Next week the ICPSR will offer a series of webinars, free and open to the public. Selected sessions appear below, and a complete list can be viewed at
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/or/ormeet/program/index.jsp.
All times listed are EDT. Tuesday, October 6Web 2.0 Tools for VisualizationTime: 11am-12pmWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/373218810This session will evaluate popular Web 2.0 data visualization tools typified by Swivel with respect to types of data, potential audiences and problems the tools may solve.
Presenter(s): Amy West, University of Minnesota
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What About Swivel? (PPT 1.1MB)
Graphical Displays of Quantitative InformationTime: 12pm-1pmWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/719712818This session will focus on the theoretical concerns and practical issues involved in using visual displays for quantitative information. We will discuss ways to, quite literally, look at your data.
Presenter(s): Bill Jacoby
Tools that Support Data AnalysisTime: 1pm-2pmWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/971609755ICPSR provides an increasing number of tools that support data analysis. This session will provide an overview of them, including: variable-level searching, the sample characteristics tool, the recode syntax tool, subsetting tools, Quick Tables, the Bibliography of Data-related Literature, and data mapping tools.
Presenter(s): Robbin Gonzalez; David Thomas
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Slides (PPT 3.5MB)
Wednesday, October 7Live Chat Session - Summer ProgramWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/935008699Time: 10:30am-11amChat live with Bill Jacoby, Director, and Dieter Burrell, Assistant Director of the Summer Program
Presenter(s): Bill Jacoby; Dieter Burrell
Census 2010 & American Community SurveyWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/488182507Time: 11am-12pmDiscussion of new Census products and information on Census 2010 and the ACS.
Presenter(s): Cynthia Davis Hollingsworth, Chief, Data Analysis and User Education Branch, American Community Survey Office
ADD-HealthWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/389595451Time: 12pm-1pmIn this session, we will describe access to and analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The session will include a description of how to use the new restricted use contract system to acquire the 33 restricted use files and the public use files.
Presenter(s): Felicia LeClere; Russel Hathaway
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Slides (PPT 1.3MB)
American National Election Studies & SETUPSWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/451516803Time: 1pm-2pmIn this session, we will review the 2008 American National Election Study (ANES). Special attention will be paid to the oversampling of African-American and Latino voting populations. We will highlight new questions asked in the 2008 time series study as well as discussing the 2008 SETUPS teaching module created by Charles Prysby and Carmine Scavo. Given new components of the study, we will also review any corrections or errata released up to the session date.
Presenter(s): David Thomas; Kevin Kapalla
IFSS - Integrated Fertility Survey SeriesWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/963643994Time: 2pm-3pmThis session will describe progress on a five-year project funded by NICHD to harmonize approximately 50 years of data on the fertility behavior of American women.
Presenter(s): Felicia LeClere
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Thursday, October 8Using Data in Teaching (Panel)Webinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/256997106Time: 11am-1pmThis session aims to give instructors helpful hints for using data in teaching. Panelists will include social science faculty who actively use data-based activities in a wide range of courses. They will give participants a brief overview of what they do with their own students and the effects they see from these exercises, followed by a time for interaction among participants and presenters for sharing questions and ideas. Everything from tips for choosing a dataset or topic to creating and evaluating an exercise is fair game for this session.
Presenter(s): Jill Bouma, Berea College; Stephen Sweet, Ithaca College; Mary Scheuer Senter, Central Michigan University
Delivering Research Opportunities to Undergraduates (Panel)Webinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/240335762Time: 1pm-2pmDiscussion of opportunities for undergraduates in social sciences research.
Presenter(s): Kathy Rowell, Sinclair Community College; Maureen Forrestal, Gettysburg College; Sue Hodge, ICPSR
Tools for bringing data into the classroom: SSDAN, OLC, and TeachingWithData.orgWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/931630995Time: 2pm-3pmThis session will provide an orientation to ICPSR-related projects that support quantitative literacy for undergraduates. ICPSR's Online Learning Center, the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN), and a joint venture between ICPSR and SSDAN -- TeachingWithData.org -- will be demonstrated. Each of these projects was created with the objective of making it easier for instructors to use data across the social science curriculum. All stress content as well as statistics and, while there is some overlap in the kinds of activities offered, the three offer different types of instructional tools. We hope instructors will see applications for one, two, or the full complement of these resources within their courses!
Presenter(s): John P. DeWitt, SSDAN; Lynette Hoelter
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Slides (PPT 4.4MB)
Friday, October 9Online Data Analysis ToolsWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/636916106Time: 11am-12pmThe objective of this session is to provide participants with hands-on experience to inform them of, or broaden their knowledge of, the chief online data analysis tool used at ICPSR, Survey Documentation and Analysis (SDA). Recent features of SDA include corrections to standard errors produced for studies with complex sampling designs. This session will provide an overview of the analysis programs offered by SDA and demonstrate some of the analyses that can be run using SDA, including highlights of the new features.
Presenter(s): David Metcalf; Mohammad Rahman
Quantitative Literacy: Assessment and Enhancement (Panel)Webinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/200440906Time: 12pm-2pmIn addition to working on efforts to help instructors more easily bring data into their courses, ICPSR is involved in a project to assess the educational impact of such exercises on students' quantitative literacy (QL) skills. This session will provide a discussion of what QL means, an overview of related student learning outcomes, and examples of assessment techniques. Panelists will include experts on QL and faculty who have designed and implemented assessment strategies to measure QL in their courses.
Presenter(s): Flora McMartin, Broad-Based Knowledge, LLC; Corrine Taylor, Wellesley College
Online Tools to Access Restricted-use DataWebinar Session Link:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/736987474Time: 2pm-3pmThis session includes a presentation of Secure Survey Documentation and Analysis (SSDA), which was released at ICPSR in June 2009. SSDA provides methods to analyze data online without access to the underlying microdata, as well as the possibility of setting restrictions on variable inputs (e.g., variables used in combination with each other) and analytic output (e.g., tables with unweighted cell frequencies smaller than 5 are suppressed). While SSDA does not meet every analyst's needs, it provides an avenue for public access to restricted-use data. The session will also include a discussion and demonstration of ICPSR's Restricted Contracting System (RCS), a Web tool that allows data users to apply for contracts and receive restricted use data online. The discussion will include a demonstration of how the contracting system works and what types of steps users will need to take to acquire restricted-use data.
Presenter(s): Sarah Rush; Kaye Marz; Felicia LeClere
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Slides (PPT 2MB)
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