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1. Tensions and synergies in arts‐integrated data literacy instruction: Reflections on four classroom implementations

   https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13257  

   Matuk, Camillia; DesPortes, Kayla; Amato, Anna; Vacca, Ralph; Silander, Megan; Woods, Peter_J; Tes, Marian (July 2022, British Journal of Educational Technology)

   Abstract Data‐art inquiry is an arts‐integrated approach to data literacy learning that reflects the multidisciplinary nature of data literacy not often taught in school contexts. By layering critical reflection over conventional data inquiry processes, and by supporting creative expression about data, data‐art inquiry can support students' informal inference‐making by revealing the role of context in shaping the meaning of data, and encouraging consideration of the personal and social relevance of data. Data‐art inquiry additionally creates alternative entry points into data literacy by building on learners' non‐STEM interests. Supported by technology, it can provide accessible tools for students to reflect on and communicate about data in ways that can impact broader audiences. However, data‐art inquiry instruction faces many barriers to classroom implementation, particularly given the tendency for schools to structure learning with disciplinary silos, and to unequally prioritize mathematics and the arts. To explore the potential of data‐art inquiry in classroom contexts, we partnered with arts and mathematics teachers to co‐design and implement data‐art inquiry units. We implemented the units in four school contexts that differed in terms of the student population served, their curriculum priorities, and their technology infrastructure. We reflect on participant interviews, written reflections, and classroom data, to identify synergies and tensions between data literacy, technology, and the arts. Our findings highlight how contexts of implementation shape the possibilities and limitations for data‐art inquiry learning. To take full advantage of the potential for data‐art inquiry, curriculum design should account for and build on the opportunities and constraints of classroom contexts. Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topicArts‐integrated instruction has underexplored potential for promoting students' data literacy, including their appreciation for the role of context and real‐world implications of data and for the personal and social relevance of data.Arts‐integrated instruction is difficult to implement in school contexts that are constrained by disciplinary silos.What this paper addsDescriptions of four data‐art inquiry units, which take an arts‐integrated approach to data literacy.Examples of the synergies and tensions observed between data literacy, technology, and the arts during classroom implementation in four different schools.Reflections on the role of school contexts in shaping disciplinary synergies and tensions.Implications for practice and/or policyArts‐integration offers opportunities for data literacy learning.Consideration of the unique resources and constraints of classroom contexts is critical for fulfilling the promises of data‐art inquiry learning.There is a need to develop school support specific to arts‐integrated data literacy instruction. 

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2. IDTReeS 2020 Competition Data

   https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3700196  

   Graves, Sarah; Marconi, Sergio (January 2020, Zenodo)

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3. Review on functional data classification

   https://doi.org/10.1002/wics.1638  

   Wang, Shuoyang; Huang, Yuan; Cao, Guanqun (January 2024, WIREs Computational Statistics)

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4. Breaking the Data Value-Privacy Paradox in Mobile Mental Health Systems Through User-Centered Privacy Protection: A Web-Based Survey Study

   https://doi.org/10.2196/31633  

   Zhang, Dongsong; Lim, Jaewan; Zhou, Lina; Dahl, Alicia A (January 2021, JMIR Mental Health)

   BackgroundMobile mental health systems (MMHS) have been increasingly developed and deployed in support of monitoring, management, and intervention with regard to patients with mental disorders. However, many of these systems rely on patient data collected by smartphones or other wearable devices to infer patients’ mental status, which raises privacy concerns. Such a value-privacy paradox poses significant challenges to patients’ adoption and use of MMHS; yet, there has been limited understanding of it. ObjectiveTo address the significant literature gap, this research aims to investigate both the antecedents of patients’ privacy concerns and the effects of privacy concerns on their continuous usage intention with regard to MMHS. MethodsUsing a web-based survey, this research collected data from 170 participants with MMHS experience recruited from online mental health communities and a university community. The data analyses used both repeated analysis of variance and partial least squares regression. ResultsThe results showed that data type (P=.003), data stage (P<.001), privacy victimization experience (P=.01), and privacy awareness (P=.08) have positive effects on privacy concerns. Specifically, users report higher privacy concerns for social interaction data (P=.007) and self-reported data (P=.001) than for biometrics data; privacy concerns are higher for data transmission (P=.01) and data sharing (P<.001) than for data collection. Our results also reveal that privacy concerns have an effect on attitude toward privacy protection (P=.001), which in turn affects continuous usage intention with regard to MMHS. ConclusionsThis study contributes to the literature by deepening our understanding of the data value-privacy paradox in MMHS research. The findings offer practical guidelines for breaking the paradox through the design of user-centered and privacy-preserving MMHS. 

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5. A framework for contextualizing social‐ecological biases in contributory science data

   https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10592  

   Carlen, Elizabeth J; Estien, Cesar O; Caspi, Tal; Perkins, Deja; Goldstein, Benjamin R; Kreling, Samantha_E S; Hentati, Yasmine; Williams, Tyus D; Stanton, Lauren A; Des Roches, Simone; et al (April 2024, People and Nature)

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