TeachingWithData.org

TeachingWithData.org (TwD) will promote quantitative literacy by helping instructors to use real data in social science classes. The goal is to infuse quantitative reasoning throughout the social science curriculum and to bridge the gap between substantive courses and classes in methodology and statistics. Two key components of the developing pathway are the Social Science Data Analysis Network and the Online Learning Center at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Both of these resources provide data extracts, online analysis tools, student exercises, and other materials that help instructors integrate data from the census, opinion polls, and advanced social science surveys into their courses. The TwD project will provide comprehensive links to these materials and other resources promoting quantitative literacy, such as teaching modules, data sets and sources, applications for statistics and mapping, and research on teaching and learning. Future TwD development aims to provide faculty with tools to easily create teaching modules for their students and share them with others. The primary audience for the project will be faculty in disciplines such as sociology, political science, economics, geography, and social psychology. The poster describes these aims, presents illustrative teaching materials, and introduces the partners in the TwD project.