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What I Learned From an Experiment to Apply Generative AI to My Data Course

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As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

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University Data Science Programs Turn to Ethics and the Humanities

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began receiving requests from local colleges and universities asking for tips about crafting their data-science curriculum. Madsen recently tweeted his frustration, spurring a conversation about ethics in data science curriculum, what’s missing, and where programs are already working to fill in the gap.

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Despite Challenges, Here’s Why These Black Women Educators Stay in the Classroom

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This concept is called community-based participatory research (CBPR). The premise of this research method is for researchers to take a step back and approach research with collaboration in mind; in this way, we opt to formulate research findings with Black women educators instead of doing research on Black women educators.

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How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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Critical Thinking and Scientific Literacy Exposure to the scientific community and its methods enhances students’ and amateur volunteer scientists’ approaches toward specific problems. Challenges in Citizen Science Like all undertakings, citizen science, too, is not without its shortcomings and challenges.

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Teaching Through a Lens of Compassion: Strengthening Pre-service Teachers’ Math Muscles

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Gurpreet Sahmbi is an educator at the University of Toronto in mathematics education and research methods in teacher education. She holds a PhD in curriculum and pedagogy and has extensive experience teaching in postsecondary and K–12 settings. Lewitzky holds a PhD in curriculum and pedagogy from the University of Toronto.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

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Another thing I’ve observed in higher education is a fishbowl, where students come and swim around in our courses and in our academic curriculum, but they fail to do anything with that knowledge outside of the context of the learning environment itself. The reality is very different.

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Teaching Through a Lens of Compassion: Strengthening Pre-service Teachers’ Math Muscles

Faculty Focus

Gurpreet Sahmbi is an educator at the University of Toronto in mathematics education and research methods in teacher education. She holds a PhD in curriculum and pedagogy and has extensive experience teaching in postsecondary and K–12 settings. Lewitzky holds a PhD in curriculum and pedagogy from the University of Toronto.

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