An amazing conversation with Juliette O’Brien, founder and maintainer of covid19data.com.au – one of the most important sources of Australian Covid19 data and graphs since the very beginning of the pandemic.
“Covid has been my gateway drug into lots of different types of data.”
“I am autodidactic in all of my data knowledge. I was one of those teenage girls who fell off the STEM train.”
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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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