school of data - what is it?
TRANSCRIPT
What is it?
2012: THE PROJECT WAS BORN
THE ORIGIN STORY
2013: THE PROJECT WAS BORN AGAIN
- ONLINE ONLY IS NOT SUFFICIENT
- OFFLINE TRAINING IS NECESSARY
- PARTNERSHIPS ARE NECESSARY
THE ORIGIN STORY
ID CARD
KEY INFO
3 PROGRAMMES: CURRICULUM, FELLOWSHIP, INNOVATION FUND
13 MEMBER ORGANISATIONS & 101 ACTIVE INDIVIDUALS IN 34 COUNTRIES
DUAL LEADERSHIP: A COORDINATION TEAM AND A STEERING COMMITTEE
1 WEBSITE: SCHOOLOFDATA.ORG
What for?
PROBLEM 1
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH DATA
THE PROBLEMS WE’RE TRYING TO SOLVE
XIMENA VILLAGRAN, 2016 SCHOOL OF DATA FELLOWUSING FLASHCARDS TO TEACH PIVOT TABLES
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH DATA
THE BEST WAY TO SERVE THIS AUDIENCE IS VIA FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOPS
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH DATA
PROBLEM 2
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO RUN DATA PROJECTS
THE PROBLEMS WE’RE TRYING TO SOLVE
OXFRAM FRANCEREPORT ON FRENCH BANKS’ SUBSIDIARIES IN TAX HAVENS
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO RUN DATA PROJECTS
OUR CORE METHODOLOGY TOOLS:
THE DATA PIPELINE AND DATA EXPEDITIONS
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO RUN DATA PROJECTS
PROBLEM 3
HOW DO WE SCALE THIS WORK?
THE PROBLEMS WE’RE TRYING TO SOLVE
BUILDING AND SUSTAINING A NETWORK OF DATA LITERACY PRACTITIONERS AND LEADERS
SCALING THE WORK
- OPEN KNOWLEDGE INTERNATIONAL
- OPEN KNOWLEDGE SPAIN
- OPEN KNOWLEDGE FRANCE
- OPEN KNOWLEDGE GREECE
- OPEN KNOWLEDGE GERMANY
- ESCOLA DE DADOS
- SOCIALTIC (MEXICO)
- BALTIC INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM CENTER (LATVIA)
SCALING THE WORK
- METAMORPHOSIS (MACEDONIA)
- SOD TURKEY
- CONNECTED DEVELOPMENT (NIGERIA)
- OPENDATA.CH (SWITZERLAND)
- CODE 4 SOUTH AFRICA
A SUMMER CAMP ONCE A YEAR SINCE 2014
SCALING THE WORK
PROBLEM 4
ENCOURAGING SHARING AND INNOVATION
THE PROBLEMS WE’RE TRYING TO SOLVE
THE INNOVATION FUND SUPPORTS MEMBERS TO PROFESSIONALISE AND DOCUMENT THEIR PROJECTS
ENCOURAGING SHARING AND INNOVATION
What’s next?
PROBLEM 5
HOW CAN THE SCHOOL OF DATA NETWORK IMPROVE DATA LITERACY EFFORTS?
THE PROBLEMS WE STILL NEED TO SOLVE
● THE SCHOOL OF DATA CURRICULUM IS THE FOUNDATION FOR DATA LITERACY EFFORTS
● TRAIN THE CHAPTER ACTIVITIES BY SCHOOL OF DATA AND LOCAL CHAPTERS
● THE NETWORK IS A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL DATA LITERACY PRACTITIONERS
IMPROVING DATA LITERACY EFFORTS
IMPROVING DATA LITERACY EFFORTS
Ideas to explore
● PEDAGOGY, HOW ADULTS LEARN AND
IMPROVING DATA LITERACY TRAININGS
● METHODOLOGIES THAT HELP PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THE APPLICATION OF DATA TO
THEIR CONTEXTS
● IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE SHARING
PROBLEM 6
HOW DO WE MEASURE THE IMPACT OF DATA LITERACY EFFORTS?
THE PROBLEMS WE STILL NEED TO SOLVE
MEASURING THE IMPACT
● WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF DATA LITERACY?
● WHAT PROBLEMS ARE WE SOLVING WITH DATA?
● WHO ARE THE DRIVERS OF THAT CHANGE?
Ideas to explore:
MEASURING THE IMPACT
● WHAT ARE THE METHODOLOGIES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE?
● GREATER INTENTIONALITY OF DATA LITERACY PRACTITIONERS
● HOW DO WE DRIVE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE?
PROBLEM 7
CAN IT BE SUSTAINABLE?
THE PROBLEMS WE STILL NEED TO SOLVE
CAN IT BE SUSTAINABLE?
MANY OF THE LOCAL CHAPTERS ARE NGO’S EXPLORING THE ‘FEE FOR SERVICE’ MODEL BUT:
● INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM A HANDFUL OF FUNDERS TO MANY CLIENTS
● NGO’S/CSO’S ARE ALREADY RESOURCE STRAPPED - AND OFTEN WANT THINGS DONE QUICKLY AND CHEAPLY
IT’S NOT EITHER/OR
CAN IT BE SUSTAINABLE?
NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH:
● SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
● CIVIL SOCIETY EFFORTS
● DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
● PRIVATE SECTOR
● AND YOU!
