Today we have two of the authors of the upcoming book “Data Science in Education using R!” which will be available in ebook and print versions this October 2020. An open-source version is currently available at datascienceineducation.com. 

Ryan is an Executive Consultant at South County SELPA (Special Education Local Plan Area). He is a public ed leader and data scientist helping administrators use practical data analysis to improve the student experience. Follow him on twitter @RyanEs

Joshua is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His research focuses on data science education (or teaching and learning in the context of data science) and applying data science methods in educational research. Follow him on twitter @jrosenberg6432

Guests Ryan Estrellado and Marcus Jackson from San Diego South County Special Education Local Plan Area chat with Stevens and Michael about special education data and equity. Read about Marcus and Ryan's work online at https://equityanddesign.com.

Twitters:
Ryan Estrellado: @RyanEs
San Diego South County SELPA: @e_d_and_d
Stevens Dormezil: @EducationalData
Michael Ricci: @MichaelARicci

In this episode, Michael Ricci and Stevens Dormezil talk about the impact of the
Covid-19 pandemic on school equity and digital learning. Cloud computing
platforms are discussed as a possible way of closing the equity gap and potentially
discriminatory algorithms are unpacked.

Catch educational data mining and learning analytics tweets at
StevensDormezil@EducationData