Critical Data Studies and Data Science in Higher Education

An interdisciplinary and explorative approach towards a critical data literacy

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https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.4397

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media education, data science, critical data literacy

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This paper discusses an explorative approach on strengthening critical data literacy using data science methods and a theoretical framing intersecting educational science and media theory. The goal is to path a way from data-driven to data-discursive perspectives of data and datafication in higher education. Therefore, the paper focuses on a case study, a higher education course project in 2019 and 2020 on education and data science, based on problem-based learning. The paper closes with a discussion on the challenges on strengthening data literacy in higher education, offering insights into data practices and the pitfalls of working with and reflecting on digital data.

Dan Verständig

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2021-08-31

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Verständig, D. (2021). Critical Data Studies and Data Science in Higher Education: An interdisciplinary and explorative approach towards a critical data literacy. Seminar.net, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.4397

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