Data literacy course rooted in today’s misinformation challenges
Over the past year, the pandemic has highlighted the critical and urgent need for data literacy skills in ways we haven’t seen before. Faced with a tidal wave of information – some true, some false, a lot of it biased and occasionally misleading, many people found themselves overwhelmed and underprepared to make meaning of the data they were encountering.
The new SAS data literacy course, Data Literacy Essentials, introduces data basics, as well as what it means to be data-literate. It teaches strategies for seeing the usefulness in data, interrogating data, discovering meaning, making decisions and communicating data. The course follows the journeys of a concerned parent, a small business owner and a public health expert, who each use data to navigate and problem-solve through the pandemic.
The course also focuses on the ethical challenges of working with data. Data ethics refers to how we seek out, interpret and present data responsibly, including the moral judgments we make when working with data. The course covers how biases influence the ways we interact with and communicate data. It will help people gain the confidence and skills to question the stories people tell with data, and also provide guidance on ways we can work with data more responsibly.
The first two of six modules are now available. Learn more about SAS data literacy efforts in a presentation tomorrow at SAS® Global Forum 2021 at 12:30 ET.
To be part of the data literacy conversation, join SAS on Clubhouse May 20 at 3 p.m. ET for “Why You Should Care About Data Literacy.” https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/xVpXEb0m
K-12 resources for a new generation of data natives
SAS has supported education for decades, from fostering STEM skills in young students to cultivating data scientists to creating classroom resources for a generation of digital natives. Now, SAS is creating a collection of resources for a new generation: data natives.
From smart cars and smart watches to home health monitors and ride-sharing apps, data has become a fundamental part of our everyday lives. Today’s students need to better understand the massive amounts of data they consume and produce.
To help students build these necessary skills, SAS provides data literacy resources for K-12, including:
Today’s announcement is in conjunction with SAS Global Forum 2021, the world’s premier AI and analytics conference. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this year’s conference is once again virtual and free.
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