March 2020 – EduDataSci – Educating the world about data and leadership

Distance Learning (Or: Getting Back in the Saddle)

I want to talk a bit about some of how I think the incredible challenges this year are going to affect the way we operate as educational data scientists.

Wow! It’s been almost three years (be nice) since I updated this.

I wish that I could say that it’s been busy (though it has) or that I haven’t had anything to say, but it’s more that I’ve been letting my tendencies towards procrastination get the better of me. I’m going to try to make this a more regular thing, though, in the future.

Thanks to current events, my group at work has largely moved to working from home, and don’t click away thinking this will be another piece telling you how to work (or teach!) from home, I’m the last person in the world to be giving advice on either one of those topics. I want to talk a bit about some of the ways that I think these changes are going to affect the way we operate as educational data scientists.

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Introduction to Data Visualization

Hi Everyone,

Here’s the first video on my YouTube Channel. Its a bit rough, but what do you think?

EduDataSci YouTube Channel

So, I’m launching a YouTube Channel.

So, I’m launching a YouTube Channel. For the most part, I’m going to be hosting introductory videos on Data Visualization, Programming and Data Science on it.

I’m a big believer in the idea that you don’t have to have a ton of experience or tools to get started in this field, so my current thought is to target this at people with very little experience in data science, and build up individual skills.

My first video is going to be a short introduction to the general idea of data visualization, with some history. After that, I’m hoping to release one a week. Let me know if there’s anything that you think would be a good idea to include!