22 universities have developed new SoI related courses and content (see map). A total of 7,086 students have been enrolled in classroom-based SoI content courses taught by our Center faculty. Student evaluations show significant increases in information literacy, data skills, and multidisciplinary understanding.

Our three online MOOC courses on edX and FutureLearn have over 60,000 online learners, and Soihub.org has attracted 420,526 views accessing our educational materials with 548, 189 total downloads of educational materials.

Our Science of Information Learning Hub has 1,144 video tutorials organized under topic modules, seminar series, and full-semester courses. This online platform has allowed us to reach students around the world in 184 countries that are interested in gaining knowledge in the science of information.

Courses associated with the Center showing university locations. All 11 Center partners and 11 additional universities are represented. 7,086 students enrolled at our partner institutions in classroom-based SoI courses during periods 1-10.

Locations of universities (129) represented by attendees at CSoI education events totaling 4,571 attendees during the first through tenth NSF periods of the Center.

“I now definitely understand the importance of information, appreciate its power, and see its relevance not just in academic fields, but literally in every respect of life. I feel like it’s such a vast topic, that can be studied years on end.”

“I had little to no idea how information was transcribed and processed digitally, however now I have 100x more knowledge on information science and technological advances.”

“I didn’t know anything about the field going into the course now I feel not only an appreciation but a zeal to learn more and make this area of study a career path.”

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