Problem

How can we know that training is improving Government services? Our problem comes from DND and their need to have a data literate work force.

Ideas

Analyse the DND training data to look for insights and data gaps

• Measure the impact of the data literacy training on DND staff; and
• Identify cohorts that the training was beneficial for.

Develop a data collection and feedback application (Evalapp)

• Track progress of a learner before, during and after training;
• Allow a learner to gauge their progress;
• Allow an organization to gauge the progress of their learners and develop a skills inventory; and
• Provide richer data to look for training impact.

Competency model

As part of our work, we defined a data literacy competency model with proficiency levels and three different user types.

Prototype

We developed clickable mockups of the evaluation app and student dashboard to start user testing. The next stage would be to hook these mockups to a quiz engine so we could start collection real user data about learner performance.

Pitch presentation

At the end of the practicum, we presented our solution pitch to the Digital Academy and a panel of judges.

Contributions

Feedback, comments and questions are welcome through issues or a pull request.