This outline is provisional and subject to change.
This course is for anyone interested in learning how to use data in meaningful ways. It is designed as an introductory course to data literacy, starting with the basics: what is data, what does it mean to be data literate, and why is it important in today’s world?
This self-paced course follows the journeys of a concerned parent, a small business owner, and a public health expert, all of whom rely on data to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. It connects skills we already use to strategies for engaging with data in more intentional and meaningful ways.
Whether you are an advanced high school student, a K-12 educator, a post-secondary student or educator, or an independent learner hoping to reskill or upskill, this course is for you.
Learn how to
- See the utility of data.
- Interrogate reliability of data.
- Discover meaning in data by looking for patterns and trends.
- Use data insights to make informed decisions.
- Communicate data insights to others.
- Understand how bias impacts our work with data.
