RCN-UBE Incubator: Enhancing Data Discovery and Usability for Inquiry in Biology Education

许多研究和教育项目正在努力将真实的数据带入生物学课堂，以建立积极的、探究驱动的学习机会，使学生能够通过探索、分析和综合自己发现模式。这个RCN-UBE项目将把两个在扩大学生获得真实科学体验方面至关重要的群体聚集在一起：数据存储库管理人员和教育专家。来自至少15个组织的代表将参加为期两天的研讨会，讨论加强数据发现和可用性的策略，提出数据共享标准，并就将真实数据纳入生物学探究性教学提出建议。智力价值：提议的会议将汇集来自参与项目的教育和技术领导者，1)探索项目之间集成数据共享和可访问性解决方案的机会和解决方案，2)探索共同的教育和扩展目标，以通过协作最大化每个项目的影响。参与项目代表了生物数据库管理、结构和共享的领导者，以及在本科生物学课堂上推动真正的科学探索机会的领导者。在拟议的会议上，这些小组将处理下列具体问题。1)跨生物数据库的数据共享面临哪些挑战？2)实现跨数据库数据共享的潜在和实用的解决方案是什么？3)如何增强数据集以促进其在教育环境中的发现和可用性？4)教育机构如何最好地分享实践和经验，以实现真实的探究并提高其有效性？更广泛的影响：提议的会议将汇集对提高本科生物学教育中真实数据的可访问性和使用至关重要的社区。在本次会议结束时，将在网上发布一套建议以供社区反馈，然后将其汇编为数据管理和教育社区的出版资源。其他成果包括建立一个协调的网络，继续探索改善教育中真实数据可及性的解决方案，跨组织共享数据，进一步发表反映参与者达成的决议的出版物，以及研究共享数据的自动化解决方案。该项目由生物科学理事会和本科教育司教育和人力资源理事会共同资助，作为支持本科生物学教育的愿景和变革的努力的一部分。

A number of research and education projects are working to bring real data into biology classrooms to build active, inquiry-driven learning opportunities so that students can discover patterns on their own through exploration, analysis and synthesis. This RCN-UBE project will bring together two communities critical in expanding student access to authentic science experiences: managers of data repositories and education specialists. Representatives from at least 15 organizations will participate in a two-day workshop to discuss strategies for enhancing data discovery and usability, to propose standards for data sharing, and to make recommendations for incorporating authentic data in inquiry-based teaching in biology.Intellectual Merit: The proposed meeting will bring together education and technical leaders from participating projects to 1) explore opportunities and solutions for integrated data-sharing and accessibility solutions among projects, and 2) explore common education and outreach goals to maximize the impact of each project through collaboration. Participating projects represent leaders in biological database management, structure, and sharing, and leaders in promoting authentic scientific exploration opportunities in undergraduate biology classrooms. At the proposed meeting these groups will tackle the following specific questions. 1) What challenges are associated with data sharing across biological databases? 2) What are potential and practical solutions to enable data sharing across databases? 3) How can datasets be enhanced to facilitate their discovery and usability in educational contexts? 4) How can education organizations best share practices and experiences to enable authentic inquiry and enhance their effectiveness?Broader Impacts: The proposed meeting will bring together communities critical to enhancing the accessibility and use of real data in undergraduate biology education. At the conclusion of this meeting a set of recommendations will be published online for community feedback, then compiled as a published resource for data management and education communities. Other outcomes include a coordinated network to continue exploring solutions for improved accessibility of real data in education, data sharing across organizations, further publications reflecting resolutions reached by participants, and research on automated solutions for sharing data.This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts towards support of Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education.