The Design and Effects of Educational Data Science Workshops for Early Career Researchers

• Published in: Journal of formative design in learning Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 83 - 97
• Main Authors: Staudt Willet, K. Bret, Rosenberg, Joshua M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Assessment; Data mining; Data science; Distance learning; Education; Educational Environment; Educational Researchers; Educational Technology; Ethics; Informal Education; Learning analytics; Learning and Instruction; Learning management systems; Machine learning; Natural language processing; Online instruction; Privacy; Research methodology; Researchers; School environment; Social network analysis; Social networks; Software reviews; Teachers; Testing and Evaluation; Workshops; Short courses; Educational data science; Workshops; Formative design guidelines; Self-directed learning; Situated learning

We report on the design, development, implementation, research, and iteration of two educational data science (EDS) workshops focused on using R and RStudio for 44 doctoral students with limited and varied EDS backgrounds. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis of pre- and post-workshop surve...