Berkeley Data Science

The Data Science Education Podcast

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Produced by UC Berkeley's Data Science Undergraduate Studies. In this space, you will hear from a variety of distinguished Data Science educators and professionals. The individuals we’ll speak with are diverse in experience and perspective, but share the common goal of shaping the future of Data Science Education! Transcripts available at https://datascienceeducation.substack.com/To learn more about UC Berkeley's Data Science Undergraduate Studies, visit our website at https://cdss.berkeley.edu/dsus. datascienceeducation.substack.com

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Data Science Education for Community Colleges (feat. Katia Fuchs) 08.10.2021 31:11

Access the full transcript for this episode “If you’re a Community College thinking about whether or not to do this [bring Data Science to your institution], just jump in! There’s people here that are trying to make it work, and I think we have some answers.” In this episode of the Data Science Education Podcast, Katia Fuchs discusses her experiences as the Chair of City College of San Francisco’s...

Meaningful Outcomes of a Successful Data Science Education Program (feat. Rebecca Nugent) 24.09.2021 29:58

Access the full transcript for this episode In this podcast episode, Rebecca Nugent, the Associate Head and Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Carnegie Mellon Statistics & Data Science Department, discusses the importance of making Data Science education accessible. She speaks about her work at CMU and how she is studying how to teach Data Science and build entry points into the field fo...

Responding to the University Demand for Interactive Computing (feat. Jim Colliander) 10.09.2021 30:11

Access the full transcript for this episode Welcome back to Season 2 of The Data Science Education Podcast! We’re happy to be back, and hope you look forward to the return of biweekly episode releases here, and on our Spotify ! In the seventh episode of our Podcast, Jim Colliander speaks on his experiences helping create projects like Syzygy, Callysto, and 2i2c. Through this conversation, he provi...

The Data Science Education Podcast: Two - Month Hiatus 04.06.2021 0:26

Access the full transcript for this episode Season 2 of The Data Science Education Podcast will begin in August! Thank you all so much for tuning in for Season 1. We hope you’ve enjoyed and are looking forward to releasing great new content in the Fall. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit datascienceeducation.sub...

Approaching Introductory Data Science Courses (feat. Nicholas Horton) 21.05.2021 21:08

Access the full transcript for this episode In the sixth episode of the Data Science Education Podcast, Nicholas Horton discusses his experiences as a Professor at Amherst College, where an introductory Data Science course builds from existing Statistics and CS courses. Professor Horton also elaborates on the purpose of his new textbook and some important considerations when driving Data Science E...

Increasing Accessibility to Data Science Education (feat. Mine Dogucu) 07.05.2021 19:33

Access the full transcript for this episode In the fifth episode of the Data Science Education Podcast, Mine Dogucu discusses her experiences as an Assistant Professor at UC Irvine, where an introductory Data Science course was recently started. Dr. Dogucu also elaborates on her unique perspective on increasing accessibility to the field of Data Science, specifically through High School outreach a...

Establishing & Maintaining a Data Science Education Institution (feat. Rajesh Gupta) 23.04.2021 36:50

Access the full transcript for this episode In the fourth episode of the Data Science Education Podcast, Rajesh Gupta discusses his role in instituting and maintaining a Data Science Education institution at UC San Diego. Dr. Gupta also elaborates on his unique perspective on scaling curriculum to large student populations and highlights his efforts to adapt to Data Science students’ needs. Listen...

Responding to the Rising Demand for Data Science Education (feat. Debbie Yuster) 09.04.2021 18:42

Access the full transcript for this episode In the third episode of the Data Science Education Podcast, Debbie Yuster discusses her experiences adapting to the recent surge in interest towards Data Science Education. Dr. Yuster also elaborates on her unique perspective on teaching Data Ethics courses and provides valuable insight into effective ways to streamline Data Science programs at different...

Developing Open-Source Infrastructure for Data Science Education (feat. Christopher Holdgraf) 26.03.2021 31:10

Access the full transcript for this episode In the second episode of the Data Science Education Podcast, Chris Holdgraf discusses his experiences working with 2i2c and Project Jupyter. Dr. Holdgraf also elaborates on his unique perspective on the future of Data Science education and provides valuable insight into how to utilize proper infrastructure in a Data Science Program. This is a public epis...

Data Science Education in Primary and Secondary Education (feat. Byron Chu) 12.03.2021 23:20

Access the full transcript for this episode In the first episode of the Data Science Education Podcast, Byron Chu discusses his experiences working with Cybera and Callysto. Dr. Chu elaborates on his unique perspective on the future of Data Science education and provides valuable insight into bringing Data Science to the 5-12th grade levels. Tune in to hear a rich discussion about how we could be...