class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # The DSC-WAV project ## NSF-funded workforce development in data science ### Ben Baumer
Statistical & Data Sciences
, Smith College
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2019-12-02
--- class: center, middle, inverse # DSC-WAV --- ## The Data Science WAV .pull-left[ ![](https://www.nsf.gov/images/logos/NSF_4-Color_bitmap_Logo.png) ] -- .pull-right[ - Experiential Learning with Local Community Organizations - 3 years - 9 institutions - $1.2 million total - 25-30 students per semester - 5 cohorts starting **January 2020** ] --- ## Two related problems .pull-left[ - Authentic, hands-on experience for data science students ] -- .pull-right[ - Need for data science among local organizations ] .center[![](https://media.giphy.com/media/l0Extn1wgzXyZn0J2/giphy.gif)] --- class: center, middle, inverse # Piece 1: </br>Solving real data science problems --- ## Doin' work - Five College students + faculty mentors .img-five[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/963462169517002753/q0OdNQov_400x400.jpg)] .img-five[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/968216883286732801/jVsiELzc_400x400.jpg)] .img-five[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/937781990966796288/zw09-cvB_400x400.jpg)] .img-five[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000615223958/4b0a17b80a3e862851d48a31fd6bd571.png)] .img-five[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/3491577739/b653fe9d5dfadcf341b76fef56fa4a80.png)] -- - Local community-based organizations .img-five[![](https://paradisedistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Screen-Shot-2018-06-01-at-12.33.22-PM.png)] .img-five[![](https://www.umass.edu/sphhs/sites/default/files/WMHEN_pagecontent_img_0.jpg)] .img-five[![](https://girlsinc-carp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Logo-site-icon-54aef47dv1_site_icon-256x256.png)] .img-five[![](https://gust-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/investor_group/logo_image/22442/VentureWell_logo_emblem.jpg)] .img-five[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/608258767092908033/njR5TGTo_400x400.png)] --- ## WAV teams .pull-left[ ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/xX1dwuf8LN9YI/giphy.gif) ] -- .pull-right[ - **W**rangle, **A**nalyze, **V**isualize - Each team: - 4 statistics and data science majors (mostly juniors) - 1 faculty mentor - 1 **community engagement**-focused student -
stipends - Direct interface with community-based orgs - Onboarding workshops emphasizing "soft skills" and collaboration - Poster sessions ] --- class: center, middle, inverse # Piece 2: </br>Broading the data science pipeline --- ## Community colleges .tri-left[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1085657492615442433/BVRbloKJ_400x400.jpg)] .tri-middle[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/962056787594641408/FAPaAlrt_400x400.jpg)] .tri-right[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1145385666131501056/dAegKY0z_400x400.png)] -- </br></br> - Grooming future WAV students as transfers - Involvement with poster sessions - New community partners --- ## Fac Development Workshops .pull-left[ - Data science training -
funded - June 2020 and 2021 - Attendees - community college faculty - Five College faculty - community partners employees - Bringing data science concepts to new faculty and new students ] .pull-right[ ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/xT39CSrbCLKaQJ2MqQ/giphy.gif) ] --- ## Curriculum .pull-left[ ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/3orieZJVH2lYpnaJfG/giphy.gif) ] .pull-right[ - Aligning curricula between 2- and 4-year colleges - Potential community college majors in **data science** - New experiential learning classes at Five Colleges ] --- ## Timeline .pull-left[ -
Cohort 1 selected -
Feb 1: Cohort 1 onboarding workshop -
Mar 2020: Cohort 2 applications live -
Apr 2020: Fac Dev applications live -
June 2020: Fac Dev workshop -
Sep 2020: - Cohort 1 poster session - Cohort 2 onboarding workshop ] .pull-right[ ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/9u514UZd57mRhnBCEk/giphy.gif) ] --- class: center, middle, inverse # https://dsc-wav.github.io/www/
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