DL M2- Activities
Data Literacy
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Activity 1
Watch these videos, and then answer a Fill in the blanks exercise with a compilation of the main ideas from the videos
Data Literacy and the Art of Asking Questions
Padua, L (19 Nov. 2021). Data Literacy and the Art of Asking Questions [Video]
Data Ready Part 2: Types of Data
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O33Vql7BORE
Georgia State University Library. Data Ready Part 2: Types Of Data
Activity 2
Read these articles
Davidson College Library. How to start looking for data https://davidson.libguides.com/data/tips
Davenport University Library. Data Library Guide: Find your data https://davenport.libguides.com/data/raw
They will be asked to select a topic and define a query trying to find datasets about it. The trainee will develop strategies in general or specific data repositories. Then, they will write a message in the VLE Course Forum and in their public social media accounts with the hashtag #findingdata and #Educability