ADSEI has been in the news lately. Check out our Executive Director, Dr Linda McIver, on ABC Radio Sydney’s Focus Program, talking about Big Data and data literacy.
There was a profile piece on Linda in the Australian Financial Review, in BOSS magazine.
And an Op Ed in The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, and other Fairfax publications on why kids need to be data literate: https://www.smh.com.au/education/we-need-to-arm-our-kids-against-the-interests-of-big-data-20180430-p4zcej.html
Linda also gave a recent YOW night talk on how kids can solve our data problems with Citizen Data Science: https://youtu.be/BteN0Qtt0kA
Data Science Education is an idea whose time has clearly come!
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Dr Linda McIver pioneered authentic Data Science and Computational Science education with real impact for secondary students and founded the Australian Data Science Education Institute in 2018. Author of Raising Heretics: Teaching Kids to Change the World, Linda is an inspiring keynote speaker who has appeared on the ABC’s panel program Q&A, and regularly delivers engaging Professional Development for Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Educators across all disciplines. A passionate educator, researcher and advocate for STEM, equity and inclusion, with a PhD in Computer Science Education and extensive teaching experience, Linda’s mission is to ensure that all Australian students have the opportunity to learn STEM and Data Science skills in the context of projects that empower them to solve problems and make a positive difference to the world.
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