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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Dan Meisler <<a href="mailto:dmeisler@umich.edu">dmeisler@umich.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: Summer workshop on big data for education and social science researchers -- applications open</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">March 9, 2022 at 10:32:22 AM PST</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’m writing to call your attention to a workshop we here at the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (<a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1cXPBi9tTnD7IWOFEvRKQf0hRN-Ntfcrv04bTP5451OaJE_RvfwGr0TF9Y7ijTSzeEMqSt9LQ6fworp7aoDGvSuM8MhTr58MbZVm0s8Nu2R3HdoM75OaPzacbCVb6uf3agAeG4Hb0" target="_blank">IRIS</a>)
are putting on this summer for researchers in education and the social sciences looking to expand their skills in big data. Please pass this announcement along to anyone you think might be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-Dan Meisler, IRIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Joining the Data Revolution: Big Data in Education and Social Science Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">June 6-17, 2022 | Online workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications open —
<b>April 1 deadline</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (<a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1H9xK-RvlYl_yDv6J_xiP29BOgby6qodM5ph1AmjCXXGLE_RvfwHLD-9MBSHvmyqBL4LxsxXj1HVUBoWy-b15eeTXwVEBcxHnRNnTE9Gs9sOOw152qG4ymrgA7kqtEH-QuOe4bZERnw" target="_blank">IRIS</a>)
is taking applications for a workshop this summer on using big data resources and tools to advance research in education and social science (ESS).
<b>Applications are open, and the deadline to apply is April 1. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is an introductory-level course for researchers in education and social science fields interested in gaining experience working with large-scale restricted-use data. (<a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1-2OuitV3TDP3e4hsnT21TKdlis2iKqH-KKdjVtv5a9qME_RvfwEMnLDOFuWhJ1cfCniL5a1xUjmtq6CRCcM4rYTqb25sgA9CazmwRtx6hwAWUitmWs7hsvt7ggqf7kUHLzN0DjYrsWAfl30x8cpq1osM-RAfHXpzsIyW4tRwZvYTUxQDdnt2JCpwQ74OfUIrLsz5OAqsMRA-Uft236f9ktgOi5XP" target="_blank">View
last year’s syllabus here.</a>) No experience in quantitative data analysis is required, although some pre-workshop reading will be required. Datasets on post-secondary educational opportunities, employment outcomes, and the makeup of research teams will be
featured in the workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In this hands-on class, participants will work in teams using large-scale datasets to achieve a better understanding of the research questions that can be answered with big data. Participants
will acquire skills to enable them to pursue external funding for ESS research using big data. In addition to technical skills, participants will work with established investigators to develop and present ideas for projects that might be submitted to NSF grant
competitions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please visit <a href="https://umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/1lLUR4PA1t1dyy_odVohJ6ILQwXV_b-YGYvnAOkz4v7-NE_RvfwEi478BvtnT8RR1RVE-8VlyJg1501ICfBvTXrfFRXwp0lw-HOrKkq5vC7hY-f-1WYdO-krGF4ZeX_dj4mg6fGrYtgpwgfwZzQ" target="_blank">
iris.isr.umich.edu/training</a> for a full description and information on registration. Contact
<a href="mailto:IRIS-info@umich.edu" target="_blank">IRIS-info@umich.edu</a> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This class is supported by the National Science Foundation, Education and Human Resources Division, grant # 1937251 "Building Big Data Capacity for Education and Social Science Research Communities
Using Restricted Administrative Data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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