Here’s a rough timeline based on our conversation today: 29 July (Friday): Carly to provide comments on Introduction 3 Aug (Wednesday): Shan to send Steph/Carly link to revised complete document for final comments 8-12 Aug: ESA 16 Aug (Tuesday): Shan to provide slides, including notes for the instructor/presenter, for module Continue reading Timeline for project completion
Just uploaded an annotated PDF of the module to the plone site. I only edited the instructor solutions of this document since that was the section I skipped last time. Let me know if you have questions- looks good!
Don’t forget that catchy phrase Steph came up with- we are focusing on “At Risk Data”. I like the mental image of a little gigabyte standing too close to the edge of the desk, hovering over the trash can. =D
First, we need to decide on what data we are interested in estimating. We have restricted this to raw data data generated for publication in journals data generated by academic researchers and their laboratories Second, we need to estimate the amount of data generated. Recognizing how many disparate types of Continue reading A rough overview of the project trajectory
I posted my suggestions for the HostTraits-ParasiteDiversity document via Track Changes on the plone site. Most of my suggestions are to make the lab easier to follow/teach, and to clarify certain phrases that you use. Let me know if you have questions- and sorry it looks like I butchered it! Continue reading Suggestions for revisions on 1st lab
Thanks Carly. . .see my responses in bold. . . Melody- things are looking great! Just walked through module 2 using the flash player and checked out the quiz and survey.ย Hereโs a few general comments on appearance of the slides etc. This is mostly preference, which means you can Continue reading In Response to Comments on first Flash Sample
Based on your last post, it sounds like you are an Endnote user? I suggest changing your software… there’s quite a few really great options for reference management these days. I just talked about this yesterday with Michelle and I think you could benefit too.ย If you aren’t familiar with Continue reading Ref software
The first draft of the student instructions looks great! I added a few comments and questions via Track Changes; you can find those in the DataONE plone folder. We should check with Steph on this, but in general I think it might be worthwhile to beef up the introduction a Continue reading Comments on student instructions
I have done a cursory exploration of some potential starting points for this project.ย Here’s my notes… which are a bit scattered. Let me know if you have questions. Ideas on where to start: Literature search on other estimates of data Definitions of data NEON: how they define data, estimate Continue reading Potential starting points
Stay tuned for updates on Shan’s project.