Calendar: First Quarter 2022 Training Schedule

THREE DATA PLANET WEBINARS DURING LOVE DATA WEEK

SAGE is hosting three webinars during Love Data Week 2022 focused on Data Planet: how to make the most of its functionality, how it can be integrated into teaching, and how their editorial process works.

Access the general info page and register for the various webinars here: Click here…

See below for description and registration links to the individual webinars

DATA 101: FUN WITH FUNCTIONALITY

Join an introduction to Data Planet’s interface: find out how to select datasets of interest, filter your data using available criteria, and adjust your visualizations based on the data selected.

DATA 102: TOOLS FOR TEACHING

Curious about how you might use more data in your classroom? Interested in promoting data literacy among your students? This session is designed with faculty in mind. We will explore how Data Planet can be integrated into courses and used for independent research.

DATA 103: THE DATA PLANET EDITORIAL JOURNEY

How is data on Data Planet identified, collected, and standardized for release? Join our team as they share a behind-the-scenes look at their process.

Sessions will be presented by Kathleen Saylor, SAGE Field Editor, and the Data Planet Team led by Jill Blaemers, Executive Editor.

Email questions to:[email protected]

Calendar: Second Quarter 2022 Training Schedule

The volume and variety of data that researchers and students are required to work with continues to grow. In order to work effectively with large datasets, data skills are important.

The Department of Information Science of the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with DIRISA, SADiLaR and NeDICC, presents the CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science. This school is aimed at early career researchers and teaches foundational data science skills.

Please refer to the attached flyer (Click to download) or the website (http://datascienceschools.co.za/ ) for further information and application. Successful applicants will be required to pay a fee of R1 150 to cover all training materials.

The deadline for applications is 31 March 2022: