Oleg Lavrovsky
schoolofdata.ch
Data literacy in a relentlessly digitising world
Collecting, using, and creating Open Data
Empowering for learning at the grassroots


By @Niall_OGorman
“Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”
Oscar Wilde
Carla Gomez Monroy CC BY 2.0
“Play is the beginning of knowledge.”
George Dorsey

Preparation
Visualisation
Interpretation
Impact!
Skills to build
Asking more dataful questions
Critically evaluating facts & trends
Finding and massaging the data
Using analytical methods & tools
Designing good visualisations
...
is caring for your *message*

Formats
Open resources
Community forums
Community showcases
Data expeditions
Localised training
colloquy@soda.camp

Focus
Learning by doing
Sharing best practices
☚ schoolofdata.org/handbook/recipes
Real world challenges
..real world data










2011-2016
Hello World by Giulia, Fabio, Luigi, Giovana
fmeta CC BY-NC-ND 2.0


Interested?
make.opendata.ch/school ☚ join
Not really...
oleg@opendata.ch ☚ why not?
tiarescott CC BY 2.0
“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”
Albert Einstein
School of Data in Switzerland
By Oleg Lavrovsky
School of Data in Switzerland
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