Academic Year 2021-2022 has been the Year of Data and Society at the University of Pittsburgh! This initiative of the Office of the Provost has supported an exciting collection of research, events, and curriculum development and teaching activities.
Join us on April 8 for a hybrid event in which we will learn about the faculty, student, and staff projects awarded through the Year of Data and Society! The event will include a panel on facilitating learning about data, a panel on sustaining the impact of project activities, lightning talks, and a poster session.
The Year of Data and Society has provided the University of Pittsburgh an opportunity to think critically about the data we collect, use, and leave behind as traces, through our scholarly work, institutional operations, and our digital lives. Join us as we learn how faculty, students, and staff are contributing to fostering socially responsible data practices and to understanding the impacts of data on our communities.
Event Details
When:
April 8, 1-4:30PM
Participants are welcome to attend for all or part of the afternoon!
Where:
University Club, Ballroom B, 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Virtual via Zoom
How to Register:
In person: Registration is requested for in-person attendance via the Event page on the University Calendar.
Virtual: To attend virtually, please complete the Zoom registration and log-in details will be emailed to you.
Schedule of Events
| Time | Session | Presenters |
|---|---|---|
1 - 1:15 PM |
Welcome |
Provost Ann Cudd, Remarks on Data and Society Nora Mattern (School of Computing and Information), Overview of day’s events |
1:15 - 2 PM |
Panel: Facilitating Student Learning about Data at Pitt |
Panelists: Na-Rae Han (Department of Linguistics), Project: Careers in Language Data Bob Gradeck (University Center for Social and Urban Research), Project: Developing a Data Science for Social Justice Curriculum at Pitt Uchenna Mbawuike (Graduate School of Public and International Affairs); Project: Developing a Data Science for Social Justice Curriculum at Pitt Veena Vasudevan (School of Education), Project: Critical Data Literacies for Teaching and Learning Through Praxis Moderator: Sera Thornton (University Center for Teaching and Learning) |
2:00 - 2:10 PM |
Break |
|
2:10 - 2:45 PM |
Lightning Talks |
Jessica Ghilani (Pitt Greensburg/Pitt Disinformation Lab), Project: Understanding Data, Digital Culture, and Disinformation Rosta Farzan (School of Computing and Information), Project: Black Voices in Computing Dominic Bordelon (University Library System), Project: Open Scholarship and Research Impact Challenge Stephen Quigley (Department of English), Hillary Henry, Holly Plank (School of Education), Project: "My Nature Outing" Marcia Rapchak (School of Computing and Information), Project: Responsible Use of Learning Analytics Sarah Moore (Film and Media Studies Program), Project: Exploring the Churchill Valley Greenway Through Visual and Scientific Data Collection |
2:45 - 3:30 PM |
Panel: Sustaining Impact |
Panelists: Judy Cameron (Department of Psychiatry); Project: Making Training of Undergraduate Students to be DataJam Mentors More Equitably Available for Students in Under-Served and Under-Resourced Areas Abhishek Viswanathan (School of Computing and Information), Project: Enriching Citizen-Science Data Using Context, Feedback, and Community-Oriented Communication Moderator: Sera Linardi (Center for Analytical Approaches to Social Innovation & Graduate School of Public and International Affairs) |
3:30 - 3:40 PM |
Closing Remarks |
Nora Mattern (School of Computing and Information) |
3:40 - 3:50 PM |
Break |
|
3:50 - 4:30 PM |
Poster and Table Session |
Projects Represented in Posters Session: Addressing Water Affordability and Governance Transparency in the Pittsburgh Complementing the Engineering Curriculum with Data for Social Good Data and Information Equity in Homewood Data@Pitt Developing a Data Science for Social Justice Curriculum at Pitt Enriching Citizen-Science Data Using Context, Feedback, and Community-Oriented Communication Open Scholarship and Research Impact Challenge Pitt Pharmacy Global Health Day The Politics of Power and Place: Giving Voice Through Curated Digital Storytelling Promoting Data Equality by Improving Open Government Data Users’ Data Literacy Understanding Bias in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Health Care Through an Educational Health Informatics Hackathon Project presented as Video: Curriculum for Introduction to Data Literacy for All Through Applications
Tables: Learn about the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center Chat about sustaining impact of teaching and projects involving data for good Explore connections between data and art |