What can DDSS do for Faculty & Instructors?
I'm teaching a class and/or have graduate assistants, how can you help me?
Answer
What DiSC can do
- Instruction
- Request a software or resource-focused tutorial, workshop, or presentation for classes or any self-organized group of 3+ (e.g., Lab Groups, Professional Development, Clubs)
- See previous workshops for examples
- Consultations
- Request a virtual or in-person appointment through our online scheduler
- Online
- Join our Teaching with Data Teams group to learn about new resources, ask general questions, or get tips from others
- See our InfoGuides that link to curated self-learning resources
- Email datahelp@gmu.edu for questions or any other request
How DiSC Supports Faculty
Instruction
- Teach an in-class workshop or give a course presentation
- Provide and assist with integrating existing lesson plans, handouts, and example data
- Discuss how to integrate digital tools into your course, including for course-based projects
Software
- Collaborate on course materials (e.g., updating materials to a new software)
- Discuss how to anticipate and respond to common difficulties students have
- Explore alternatives (SPSS vs Jamovi, NVivo vs MAXQDA, ArcGIS vs QGIS) and manage changes to university access
Research
- Get advice on methods, resources, and software early in project planning (prior to data collection) or during proposal development
- Get help troubleshooting issues that arise
- For funded research: Get help with data management, sharing, and archiving requirements