Selena is a researcher, educator and speaker with a strong focus on data storytelling. She is deeply passionate about helping others develop their data storytelling capabilities while continually expanding her own knowledge of how data can be used to help…

Australian teachers are encouraged to work collaboratively in teams through regular cycles of planning, implementation and reflection in order to have a positive impact on student learning (AITSL, n. d., 2011). When teachers collaborate and reflect on the impact they have in their classrooms, consider the progress that their students have made, identify trends in student results,

Making sense of data is not as simple as we might want it to be. Many organisations have a desire to use data well, to make better decisions, and to become more informed but they don’t always know how to do that in practice.

"With data storytelling" is a phrase that is often used in discussions related to data. It is no longer limited to data scientists, analysts, or technical teams. It is becoming a skill that a diverse group of employees is expected to engage with in some way.

There’s a habit I see in workplaces all the time, and it’s one we probably need to talk about more honestly: too many people let Excel decide what their data means.