This presentation was given to the Teagle Summer Institute on June 12, 2013. It covered 5 areas of research that might be brought into the classroom: Data, Maps, RSS, 3D Printing, and Open Knowledge.

1. Teagle Summer
Institute
June 11, 2013
Jeffrey Lancaster
Emerging Technologies
Coordinator

2. 5 Index Cards
Numbered 1 - 5

3. 1. Data

4. Gapminder
Data and visualization together with multiple variables: gapminder.org

5. Data Visualization: The Observatory
@ MIT
Data and visualization together in multiple visualizations: atlas.media,mit.edu

6. Inter-university Consortium for Political and
Social Research
Data-Driven Lesson Resources for Instructors: www.icpsr.umich.edu

7. Data Services @ Columbia
Numeric and spatial data catalogs: library.columbia.edu/locations/dssc/data

8. Ashley Jester
Data Services Coordinator
ashley.jester@columbia.edu
@ashleyrjester
Jane Weintrop
Data Services Librarian
weintrop@columbia.edu
Heather van Volkinburg
Data Librarian
hvanvolk@columbia.edu
@Heather_V2

9. 2. Maps

10. Google Maps
You probably already know what this is. So do your students.

11. Google Maps Advanced
Google Street View Hyperlapse: vimeo.com/63653873

12. Wind Mapping
Sensor networks collecting public real-time data: hint.fm/wind

13. Data + Maps
Energy consumption model from the Modi Group: modi.mech.columbia.edu

14. ArcGIS
ArcGlobe, ArcMap, ArcScene: a powerful suite of GIS tools

15. eremiah Trinidad
GIS/Map Librarian
jt2118@columbia.edu
Eric Glass
GIS/Metadata Librarian
ecg2104@columbia.edu

16. 3. RSS

17. feed://news.columbia.edu/cu-news/feed
RSS
RSS = Really Simple Syndication – a protocol to deliver content (e.g. feed://…)
RSS Reader – a tool to parse and format RSS content (e.g. Google Reader)

18. if [ ] then [ ].
post to
facebook
post to
twitter
if [ ] then [ ].
check in
at airport
email
Mom
if [ ] then [ ].
RSS item
starred
add to
draft post
if [ ] then [ ].
RSS item
tagged
add to
googledoc
if trigger then action .
ifttt.com – if THIS then THAT

19. RSS item tagged add to googledoc
RSS item starred add to draft post
check in at airport email Mom
post to facebook post to twitter
if trigger then action .
if then .
if then .
if then .
if then .
ifttt.com – if THIS then THAT

20. A good guide to what apps you should know/use
ifttt.com – if THIS then THAT

21. Science @ Columbia
A community platform for the Sciences & Engineering at Columbia

22. 4. 3D Printing

23. 3D Printing – Not just guns
Makerbot Replicator 2, now in the Libraries: 3dprint.cul.columbia.edu

24. 3D Modeling Software
3D models can be designed in any number of software programs,
including:
123D Design - free
3DS Max @ DSC
AutoCAD @ DSC
blender - free
FreeCAD - free
Maya @ DSC
MeshLab - free
OpenSCAD - free
Rhino3D
SketchUp - free
SolidWorks
Thingiverse Customizer - free
ZBrush

25. 5. Open Knowledge

26. ORCID, ResearcherID, etc.
Unique identifiers for researchers to cross-reference publications, activities, etc.
John Smith vs. J. Smith vs. John D. Smith vs.
J. D. Smith vs. JD Smith vs. …
Wang Kim vs. W. Kim vs. Kim Wang vs. K. Wang …
ORCID: 0000-0003-0458-2127
ResearcherID: J-6870-2012

27. figshare.com
Share research components to make them discoverable & citable; get metrics

28. Academic Commons
Columbia’s open access institutional repository

29. Rob Hilliker
Digital Repository Manager
cademiccommons.columbia.edu
Kathryn Pope
Scholarly Communications
scholcomm.columbia.edu
Alex Gil
Digital Scholarship Coordinator
agil@columbia.edu
@elotroalex

30. SlideShare
Slides, metrics, and sharing at: slideshare.net/jeffreylancaster

31. Slides available at: slideshare.net/jeffreylancaster
Thank you.
Jeffrey Lancaster
Emerging Technologies Coordinator
jeffrey.lancaster@columbia.edu
@j_lancaster