Engida Gebre, Simon Fraser University

Research

Critical data literacy Contextualizing learning Learning design Open data as educational resource Youth data literacy Personal data literacy Design-based research

Latest funding

Literacy in the Age of Data: Context-oriented Learning Design for Critical Data Literacy in Secondary Education
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$64,528

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Literacy in the Age of Data: Context-oriented Learning Design for Critical Data Literacy in Secondary Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gebre, Engida

Keywords: Critical data literacy; Contextualizing learning; Learning design; Open data as educational resource; Youth data literacy; Personal data literacy; Design-based research

$64,528

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Critical data literacy Dear Professor Gebre, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on critical data literacy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Literacy in the Age of Data: Context-oriented Learning Design for Critical Data Literacy in Secondary Education" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]