[Informatics] Big Data in Schools

Thu Mar 21 05:56:07 UTC 2019

Good point about APA referencing, here is a handy guide that others may enjoy reading.

A Reference Guide is Not a Book of Spells…
By Liz Hardy 2015-09-21 LinkedIN
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But it sure looks that way to many new students. They take one look at all those rules about dates, commas, italics and brackets - and flip out. Right away, referencing starts getting weird. In fact, it looks a little bit like witchcraft.

Regards Roland

PS: Say Mark, what happens to the Internet if I reference a citation nestled inside an email? If I am cunning with time zones and laptop clock, I could in theory reset the time so that it is cited before it is sent, creating a paradox if it dissuades me from writing the original citation and destroying the discussion thread, spawning a new time stream filled with Schrödinger lolcats.

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PSS: to commemorate the Eleventh Doctor's first appearance, April 3 is now intergalactic Fish Fingers and Custard Day.

> On 21 Mar 2019, at 4:12 pm, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:
> 
> Roland. For your doctoral dissertation: (Please cite me using the 2020 APA format)
> 
> 1. (Old joke) 
> Person 1: My grandfather puts manure on his rhubarb.
> Person 2: I prefer custard. 
> (From the days when people grew and cooked rhubarb, and ate custard).
> Happy custard days. Am I right, Melissa, my custard pal?
> 
> 2. "Phenomenology based research" - are you feeling the bumps on people's heads? I can't imagine that attracting research grants nowadays 😛
> 
> 3. "I enjoyed explaining to some teachers from Indonesia yesterday, the simple culinary delight of adding rhubarb to custard." Did they just look at you strangely, or did they actually punch you on the nose? Do you have video?
> 
> Grumpy Mark
> 
> 
> On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 15:33, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com <mailto:rgesthuizen at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Yes, as I grind away on my PhD, I am mandated to engage in the fine craft and training that covers data collection, human ethics applications etc. I am surprised at the information that can be wrangled from data with a carefully crafted series of tools. I am also pleased that much of what I already knew about cleaning and manipulating data will stand me in good stead. 
> 
> Still much to learn such as methodology surrounding Phenomenology based research. I enjoyed explaining to some teachers from Indonesia yesterday, the simple culinary delight of adding rhubarb to custard.
> 
> Regards Roland 
> 
>> On 21 Mar 2019, at 3:07 pm, Mark <mark at vceit.com <mailto:mark at vceit.com>> wrote:
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>> "In order to get a quick sense of the scope of these issues, we are conducting a quick scoping survey.
>> We’d be grateful if you could answer a few brief questions to give us your views on what we should be looking for in our research."
>> 
>> This is, in itself, is a good discussion point for your kids about how data collection should begin.
>> 
>> Begin with a broad, open-ended collection of potentially-relevant issues. (e.g. "What makes you violent?"  Many answers may refer to alcohol)
>> Once the subject's parameters are understood, one can create a detailed, specific, close-questioned survey or questionnaire. (e.g. "How often after drinking alcohol have been violent?")
>> 
>> Thus, irrelevant questions based on ignorant guesswork can be eliminated, such as - "How often after watching Spongebob Squarepants, or drowning in tepid custard, have you been violent?"
>> 
>> Hmmm. Spongebob Custard.
>> I'm with you, Melissa Yuan
>> 
>> On Thu, 21 Mar 2019 at 13:52, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com <mailto:rgesthuizen at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Thinking about big data in your school? 
>> 
>> This anonymous online survey by a friend at Monash Uni is a chance to share your thoughts.
>> 
>>         https://t.co/Gf3ZthtBwk <https://t.co/Gf3ZthtBwk>
>> 
>> Best of wishes, Roland Gesthuizen
>> 
>> 
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>> Mark Kelly
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>> Powered by custard (tepid).
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