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04.06.21
Data selfie – a snapshot of our live lesson
Selfie ‘a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and shared via social media.’ In developing our second live lesson for the Data Education in Schools programme, we took the idea of the ‘selfie’ and played with it as only data scientists…
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15.04.21
An interview with Kate Farrell
DDI Skills Gateway spoke with Kate Farrell, driving-force behind the National Progression Award (NPA) in Data Science. Kate Farrell, Data Education in Schools Director of Curriculum Development and Professional Learning, spoke with the Data Driven Innovation (DDI) team as part of their #DataYou series. The #DataYou series is designed to…
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15.04.21
New project: British Sign Language Glossary – computing/data science
The University of Edinburgh’s Data Education in Schools team will work with the Scottish Sensory Centre’s (SSC) British Sign Language (BSL) Glossary team and the Scottish Qualifications Authority to develop glossaries for Computing Science, Data Science and Cybersecurity terms. The SSC has developed glossaries of BSL terms for different STEM areas, including Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy and Geography. …
'the foundations for a data literate society begin by acquiring key data literacy competences in school'
