the volcano peak and its glaciers may disappear in the near future. Researchers predict the remaining ice fields maybe gone within two decades [...]

DataONE to Deal With Data Deluge

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:13:57 +0000

This is the text of a press release from the University of California. Contact Patricia Cruise for more information. Santa Barbara, CA Researchers at the University of California have partnered with dozens of other universities and agencies to create DataONE (http://dataone.org), a global data access and preservation network for earth and environmental scientists that will support [...]

Follow the NSDL Annual Meeting, November 16th - 19th

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:59:42 +0000

Learn about the latest discussions, trends, and current happenings within the NSDL community by following the NSDL Annual Meeting in Washington DC, November 16-19, on Twitter. Sessions include a panel focused on cyberlearning, updates on NSDL projects, as well as showcasing new NSDL Pathways such as SMILE (informal science education) and ENSEMBLE (computing [...]

Apply to Attend the 2010 International Polar Year Conference and Workshop

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:53:57 +0000

Attend the Teacher Workshop at International Polar Year Science Conference in Oslo, Norway!  http://www.polararet.no/conference/esc/article/2009/1257950088.29  The International Polar Year (IPY), from March 2007 to March 2009, was a large scientific program focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic.IPY involved thousands of scientists from more than 60 nations in a wide range of physical, biological and social research. The [...]

Teaching Is a Privilege (December 2009)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:38 +0000

from Laura Slocum, JCE High School Associate Editor Recently, I have spent many hours working with seven students as they develop their own demonstrations and hands-on activities focusing on elements—the theme of this year’s National Chemistry Week (NCW)—“Chemistry—It’s Elemental!” What a special privilege this has been for me. My love of chemistry and my desire to [...]

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries to Host “Digital Repositories, Data Curation, and The Cloud” Jan. 28-29

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:48:34 +0000

Denver, CO Join us at the All-Alliance Conference on Friday, January 29th for an exciting day of Cloud-, Data Durability-, and Repository-focused keynotes offered by Richard Katz, Vice President of EDUCAUSE and founding director of the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR); and Thorny Staples, Director of Community Strategy and Alliances and Director of the [...]

CALL: JASIG 2010’s Deadline Extended

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:46:45 +0000

New York, NY  The proposal deadline for Jasig’s March 2010 conference has been extended until Wednesday, November 25th.  If you are doing innovative work in technology for higher education, the organizers welcome you to submit a presentation! We want to hear about new projects, large and small, and new technologies that will have an impact on [...]

Engineering Simulation Environment One of This Year’s Premier Award Winners

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:33:24 +0000

Last month, SimSE was awarded one of the 2009 Premier Awards for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware. SimSE is a game-based educational software engineering simulation environment that allows students to practice “virtual” software engineering processes in a graphical, interactive and fun setting. The direct, graphical feedback enables students to learn the complex cause and [...]

Teaching Climate Survey

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:32:41 +0000

Take an online survey about your needs around teaching about climate and earn a $5 gift certificate for your time! This survey will help the CIRES Education and Outreach Group at the University of Colorado at Boulder design a set of NASA-funded professional development experiences for teachers about climate and climate change. GLOBE and the National [...]

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