Two examples of Learning and Teaching materials at Mimas

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Two examples of Learning and Teaching materials
at Mimas

• Richard Wiseman Susan Noble
• Mimas, University of Manchester

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Overview

• Mimas
• ESDS International
• Census Dissemination Unit
• ESDS Internationals Teaching Tools
• Census Learning and Teaching Materials

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Mimas

• Centre of Excellence, based at University of
  Manchester, UK
• Provide a portfolio of data and information
  services to academics

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Mimas Services include.

• UK PubMed Central (UKPMC)
• Web of Knowledge
• Landmap
• Jorum
• Zetoc
• ESDS International and Census (CDU)
• Full list at http//mimas.ac.uk/portfolio/current
  /

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ESDS International
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Teaching Tools
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Getting started!
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Sample course plans
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Hear from real lecturers
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Census Dissemination Unit (CDU)

• Census aggregate data (1971-2001)
• Casweb /InFuse
• GeoConvert
• Mosaic data
• Deprivation data

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CHCC resources

• 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• Became outdated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

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Census Learning Teaching Materialshttp//cdu.mi
mas.ac.uk/materials/
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Exercises
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How did we do it?

• Permission
• Updating issues
• eXe
• Initially create materials
• content package materials
• http//exelearning.org/
• Dreamweaver
• Creative Commons

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Links

• ESDS International Teaching Toolswww.esds.ac.uk/
  international/elearning/teaching-tools/.
• Census Learning and Teaching Materials
  http//cdu.mimas.ac.uk/materials/