using international data in teaching and learning susan noble esds international, mimas, university...
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Using international data in teaching and learning
Susan Noble
ESDS International, Mimas,
University of Manchester
» ESDS International
» The resources: › Countries and Citizens: Linking International Macro and Micro
Data. › UN Millennium Development Goals E-learning materials. › Teaching Tools.
» Looking ahead
» Benefits
Overview
» National data service» Serve all UK universities» Provide access to Socio-
Economic data» http://esds.ac.uk/international/
ESDS International
ESDS International
Data example
Supporting the user
» A need to ‘upskill’ students
» ESRC National Strategy in Quantitative Methods
» Teaching and Learning
Statistical Literacy
» Countries and Citizens: Linking International Macro and Micro Data
» UN Millennium Development Goals E-learning materials
» Teaching Tools
www.esds.ac.uk/international/
resources/learning.asp
Teaching and Learning resources
Countries and Citizens
UN MDG E-learning materials
E-Tutorials
Teaching Tools
Getting Started
Sample course plans
Hear from real lecturers
» Exposing students to how economics data looks in its raw state
» Skills directly applicable to the workplace
Benefits
Photo by: Ohm17, Creative Commons, Flickr
» Giving teachers an opportunity to flexibly develop learning activities
» Solid basis of skills for students’ future research
» Opportunity to develop a portfolio of realistic projects
Benefits
Photo by: ucentralarkansas, Creative Commons, Flickr
Summary
» Usage over last year*:
› Countries and Citizens: Unique page views: 15,928› UNMDGs: Unique page views: 3,294› Teaching Tools: Unique page views: 2,325 (from 28 Oct 2010)
» *figures from 01/08/2010 – 31/07/2011
» Looking ahead
» Russell, C., Noble, S., Carter, J., Currier, J., Wiseman, R. (2011). Real World, Real Stories: Teaching Quantitative Methods with Real Life Data. Presented at EDULEARN Conference. July 2011, Barcelona.
» » Carter, J., Noble, S., Russell, A., Swanson, E. (2011). Developing
Statistical Literacy Using Real World Data: Investigating Socioeconomic Secondary Data Resources used in Research and Teaching International Journal of Research & Method in Education, Taylor & Francis.
» Noble, S., Russell, C., Wiseman, R. (2010). Mind the Gap: Global Data Sharing. Pending - IASSIST Quarterly (2010: Fall ).
Publications
Thank you
ESDS Internationalhttp://www.esds.ac.uk/international
Mimashttp://www.mimas.ac.uk
Contact: [email protected]