Thursday, September 13, 2012

Day at the Data Fair!

Or actually 3 days of data! Join ICPSR for a virtual social science data fair in October. They will be featuring election data primarily, but you can also get ideas for teaching with data. UNCG's own Charles Prysby will be presenting on his work with SETUPS. All are welcome to attend.

You'll need to bring your own cotton candy (or fried reese's cups), but it is sure to be a great day at the fair!

Introducing ICPSR's Social Sciences Data Fair

You're invited to participate in the 2012 ICPSR Data Fair, "Analyzing Election Data with ICPSR"! Scheduled for October 1-3, the series of webcasts will focus on orienting new users to ICPSR's data and services, as well as providing an overview of the election data available from ICPSR and other data repositories.

Who should attend?

This data fair has been organized for the social sciences data community at large including researchers, librarians, teaching faculty, students, and policymakers from around the world who are interested in the use of social sciences data.

Who is eligible to attend?

This free fair is open to everyone, including members and non-members of ICPSR.

How do I participate?

You participate in the data fair directly from your desktop computer during the week of October 1, 2012! Live sessions will be broadcast using GoToWebinar technology. This webinar technology requires no downloads to your computer. All sessions will be recorded and the recordings and presentation slides posted should you desire to view the presentations at a later date. A schedule of sessions with links to the webcasts is available here.

What will be covered?

Beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern time on Oct. 1, four one-hour sessions will be conducted to introduce new users to ICPSR's data and services: General Orientation to ICPSR; Navigating the New ICPSR Web Site; ICPSR in the Classroom; and Promoting ICPSR on your Campus.
Other days will focus on datasets such as the American National Election Study and other polling and election data, including those held at the Roper Center at the University of Connecticut. Click here for a complete schedule.

Monday, September 10, 2012

2011 Guilford County data from the ACS!

Mark your calendars now dataheads! The 2011 one-year American Community Survey estimates will be released on Sept. 20th. This release will have data for geographies with a population of 65,000 or more. Check out the new data for Guilford County!

The 2011 3-year ACS estimates will be released in October 2012 and the 5-year in December 2012. For more information: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2011_release_schedule/

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Upcoming ICPSR webinar on education data!

Just in from ICPSR:

It’s Elementary: A Tour of the Prek-3rd Data Resource Center Website

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/931725954

Join us for a tour of the PreK-3rd Data Resource Center, a website that equips policymakers, educators, and researchers with an understanding of the PreK-3rd approach to early education and policy making and provides resources for conducting research on pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade education.

Title: It’s Elementary: A Tour of the Prek-3rd Data Resource Center Website
Date: Monday, August 20, 2012
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Don't be afraid of data!!

Fun new webinar from ICPSR!


Quantitative Literacy Through Social Science: Don’t be Afraid of Data!
Join us for a Webinar on April 30

Space is limited.Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/874388890
It is important for students to become knowledgeable consumers of information that is delivered to them through various media sources, an increasing amount of which is being presented in tables, graphs, or other quantitative formats. The use of survey data can help convey course content in an interesting way while building students’ quantitative literacy. This session is designed to introduce even the most “number phobic” instructors to 1) the importance of including quantitative skills in courses outside the traditional STEM disciplines, 2) a multitude of sources of data-based exercises for classroom use (most of them free!), and 3) the additional benefits of using data in lower-division social science courses. This session will be a webcast version of a recent presentation presenters Lynette Hoelter & Linda Detterman conducted at the 2012 International Conference on College Teaching and Learning.

Title: Quantitative Literacy Through Social Science: Don’t be Afraid of Data!
Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

What did your grandmother tell the Census Bureau in 1940?

For all of you data heads out there, the 1940 Census became available yesterday from the National Archives. Apparently the release was so popular that the servers were overloaded! You can look up individuals by their location information or enumeration district. You can even view maps for locations.

They also provide some useful guides:

Monday, March 12, 2012

Free webinar on quantitative data

Integrating Quantitative Data Analysis into Substantive Undergraduate Social Science Courses

Join us for a Webinar on March 15

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/521304618

On March 15th at 2PM EDT, ICPSR with SSDAN will host the first webinar in a series aimed at integrating quantitative data analysis into substantive undergraduate social science courses. This first webinar features Dr. Jim Jones, Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Mississippi State University, who will discuss how he has introduced students in his introductory courses to data analysis using US census data and simple analytical tools.

Participants will learn how Dr. Jones encourages students to tap their sociological imagination through the investigation of quantitative social data. In addition to promoting a deeper understanding of the content, students taught with these methods improve critical thinking skills and develop a greater appreciation for the social sciences. Viewers will also learn where they can access some of Dr. Jones’ relevant teaching materials to adapt for their own use.

Title: Integrating Quantitative Data Analysis into Substantive Undergraduate Social Science Courses
Date: Thursday, March 15, 2012
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT