Announcements
Webinar recording and slides available
ICPSR's first webinar, conducted on November 18, 2008, was an orientation to the Online Learning Center, with examples of how to use Data-Driven Learning Guides in the classroom to teach social science topics. The recorded webinar and the presentation slides are available for download from our Webinar Library.
2008-11-19
Phase 2 of the OLC
The Online Learning Center is no longer in its Beta phase! In addition to a bit of a "face lift" to the site, instructors and students will find fuller functionality and many new Data-Driven Learning Guides (DDLGs). We currently have learning guides representing 3 disciplines and a variety of research topics. Users can search by keyword/subject, level of statistical analysis, or browse through DDLGs by title. Watch for more resources to continually be added! (If your interest in piqued and you want a hint at some of the DDLG topics that are coming soon, see the list at the bottom of the listing by title.)
2008-09-30
New guides in Political Science!
Faculty and students in political science will be interested to see new Data-Driven Learning Guides (DDLGs) on both American and comparative politics. Topics include: voting behavior, public opinion, representation, state politics, and more. Each guide is a stand-alone activity describing a central concept in the discipline and testing a relevant research question using real data.
2008-09-30
New guides in Sociology!
Faculty and students in sociology will be interested to see new Data-Driven Learning Guides (DDLGs) on a variety of topics. Examples of new topics include: the Second Shift, deviance, attitudes, and education. Each guide is a stand-alone activity describing a central concept in the discipline and testing a relevant research question using real data.
2008-09-30
New guides in Social Psychology!
Faculty and students in social psychology will be interested to see Data-Driven Learning Guides (DDLGs). Guides cover attitudes and altruism - but more topics are coming soon! Each guide is a stand-alone activity describing a central concept in the discipline and testing a relevant research question using real data.
2008-09-30
New feature to search DDLGs!
In order to give instructors as much information as possible to help when selecting guides, we have added an option to browse the list of DDLGs by analysis type. Each guide contains multiple analyses and guides are classified by the highest level of sophistication - for example, a guide that includes frequency tables and crosstabulations would be classified under the latter. This will allow instructors to choose a guide that fits their needs for substantive topic and their students' level of statistical sophistication.
2008-09-30