February 2017
Educate & Engage
"DigitalC's Learning Studios allows individuals to unleash the power of data and information
for social change in their work place and individual lives, while fostering a 'data smart'
culture in the region."
--Kauser Razvi
Director of Community & Developer Relations, DigitalC
DigitalC Launches The Learning Studios
Starting in March 2017, DigitalC's Learning
Studios provides professionals, students, and
individuals short term, non-degree courses
that focus on the professional application of
data analytic methods and tools for daily
work.
DigitalC's classes are designed to provide staff
with skills to collect, analyze, and understand
data in the shortest time possible through hands-on
learning with real data from experts and authorities
in the industry.
The initial portfolio of monthly courses include Design Thinking to support problem solving, R,
Python, Carto for Mapping, and a 10-week DataSmart Bootcamp. Courses are taught in a
classroom environment in a variety of formats: lunch & learn, 2-hour workshops, and parttime, multiple day courses. All instructors are experienced from local educational and
business institutions.
The Learning Studios empowers people to solve the community's most pressing problems
using data, and it provides a network of a growing community of data smart professionals.
Registration for March and April course are open now!
Chris Hudak, PhD, Professor & Health Informatics Concentration
Coordinator. Instructor of Record, Learning Studios DataSmart
Bootcamp shares, "Most jobs today, in health care and other fields,
require the collection, analysis and presentation of data and not everyone
has the training in their day to day work to obtain these skills. I'm excited to
be part of the Learning Studios supporting the DataSmart Bootcamp."
Ellen Shafer, Design Thinking expert and Learning Studios course
instructor shares, "Learning Design Thinking through the Experience
Innovation workshop is a refreshing and dynamic approach to problem
solving for complex problems. The process of Design Thinking is steeped
in empathy and prototyping, storyboards and 'how might we..." questions
that by the very nature of the approach lead to breakthrough ideas and
results."
University Hospitals Harrington Institute
Engages DigitalC's DataSmart Bootcamp
DigitalC kicks off the second DataSmart
Bootcamp on February 24 with The
Harrington Institute of University
Hospitals. The Bootcamp will support the
professional development of Harrington's
staff involved in the analysis, management,
and creation of data on a daily basis.
Students will learn data skills and the ability
to create simple and complex analytics for
everyday operations that relate to
healthcare.
"Putting the power of data-driven insight into
the hands of those whom can best act on it
is paramount to UH's success. With the
tools DigitalC can teach, we can help build
a broader and deeper team of data-savvy
employees to lead these activities. I am
excited to see what innovations and insights these new tools will bring to the organization,"
said John Shanahan, Manager Enterprise Data, Reporting & Analytics at
University Hospitals.
If you are interested in having a DataSmart Bootcamp at your organization, please contact
Kauser Razvi, Director of Community & Developer Engagement at [email protected].
Aneesh Chopra To Speak at Data Days Cleveland
Presented by Cleveland Civic Tech, the Open Data
Collaborative, and sponsored by DigitalC, Data Days
is a free three day event, March 2-4, bringing together
members of the community to engage, learn, have
fun, take action and understand and better use data
available to them.
The conference, titled CTRL + ALT + CLE, will take place
at the HIMSS Innovation Center in downtown Cleveland, 4th floor of the Global Center for
Health Innovation (GLOBE), 1 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland.
Speaker Aneesh Chopra, President of NavHealth, Co-Founder of Hunch Analytics, Author
of Innovative State and the first Chief Technology Officer of the United States (2009-2012)
appointed by President Barack Obama, will speak at the Friday Forum.
For more details on the 3-day agenda and registration for Data Days Cleveland, click here.
DigitalC Impact Pitch Goes Live
DigitalC kicked off its Impact Pitch online competition this month at
Hackster.io/digitalc with a grand prize value pool of $1,000 to $70,000. The live
Impact Pitch Day is March 11 at Cuyahoga Public Library. To compete, register your
technology project at hackster.io/contests/digitalc and register for Pitch Day at Eventbrite. To
watch this unique event in action, buy tickets at Eventbrite.
Thanks to our sponsors: US Ignite, USA Firmware, Cleveland Water Alliance, Cuyahoga
Public Library
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Citizen Tech @ the Happy Dog
Date: Today February 16
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Happy Dog West 5801 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44102
Data Days Cleveland
Date: Thursday, Friday & Saturday, March 2-4, 2017
Location: HIMSS Innovation Center, 4th floor of the Global Center for Health Innovation
(GLOBE), 1 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH 44114 U.S.A.
DigitalC's Impact Pitch
Date: March 11 - Pitch Day
Location: Cuyahoga County Public Library
2121 Snow Road, Parma, OH 44134
Cleveland Housing Hackathon
Date: April 7-8
Location: Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University
Erie Hack Water Data and Engineering Hackathon
Date: May 2-3
ABOUT DIGITALC
DigitalC is a civic tech collaboration that partners with the community to design technologydriven programs and services.
Our mission is to catalyze technology for community impact.
As technology and innovation continue to advance at a lightning pace, we believe local
leadership, residents, and businesses must adapt to create smarter, more connected, and
more inclusive communities. Our solutions accelerate this process by combining the vast
potential of data science with the power of big data analytics to address community
priorities and open up new possibilities.
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