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    GBIF Tutorial - BLUE Resource
    A user guide and video instructions for GBIF
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    iDigBio Tutorial - BLUE Resource
    A user guide and video instructions for iDigBio
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    Arctos Tutorial - BLUE Resource
    A user guide and video instructions for Arctos
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    Exploring Data with BISON
    A module to explore aggregated observation and collection information, through BISON, or Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (https://bison.usgs.gov), a tool for visualizing GBIF data.
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    Cleaning Biodiversity Data: Excel
    Access and clean an open source polar bear dataset using Excel.
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    An Introduction to Biodiversity Databases and Specimen Images
    In this module, students will be introduced to some biodiversity data resources and how to search for and download herbarium specimen images. They will be asked to think critically about the...
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    Building Biodiversity Datasets for Invasive Species
    A module guiding students through the process of mapping biodiversity data and building a biodiversity dataset to study the spread and impacts of the invasive aquatic plant species, European...
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    Communicating with Data: Digital Data Resources
    Students access, clean, configure, and standardize a dataset and create a relevant and scientifically valid data visualization to communicate science.
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    Cleaning Biodiversity Data: A Botanical Example Using Excel or RStudio
    Access and clean an open source herbarium dataset using Excel or RStudio.
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    Following the Data
    The video and exercise provides insight into how researchers are using digital data resources to investigate biodiversity in prairie fen wetlands.
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    Data is the New Science
    In this module, students will be introduced to some emerging biodiversity data resources. They will be asked to think critically about the strengths and utility of these data resources and apply...
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    Data is the New Science - Modified and combined with Following the Data Module
    In this module, students will be introduced to some emerging biodiversity data resources. They will be asked to think critically about the strengths and utility of these data resources and apply...
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    Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE): Building standards and resources for using collections data in the classroom
    Abstract for poster on using collections data presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop
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    Natural history collections data and Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE)
    Presentation made by Elizabeth Ellwood et al. as part of the "Bringing Research Data to the Ecology Classroom: Opportunities, Barriers, and Next Steps” Session at the Ecological Society of...
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    Identifiers in Digital Natural History Collections
    This is a collection of resources focusing on GUIDs (Globally Unique Identifiers) on what they are, what role they play in digital natural history collections, and how to incorporate them in...
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    Exploring how climate will impact plant-insect distributions and interactions using open data and informatics
    This teaching module provides an entry point for students to learn about data science, open data repositories (e.g., citizen science data), and species distribution modeling to study the effects of...
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    Using Digitized Collections-Based Data in Research: A Hands-On Crash Course in Ecological Niche Modeling
    Step-by-step, hands-on instruction on ways to access and download these specimen data, how to process climate layer data, and how to apply Maxent software to construct ecological niche models.
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    NMDS to Study Dead Wood Fungi Communities in Parks of New Jersey
    Students use dead wood (saproxylic) fungi occurrence data from New Jersey, USA collected by students and faculty of Kean University to learn the basics of community ecology. Simple NMDS ordination...
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    Biodiversity
    Biodiversity allows the diversity of a biological population to be estimated with both the Shannon and Simpson biodiversity indices based on information theory.
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    Backward Design with Digital Data
    Best practices for designing educational modules using biodiversity data
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