Paper No. 261-11
Presentation Time: 12:35 PM
THROUGHPUT: A TOOL TO CONNECT RESEARCH DATA AND CODE EXAMPLES TO IMPROVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND HELP BUILD BETTER DOCUMENTATION
GORING, Simon, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI 53706, THOMER, Andrea K., School of Information, University of Michigan, 105 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI 41804, LOEFFLER, Shane, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, KUEHN, Stephen C., Department of Physical Science, Concord University, Athens, WV 24712-1000, NOREN, Anders J., LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, MCKAY, Nicholas P., School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, FILS, Douglas, Ocean Leadership, 1201 New York Ave, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 and LEHNERT, Kerstin A., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964
Throughput (http://throughputdb.com) is an NSF EarthCube funded database and web-platform that contains searchable records of research databases, NSF awards, and linked material available on the web. In particular, the links between research databases and examples of data use on the web -- including teaching materials and code examples -- provide an opportunity for teachers and students to engage more deeply with "real" research data. As an example, a search for "paleontology" and "palaeontology" returns a total of 10 research databases, including The Paleobiology Database, and over 100 linked web resources referencing the database, including graduate and undergraduate course material, code for research projects, and other resources that access and analyze data from the databases.
Throughput is still in the early stages of development, but one of the major goals is to help foster an Earth Sciences Cookbook for code. A significant issue within geoinformatics is the lack of broad-based teaching support across institutions and disciplines. Throughput aims to improve access to tools and methods within the geosciences by providing a clean interface, and direct links between research data and data analysis. By improving access to data we hope to provide instructors with a resource that can help serve students with an interest in data analysis at all levels of education. In addition, we provide an opportunity to obtain credit for contributions to the research database, helping to highlight the efforts of individuals who both, contribute code and who contribute resources to the database.
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