Making Data Science Count is an educational research group at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Workshop and presentations at NARST, AERA, and LAK

Our research group had a number of presentations at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), American Educational Research Association (AERA), and Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) conferences over the past few weeks.

Last updated on Apr 12, 2021 3 min read

Presentation at the 2021 TN STEM Education Virtual Conference - Insights on the current and preferred integration of computer science in K-8 education in Tennessee

The 2021 TN STEM Education Research Conference was held virtually and in the form of PechaKucha presentations. Ben Gibbons recorded a presentation for the conference The presentation is available on the PechaKucha website via this link.

Last updated on Feb 6, 2021 1 min read

Presentation on the use of education-focused Twitter hashtags at the Martin School of Public Policy at the University of Kentucky

title: Presentation on studying education-focused Twitter hashtags in light of state-based and national policies and practices author: '’ date: ‘2020-02-21’ slug: presentation-on-studying-education-focused-twitter-hashtags-in-light-of-state-based-and-national-policies-and-practices categories: [] tags: [] Supported through an SEC Travel Grant, I presented on Studying education-focused Twitter hashtags in light of state-based and national policies and practices as a part of the 2020 Spring Seminar Series at the Martin School of Public Policy at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Last updated on May 19, 2020 1 min read

Virtual Presentation at SIGSCE 2020: Accruing Interest

Unfortunately, the SIGSCE (the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education) 2020 conference was cancelled. However, Alex Lishinski prepared a pre-precorded, virtual version of our lightning talk presentation, Accruing Interest: What experiences contribute to students developing a sustained interest in computer science over time?

Last updated on May 19, 2020 1 min read

Becoming Tidyr over Time- Data Visualization Development in an Online Community of Practice Data!)

Download the poster here! This poster was designed using the #betterposter format. Click here to learn more. Communities of Practice Communities of practice (CoPs) are groups of people who share a common interest and participate in activities that promote learning.

Last updated on Jun 2, 2020 6 min read media