[School-of-data] School of Data Weekly Update

Tue Sep 18 06:26:47 UTC 2012

Alison,

We don't have this page yet (with an overview) since we're currently
running our alpha tests. We'll put one up as soon as this is finished.

Would you like to contribute to some course? 

Michael
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 02:55:33PM -0700, Alison Cole wrote:
> Hey School of Data!
> 
> Do you have a list of the alpha courses people are currently testing?
> What's the best "home page" to check in on Data courses that are running
> and being developed?
> 
> ALISON
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Jen Lowe <jen.lowe at okfn.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hello to everyone,
> >
> > We have lots going on behind the scenes here at the School of Data. Here
> > is what's new this week:
> >
> > Courses
> >
> > ** Our alpha cohort is testing the first courses and giving great
> > feedback. We're incorporating feedback into new courses as we write them. A
> > hearty Thank You to all our alpha testers!!
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > Blog
> >
> > ** Data Roundup - Data News From Around the Web:
> > http://schoolofdata.org/2012/09/11/data-roundup-september-11/
> >
> > ** Net Neutrality Map by Michael Bauer:
> > http://schoolofdata.org/2012/09/06/netneutralitymap-org-converting-700gb-of-data-to-a-map/
> >
> > ** Equivalent Salary Converter by Nigel Babu:
> > http://schoolofdata.org/2012/09/03/equivalent-salary-converter-making-of/
> >
> > ** Geolocating Wells in South Sudan by Dominik Moritz:
> > http://schoolofdata.org/2012/08/31/geo-locating-wells-in-south-sudan-how-to-wrangle-data-for-development/
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > Handbook
> >
> > ** Accessing Data from Google Storage:
> > http://handbook.schoolofdata.org/en/latest/recipes/accessing-data-from-google-storage.html
> > ** Creating a Choropleth Map:
> > http://handbook.schoolofdata.org/en/latest/recipes/choropleth-maps.html
> >
> >  -------------------------------------
> >
> > Events
> >
> > The Open Knowledge Festival happens NEXT WEEK in Helsinki!
> >
> > School of Data will be running an Open Peer Learning Workshop<http://okfestival.org/schoolofdata/> on
> > Wednesday the 19th, from 11:30-15:30, with Peer to Peer University and
> > Creative Commons. Sign up for the workshop<http://peerlearningworkshop.eventbrite.com/>.
> > (p.s. Tickets to OKFest are going fast! Get your ticket soon<http://okfestival.org/early-bird-okfest-tickets/>
> > .)
> >
> > If you'll be at the OKFest, we'd love to meet you! If you can't make it to
> > the workshop, please stop us anytime for a chat. The School of Data team
> > is: Laura Newman <http://okfn.org/members/lauranewman/> (, Michael Bauer<http://okfn.org/members/mihi/>,
> > and Jen Lowe <http://okfn.org/members/jenlowe/>.
> >
> > -------------------------------------
> >
> > Any questions or feedback for us? Send it to schoolofdata at okfn.org or
> > find us on twitter at @SchoolofData <https://twitter.com/SchoolOfData>.
> >
> > --Jen & the School of Data Team
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jen Lowe
> > Data Wrangler
> > Open Knowledge Foundation
> > http://okfn.org/
> > jen.lowe at okfn.org
> > Skype: datatelling
> > Twitter: @datatelling
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Alison

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