1 Open access study materials about information management in OceanTeacher Paul.Nieuwenhuysen @ vub.ac.be Paul.Nieuwenhuysen @ vub.ac.be Vrije Universiteit

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Open access study materials Open access study materials about information about information management management in in OceanTeacherOceanTeacherPaul.NieuwenhuysenPaul.Nieuwenhuysen @ @ vub.ac.bevub.ac.be

Vrije Universiteit BrusselVrije Universiteit Brussel

BelgiumBelgium

Presented at UNESCO-IOC-IODE meeting of IODE Presented at UNESCO-IOC-IODE meeting of IODE Officers and the Officers and the OceanTeacherOceanTeacher Steering Group, Steering Group, at the IODE Project Office in Oostende/Ostend, at the IODE Project Office in Oostende/Ostend, Belgium Belgium 8-10 February 20068-10 February 2006

mailto:[email protected]



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1.1. About UNESCO-IOC-About UNESCO-IOC-IODEIODE

2.2. Evolution and aims of Evolution and aims of OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

3.3. Structure and contents Structure and contents of of OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

4.4. Plans for further Plans for further development of development of OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

5.5. Challenges and Challenges and bottlenecks related to bottlenecks related to OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

6.6. Assessment/evaluation Assessment/evaluation of of OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

- contents - summary - structure- overview

of this contribution

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UNESCO-IOC-IODE activities UNESCO-IOC-IODE activities aimed at capacity buildingaimed at capacity building

UNESCOUNESCO

UNESCO-IOCUNESCO-IOC

UNESCO-IOC-IODEUNESCO-IOC-IODE

UNESCO-IOC-IODE UNESCO-IOC-IODE capacity buildingcapacity building

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UNESCO-IOC-IODE activities UNESCO-IOC-IODE activities aimed at capacity buildingaimed at capacity building

• National & regional workshops and training coursesNational & regional workshops and training courses

• Advisory missionsAdvisory missions

• InternshipsInternships

• Regional Ocean Data & Information Exchange Regional Ocean Data & Information Exchange NetworksNetworksFor instance For instance

»ODINAFRICA for Africa ODINAFRICA for Africa (running)(running)

»ODINCARSA for the Carribean and South America ODINCARSA for the Carribean and South America (needs more funding)(needs more funding)

»ODINCINDIO for the Indian Ocean?ODINCINDIO for the Indian Ocean?

• Training tools: Training tools: OceanTeacherOceanTeacher ! !

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UNESCO-IOC-IODE UNESCO-IOC-IODE regional ODIN networksregional ODIN networks

• The ODIN strategy includes the following The ODIN strategy includes the following components:components:

»Linking of Linking of training training equipment equipment operational support operational support

»Stimulating regional co-operationStimulating regional co-operation

»Orientation towards concrete products and Orientation towards concrete products and servicesservices

»Taking into account the many stakeholdersTaking into account the many stakeholders

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OceanTeacher OceanTeacher situated in UNESCO-IOC-IODE situated in UNESCO-IOC-IODE

UNESCOUNESCO

UNESCO-IOCUNESCO-IOC

UNESCO-IOC-IODEUNESCO-IOC-IODE

UNESCO-IOC-IODE UNESCO-IOC-IODE capacity buildingcapacity building

UNESCO-IOC-IODE UNESCO-IOC-IODE OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

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UNESCO-IOC-IODE UNESCO-IOC-IODE project project OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

• OceanTeacherOceanTeacher provides training tools provides training tools for data and information exchange in general for data and information exchange in general and in particular for applications in ocean and in particular for applications in ocean science. science.

• These tools are used during IODE training These tools are used during IODE training courses, courses, but they can also be used for self training and but they can also be used for self training and continuous professional development.continuous professional development.

• http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanteacher/http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanteacher/

• The WWW site is accessible free of charge.The WWW site is accessible free of charge.

• The site can also be obtained on 1 DVD diskThe site can also be obtained on 1 DVD disk

http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanteacher/

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UNESCO-IOC-IODE UNESCO-IOC-IODE the evolution towards the evolution towards

OceanTeacherOceanTeacher• 1960-1997: no standard curriculum1960-1997: no standard curriculum

• 1997: start of the development of HTML-based 1997: start of the development of HTML-based training curriculum on CDtraining curriculum on CD

• 1998: start of the IODE “ResourceKit”1998: start of the IODE “ResourceKit”

• 2001: 2001: “ResourceKit” + training modules = “ResourceKit” + training modules = OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

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OceanTeacherOceanTeacher• 2003: 2003:

refinement of refinement of the outline = taxonomy = classification the outline = taxonomy = classification of the study materialsof the study materials

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OceanTeacherOceanTeacher• 2004: 2004:

bringing together in common modules the bringing together in common modules the documents on topics that are relevant for data documents on topics that are relevant for data as well as information management, as well as information management, such as ICT and metadata; such as ICT and metadata;

renaming to renaming to OceanTeacher OceanTeacher ““Digital Library” + “Courses”Digital Library” + “Courses”

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UNESCO-IOC-IODE UNESCO-IOC-IODE project project OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

• This can be considered primarily as This can be considered primarily as an open access an open access digital library digital library developed in an international co-operation.developed in an international co-operation.

• This offersThis offers

»documentsdocuments

»hyperlinks to documents on the WWWhyperlinks to documents on the WWW

»computer programscomputer programs

»references to related products (such as the FAO references to related products (such as the FAO cd-rom)cd-rom)

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OceanTeacherOceanTeacher digital librarydigital library

Information Information management management

in sciencein science

Information management Information management in ocean sciencein ocean science

Data Data management management

in sciencein science

Data management Data management in ocean sciencein ocean science

Global oceanography today Global oceanography today

Information and communication science and technologyInformation and communication science and technology

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OceanTeacherOceanTeacher digital librarydigital library

• The digital library can be browsed.The digital library can be browsed.

• To facilitate editing and browsing, a taxonomy To facilitate editing and browsing, a taxonomy is developed and applied.is developed and applied.

• The contents can be searched using an The contents can be searched using an external search system (for instance external search system (for instance Google Google Web searchWeb search).).

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OceanTeacherOceanTeacher digital library and coursesdigital library and courses

OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

Digital library Courses

Besides the digital library, various “courses” Besides the digital library, various “courses” guide users and trainees through the digital guide users and trainees through the digital library, in a way that corresponds to the aims library, in a way that corresponds to the aims and audience of a particular training course.and audience of a particular training course.

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OceanTeacherOceanTeacher sizesize

• OceanTeacherOceanTeacher is in 2005 perhaps the largest is in 2005 perhaps the largest stand-alone, single-topic teaching system on the stand-alone, single-topic teaching system on the WWW.WWW.

• It incorporates the followingIt incorporates the following

»1.5 GBytes1.5 GBytes

»More than 6000 individual filesMore than 6000 individual files

»About 4000 illustrationsAbout 4000 illustrations

»More than 14000 internal cross-links that integrate the More than 14000 internal cross-links that integrate the entire systementire system

»More than 13000 links to external resourcesMore than 13000 links to external resources

»Many oceanographic textbooksMany oceanographic textbooks

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OceanTeacherOceanTeacherchallenges and bottleneckschallenges and bottlenecks

• Permission must be obtained to include some Permission must be obtained to include some materials in materials in OceanTeacherOceanTeacher, even when they , even when they are available/accessible free of chargeare available/accessible free of charge

continuedcontinued……

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• Only few study materialsOnly few study materials

»are available free of chargeare available free of charge

»offer high quality contentsoffer high quality contents

»are up to date and will be updated later when are up to date and will be updated later when neededneeded


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• Keeping copies of documents and programs up Keeping copies of documents and programs up to date in the to date in the OceanTeacherOceanTeacher system, system, when the original master version contents is when the original master version contents is updated elsewhereupdated elsewhere

• International co-operation requires some face-International co-operation requires some face-to-face contacts, which is expensiveto-face contacts, which is expensive


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• Funds are limited (of course)Funds are limited (of course)

• Differences in language among the users Differences in language among the users hinder communication, training and learning hinder communication, training and learning (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese…)(English, French, Spanish, Portuguese…)

• ……

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Further development of Further development of OceanTeacherOceanTeacher

• Development goes on in the Development goes on in the ODIMEXODIMEX project project from 2004 to 2007.from 2004 to 2007.

• This work is supported by the Government of This work is supported by the Government of Flanders, Belgium.Flanders, Belgium.

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• Enlarge and improve the open access digital Enlarge and improve the open access digital library of study materials on data and library of study materials on data and information managementinformation management

• In parallel:In parallel:Evaluate, refine and improve the taxonomy / Evaluate, refine and improve the taxonomy / structure of the digital librarystructure of the digital library

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• Expand the topics covered, withExpand the topics covered, with

»Remote SensingRemote Sensing

»Marine biological data managementMarine biological data management

»Operational oceanography data managementOperational oceanography data management

»Circulation modellingCirculation modelling

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• Expand target audience: Expand target audience: focus also on scientists in related areas, focus also on scientists in related areas, not only data and information managers.not only data and information managers.

• Derive from Derive from OceanTeacherOceanTeacher a more or less a more or less standard proposed university curricula, standard proposed university curricula, for various study programs.for various study programs.

• Focus not only on starting data and Focus not only on starting data and information centers in developing countries, information centers in developing countries, but also on continuous professional but also on continuous professional development.development.

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• Extend Extend OceanTeacherOceanTeacher from a static web site from a static web site to a web site that is managed by a contents to a web site that is managed by a contents management system, management system, which is of course based on a database which is of course based on a database management system management system and and

»which provides an electronic learning environmentwhich provides an electronic learning environment

»which can not only be browsed, which can not only be browsed, but also searched by an internal search systembut also searched by an internal search system

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UNESCO-IOC-IODE UNESCO-IOC-IODE OOceanTeacherceanTeacher www site www site

Files on the WWW

database

evolution

Contributors

Web master

Contributors

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Questions and suggestions Questions and suggestions are are

welcomewelcome

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1 Open access study materials about information management in OceanTeacher Paul.Nieuwenhuysen @ vub.ac.be Paul.Nieuwenhuysen @ vub.ac.be Vrije Universiteit