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class="post-meta-wrap"><h3>10 years of School of Data</h3><p class="post-meta trimmed">Published on February 8, 2022 by <a href="https://schoolofdata.org/author/cedric/" title="Posts by C茅dric Lombion" rel="author">C茅dric Lombion</a></p><div class="trimmed">10 years ago exactly, the School of Data project was announced on the Open Knowledge blog by our founder, Rufus Pollock. Over the last decade, the School of Data team and network facilitated trainings for over 6,000 individuals around the world, designed innovative training resources and methodologies and influences several dozens of organisations around the […]</div><a href="https://schoolofdata.org/2022/02/08/10-years-of-school-of-data/" class="btn btn-primary btn-uppercase">Full Post</a></div></div> </div> <div class="span4"> <h2><strong>Latest</strong> course</h2> <div class="post-wrap "><figure class="image"><a href="https://schoolofdata.org/2015/11/13/course-outline-mobile-data-collection/"><img src="https://schoolofdata.org/wp-content/files/2015/11/Slide2.jpg" alt=""></a></figure><div class="post-meta-wrap"><h3>Course outline: mobile data collection with ODK</h3><p class="post-meta trimmed">Published on November 13, 2015 by <a href="https://schoolofdata.org/author/sheenacarmelopulencia/" title="Posts by Sheena Carmel Opulencia-Calub" rel="author">Sheena Carmel Opulencia-Calub</a></p><div class="trimmed">##Introduction Decades ago, the use of papers and pen was a painstaking and very expensive effort to collect data. Most of us have experienced paper forms getting wet or damaged, or receiving paper forms that were barely answered. But as the age of smartphones and tablets arrived, mobile-based data collection technologies have also gained a […]</div><a href="https://schoolofdata.org/2015/11/13/course-outline-mobile-data-collection/" class="btn btn-primary btn-uppercase">Full Post</a></div></div> </div> <div class="span4"> <h2><strong>Latest</strong> publication</h2> <div class="post-wrap "><figure class="image"><a href="https://schoolofdata.org/2016/02/15/the-easy-guide-to-mobile-data-collection/"><img src="https://schoolofdata.org/wp-content/files/2016/02/staff.png" alt=""></a></figure><div class="post-meta-wrap"><h3>The Easy Guide to Mobile Data Collection</h3><p class="post-meta trimmed">Published on February 15, 2016 by <a href="https://schoolofdata.org/author/cedriclombion/" title="Posts by Cedric Lombion" rel="author">Cedric Lombion</a></p><div class="trimmed">Since the advent of the cheap smartphone, these devices have been used for an impressive range of purposes, from detecting illegal logging in rainforests to the creation of detailed maps of cities around the world. 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