The Turing Institute’s Data Science and AI Educators Programme

Abstract

Provides training for educators in data science and AI, with participants from universities, industry, and schools. It is designed to equip educators with the necessary skills to teach data science and AI effectively. It takes a ‘Train the Trainer’ approach to equipping educators and domain experts with pedagogical knowledge. It is a 12-week programme.

Applicants may include, though not be limited to, the following:

- Teaching staff (lecturers, readers, professors etc.) and researchers at universities (e.g. postdocs, ECRs) or national labs from diverse disciplines.

- Educators or professionals from within the higher education system e.g. universities, industry, government, informal mentoring or coaching.

Participants receive training in curriculum development, drawing from existing resources at the Turing and beyond, which includes materials related to data management and open research practices.

The programme offers insights into pedagogical approaches to technical training in data science and AI, ensuring that educators can effectively teach complex topics, including data stewardship. Through a combination of systematic cohort-based training, cohort calls, and longitudinal mentoring, the programme supports educators in applying skills learned to a wide range of learner groups, including their teams and communities.

The programme fosters a community that supports knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices, empowering educators with the confidence and knowledge to continually enhance their practice.

Overview

Country	United Kingdom
Start date	2022
Annual Budget	n/a
Responsible organisation(s)	Funding institution
Target group(s)	Educators in data science and AI, Educators or professionals from within the higher education system, teachers
Policy instrument type	Training programme.

Background

Part of The Turing Institute’s efforts to advance data science and AI education in the UK. The Data Science and AI Educators Programme builds on the ‘Data/AI Educators Programme - Pedagogic ‘train-the-trainer’ for national capacity building in skills’, which was supported by Towards Turing 2.0 under the EPSRC Grant EP/W037211/1 and The Alan Turing Institute.

Objective(s)

To enhance the teaching of data science and AI across various educational levels and sectors.

To teach participants evidence-based practices on how to teach data skills and the pedagogy behind these.

Public access URL

https://www.turing.ac.uk/data-science-and-ai-educators-programme

All tags

• Human Capital
• United Kingdom
• 2022
• Funding institution
• Teachers
• Higher education institutes
• Research support staff
• Fellowships and postgraduate loans and scholarships
• Appropriate Training programs

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