£9.5m schools project gives pupils a sense of the power of data
Last week saw the launch of our Internet of Things project which will see classroom sensors offered to all 550 schools across the South East of Scotland.
Plug in the numbers
Last week, the Data Education in Schools team, in partnership with Skills Development Scotland (Digital World HQ) and Digital Skills Education, ran a new live lesson aligned to COP26, 'Use Data Science to reduce your school's carbon footprint'.
‘Using data to solve real-world problems’
The summer issue of Hello World magazine includes an interview with Kate Farrell, Director of curriculum development and professional learning for Data Education in Schools.
Event recording – Count and Be Counted
'Count and Be Counted: Exploring census and election data in Scotland' took place on 30th March 2021.
‘Vast sensor network heralds new data dawn’
The summer issue of Future Scot magazine features an article about the Internet of Things (IoT) network being developed by the University of Edinburgh with £9.5m funding from South-east Scotland City Region Deal.
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.’
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.
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.
Event recording – Data is Beautiful
'Data is Beautiful' took place on 25th February 2021.