Teaching Data Literacy

Joddy Marchesoni, the Data Services Librarian at Wake Forest University, will help you kickstart data literacy instruction sessions at your library using established ACRL guidelines. You'll also practice fun and engaging activities to inspire your patrons to love data, too!

In this webinar, we will explore how to approach data literacy in library instruction sessions through hands-on activities and open resources. “The data literate individual understands, explains and documents the utility and limitations of data by becoming a critical consumer of data, controlling one’s personal data trail, finding meaning and taking action based on data. One can identify, collect, evaluate, analyze, interpret, present and protect data” (Oceans of Data Institute). We will discuss how to consider faculty and student needs around data literacy and how librarians are well-positioned to build data culture at their institutions. The Adopt a Dataset activity is a great way to practice evaluating data, and can be used as inspiration for your own activities!