Using Data In the Classroom: Data Literacy Forums

Provides tips and sources for incorporating data into classroom discussions and assignments.

Library Data Services

Library Data Services caters to researchers interested in working with data, mapping, texts, visualization, and technology. Many of these services are available online. Davis Library Data Services, located on the second floor of Davis Library, offers:

A computing lab with specialized software for GIS and data visualization & analysis.
Walk-in assistance provided by knowledgeable student consultants during set hours.
Consultations with specialists for more in-depth inquiries (by appointment).
Spaces for collaboration and presentation, complete with white boards and external displays.
Technology short courses and programs that promote digital scholarship.

Want More Information about Teaching with Data?

"Data Literacy" means different things to different instructors. It also has many names: quantitative literacy, quantitative reasoning, numeracy, etc.

Consider what data literacy means in your field, and how you might construct student assignments so that their results will clearly demonstrate your students' mastery of the basic principles.

Find more information from fellow instructors through the following resources:

National Numeracy Network
The National Numeracy Network (NNN) promotes education that integrates quantitative skills across all disciplines and at all levels. To this end the Network supports faculty development, curriculum design, assessment strategies, education research and systemic change. The Network is the professional organization serving and promoting collaborations among those students, educators, academic centers, educational institutions, professional societies and corporate partners sharing our vision. The Network also strives to keep issues of quantitative literacy at the forefront of national and international conversations about educational priorities. Resources include teaching resources, textbooks, trade books, an annual conference plus periodic regional workshops, and resources for quantitative reasoning support centers.
Numeracy
Numeracy (ISSN 1936-4660) is the open-access, peer-reviewed, electronic journal of the National Numeracy Network (NNN). Numeracy supports education at all levels that integrates quantitative skills across disciplines. This journal is supported by the University of South Florida Libraries.
The Reacting Consortium
An alliance of colleges, universities, and individual faculty committed to using, developing, and publishing the Reacting to the Past series of role playing games for higher education and providing programs for faculty development and curricular change...the Consortium provides programs for faculty development and curricular change, including a regular series of conferences and workshops, online instructor resources, and consulting services.