Educational support and synthesis based on the initial phase of the Ocean Observatories Initiative

经过十多年的规划和建设，海洋观测站计划（OOI）于2016年开始向社区提供数据。海洋领导联盟（COL）和罗格斯大学一直在维护OOI数据，并为早期职业教师举办了一系列研讨会，向他们介绍OOI数据系统。 2018年10月1日，OOI将有一个由投资者强加的断点，届时与数据交付相关的所有职能将过渡到新的运营和管理团队。 2018年10月1日之前收集的数据将从额外的评估和注释中受益匪浅。这些努力将提高OOI数据质量保证，以造福未来的OOI研究社区，并通过OOI数据文档和案例研究的开发支持教育用户参与。支持的数据活动分为三类：（1）OOI数据集的评估和验证，（2）支持使用OOI数据的教育参与，以及（3）对以前OOI社区参与活动的综合和额外评估。OOI为包括各级科学家在内的每个人提供了前所未有的机会，可以使用大量的海洋学数据，而无需获得大量的资金赠款或运输时间。由于OOI是开放获取的，它允许科学家与尖端技术和海洋数据联系，无论他们的年龄，性别或身体残疾。OOI数据对教育也很有价值，为本科生和研究生提供基于数据的学习机会，改善他们的STEM教育和体验。本提案中将开展的活动将消除科学界和教育界使用OOI数据的障碍。这项工作还将支持研究生通过组织2019年国家海洋科学碗的部分活动与高中生分享他们的OOI研究的机会，该活动的主题是海洋观测。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

After more than a decade of planning and construction, the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) began to provide data to the community in 2016. The Consortium for Ocean Leadership (COL) and Rutgers University have been maintaining the OOI data and have run a series of workshops for early career faculty to introduce them to the OOI data systems. There will be a funder-imposed breakpoint in OOI on October 1, 2018, when all functions associated with data delivery will transition to a new operations and management team. Data collected prior to October 1, 2018 would benefit significantly from additional evaluation and annotation. These efforts will improve OOI data quality assurance for the benefit of the OOI researcher community in the future, as well as support educational user engagement via the development of OOI data documentation and case studies. Supported data activities fall into three categories: (1) evaluation and validation of OOI datasets, (2) supporting educational engagement in the use of OOI data, and (3) synthesis and additional evaluation of the previous OOI community engagement activities. The OOI provides an unprecedented opportunity for everyone, including scientists at all levels, to use vast amounts oceanographic data without the need to secure large funding grants or ship time. Because the OOI is open access, it allows scientists to connect with cutting edge technology and ocean data regardless of their age, gender, or physical disabilities. OOI data are also valuable for education and providing data-based learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students that improve their STEM education and experiences. Activities to be undertaken in this proposal will lift barriers to using OOI data for both the scientific and education community. The effort will also support opportunities for graduate students to share their OOI research with high school students by organizing portions of the 2019 National Ocean Sciences Bowl, which is focused on the theme of Ocean Observing.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.