I-Corps: The Animal Diversity Web, a Resource for Learning and Teaching

该项目旨在进一步开发动物多样性网络（ADW），这是一个高度结构化的生物体生物信息数据库，通过全国各地大学课堂学生的努力积累。它的结构允许研究人员构建工具和服务，以支持主动查询和其他教育资源。数据库的结构、丰富的内容以及与其他数据源相结合的多功能性使ADW团队能够以可访问的格式提供高质量的数据。ADW在15年多的时间里成功地教会了K-12和本科生如何像科学家一样思考。因此，研究团队拥有广泛使用的广泛资源。ADW是全球最大和最广泛使用的生物数据库之一，每月为30多万用户提供超过200万页的服务，并与参与ADW项目的K-12和本科教育工作者的大型网络连接。这个庞大的用户群是研究团队探索ADW产品进一步发展的巨大资产。ADW的进一步发展有可能扩大科学教育以及公众对科学的理解。

This project seeks to further develop the Animal Diversity Web (ADW), which is a highly structured database of biological information about organisms, accumulated through the efforts of students in university classes across the country. Its structure allows researchers to build tools and services to support active inquiry and other educational resources. The structure of the database, its rich content, and its versatility in working in combination with other data sources has enabled the ADW team to provide high quality data in accessible formats.The ADW has demonstrated success in teaching students how to think like scientists at both K-12 and undergraduate levels for over 15 years. As a result, the research team has a broad set of resources that are widely used. The ADW is one of the largest and most widely used biological databases worldwide, with over 2 million pages served to over 300,000 users monthly, as well as connections to a large network of K-12 and undergraduate educators involved in ADW projects. This large user base represents a tremendous asset as the research team explores further development of ADW products. Further development of the ADW has the potential to expand both science-education as well as public understanding of science.