Two examples of Learning and Teaching materials at Mimas

Richard Wiseman & Susan Noble

Mimas, University of Manchester

» Mimas:› ESDS International› Census Dissemination Unit

» ESDS International’s Teaching Tools

» Census Learning and Teaching Materials

Overview

Mimas» Centre of

Excellence, based at University of Manchester, UK

» Provide a portfolio of data and information services to academics

» UK PubMed Central (UKPMC)» Web of Knowledge» Landmap » Jorum» Zetoc» ESDS International and Census (CDU)

» Full list at: http://mimas.ac.uk/portfolio/current/

Mimas Services include….

ESDS International

Teaching Tools

Getting started!

Sample course plans

Hear from real lecturers

Census Dissemination Unit (CDU)

• Census aggregate data (1971-2001)

• Casweb /InFuse

• GeoConvert

• Mosaic data

• Deprivation data

» Originally developed in 2000-2003

» 19 units, written by subject specialists

» Became outdated

» 2009: received funding to update the materials and make them open access

» Deposit in JorumOpen

CHCC resources

Census Learning & Teaching Materialshttp://cdu.mimas.ac.uk/materials/

Exercises

How did we do it?

» Permission

» Updating issues

» eXe› Initially create materials› content package materials› http://exelearning.org/

» Dreamweaver

» Creative Commons

» ESDS International Teaching Tools:www.esds.ac.uk/international/elearning/teaching-tools/.

» Census Learning and Teaching Materials: http://cdu.mimas.ac.uk/materials/

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