Strategies to help you more effectively teach yourself data science (with R)

Slides for Data Science Dallas IDEAS conference

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1. Mind the gap: strategies to help you more effectively teach yourself data science (with R) Jesse Mostipak @kierisi Director, Data Systems & Analysis Teaching Trust
3. @kierisi How are we going to get here?
4. What are the current major routes to becoming a data scientist? @kierisi I WANT TO BE a data scientist! I AM a data scientist!
6. Map your learning route @kierisi
7. Map your learning route @kierisi Learning R Content Skills
8. Map your learning route @kierisi Learning R Content Skills Know Want to know Know Want to know
9. Map your learning route @kierisi 1.  THINK: brainstorm what you know and what you want to know when instructed, we’ll: 2.  PAIR: compare and contrast lists with your neighbor(s) when instructed, we’ll: 3.  SHARE: we will share findings with the larger group
10. We know what we know We know what we want to know How are we going to get from what we know to what we want to know? @kierisi
11. Find your community: learning in isolation is challenging, frustrating, and unnecessary @kierisi
12. This is you: @kierisi
13. This is you + your community: @kierisi
14. Where to find the R community: @kierisi 1. TWITTER: #rstats hashtag 2. www.community.rstudio.com 3. R for Data Science online learning community: https://tinyurl.com/r4ds-olc
15. Thank you! @kierisi jesse.maegan@gmail.com