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Title: Teaching with Data in the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago: An Ithaka S+R Local Report
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2023
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DOI: 10.6082/UCHICAGO.5442
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Abstract: In 2020-2021, the University of Chicago Library worked with Ithaka S+R, along with 20 peer institutions in North America, on the ‘Teaching with Data in the Social Sciences’ research study. This study involved teams of librarians at each of the participating institutions interviewing faculty in the social sciences to “examine social science instructors’ practices in teaching undergraduates with data in order to understand the resources and services that instructors... need to be successful in their work.” The focus of the study was on undergraduate-level instruction 1 with data, “student engagement with data that is tied to classroom instruction,” and “teaching in which direct student engagement with data is built into the course structure.”2 The goal of the study was to “contribute to the wider field of library and information studies, information literacy pedagogy, and the scholarship of teaching and learning in the social sciences, within the context of the evolving relationship between libraries and undergraduate teaching support.”3 In this report, we cover four primary themes, with an overarching focus on undergraduate pedagogy, including: data discovery and creation, using data for teaching and research, undergraduate course and assignment design, and training and support opportunities. At the University of Chicago Library, librarians engage with faculty, students, and staff about their research, teaching, and learning routinely, and this includes conversations around data. The Ithaka S&R study was, however, an excellent opportunity for us to conduct a deeper dive exploration into teaching data in the social sciences and to do so alongside colleagues at peer institutions. As the University of Chicago Library looks to further its role in data exploration, creation, dissemination, and use in research, teaching, and learning across all disciplines, this study and the insight it provides will help guide current and future strategic thinking and planning.
Url: https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/5442
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Authors: Foster, Elizabeth; Piacentine, Julie; Treptow, Emily; Kern, Barbara
Publisher: Ithaka
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Education
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