30.06.21
‘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. The article asks Kate about data literacy, the Data Education in Schools programme, the PPDAC (Problem, Plan, Data, Analysis, Conclusion) cycle and our work with…
15.06.21
Event recording – Count and Be Counted
‘Count and Be Counted: Exploring census and election data in Scotland’ took place on 30th March 2021. How can you find out data about your community? What’s the average age? how healthy are you all? How did your community vote at the last election? How might they vote at the…
14.06.21
‘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. The article brings together the work of the Data Education in Schools team with an outline of…
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…
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…
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. …
14.04.21
Event recording – Data is Beautiful
‘Data is Beautiful’ took place on 25th February 2021. How data, and the stories that they tell, can be visualised in many surprising ways They can take us beyond bar charts and graphs to new creative and playful representations of the world and its data. In this session we will…
12.04.21
Event recording – Making sense of coronavirus data with your learners
‘Making sense of coronavirus data with your learners’ took place on 9th December 2020. Making data meaningful in the context of coronavirus Dr Glenna Nightingale from the University of Edinburgh and Dr Darren Macey from Cambridge Mathematics will present recent work they have been doing on analysing and interpreting Coronavirus…
06.04.21
Event recording – Physical Fitness and the Pandemic: what the data can tell your learners
Physical Fitness and the Pandemic: what the data can tell your learners took place on 14th December 2020 and explores what data tells us about the importance of physical activity for learners during the pandemic. What we know and what we don’t know about physical activity and health – and…
01.04.21
New project: National Progression Award in Cyber Security and Data Science
This project, funded by Skills Development Scotland, will undertake a feasibility study to understand if the school computing science curriculum can be delivered online effectively and sustainably with a focus on National Progression Awards in Cyber Security & Data Science. The University of Edinburgh will look in detail at both…
31.03.21
New project: NPA/PDA resource development
This DataLab funded project will work with Effini to deliver a set of training materials around the learning outcomes of two national qualifications, the National Progression Award (NPA) in Data Science and the Professional Development Award (PDA) in Data Science. They will be designed to support online, in person, and…
19.03.21
Tune Into Data – event recording
Tune Into Data took place on 27th January 2021. Professor Judy Robertson hosts Craig Steele, David Corbell, Jo Spiller, Kate Farrell and Jenni Doonan to talk about Data and Music. Do you want to find out more about how the music you listen to creates data patterns? These data patterns;…