How to build data literacy on campus

By kiera.obrien, 18 April, 2024
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Resources on building data literacy skills for students, researchers and leadership

The data age is here, but is higher education prepared? With AI, algorithms and analytics now part of daily life, universities need to make sure their students are prepared for the new normal, that researchers are at the cutting edge of data strategy and that institutional leaders are data savvy too. This collection of resources offers advice on integrating data literacy into the curriculum, how researchers can manage and present their data and how to get started with data visualisation.

How to build data literacy on campus
Resources on building data literacy skills for students, researchers and leadership
Human figures play with pie charts and line graphs

The data age is here, but is higher education prepared? With AI, algorithms and analytics now part of daily life, universities need to make sure their students are prepared for the new normal, that researchers are at the cutting edge of data strategy and that institutional leaders are data savvy too. This collection of resources offers advice on integrating data literacy into the curriculum, how researchers can manage and present their data and how to get started with data visualisation.

Teaching data literacy
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By sara.custer, 9 June, 2023

Teaching AI literacy: how to begin

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Students urgently need to develop their AI literacy skills if they are to gain graduate-level jobs and help society tame the perils of the technology, write Christine O’Dea and Mike O’Dea
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3minutes
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By Eliza.Compton, 18 April, 2024

How to incorporate fintech and Web3 into university curricula

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In bringing financial technology and cryptocurrency into university courses, educators must cover regulatory uncertainty, cybercrime risks and asset bubbles while keeping up with developments. Larisa Yarovaya provides insights
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4minutes
The benefits of data literacy in research
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By Eliza.Compton, 4 August, 2023

Shifting landscapes of social media data for research

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What can researchers do in light of changes to social media platforms’ APIs that reduce and monetise access to data? In this uncharted territory, aspects to watch include new access routes and user protections
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 20 March, 2024

Opening doors to knowledge: making data open access

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Making data open access has become a cornerstone of transparent and collaborative research practices. Here, Jon Petters provides a brief guide on how to do it, emphasising accessibility, reproducibility and interoperability
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By Miranda Prynne, 26 April, 2022

Making research metrics work for you, part one

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An introduction to individual research metrics and how to discover how your own profile and data are represented online, in part one of Ioannis Glinavos’ advice on managing metrics
Why leaders should become data literate
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By Eliza.Compton, 12 April, 2024

Harnessing the humanities for transformative tech leadership

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Amid a growing awareness that humanities students and faculty need data literacy, Rishi Jaitly, a longstanding champion of the humanities in technology, explains why data and technology leaders also need an education in the liberal arts
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4minutes
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