# Usage in class

As a teacher, why would you want to find and use open data in education?

Data skills are important in more and more courses and for more and more professions.

Of course, you can use self-created example datasets, but for students it is valuable to get to know datasets from real life. By using real life data, you can make your education more attuned to reality.

Higher education prepares students to do research independently, among other things. By confronting datasets in education, students become more aware of the importance of data for their own research.

And finally, the use of open data in education promotes the principle of open science: the principle that the results of science should be transparent and accessible to society as a whole.

"Open Science" by NWO Wetenschap, 2020 https://youtu.be/BIHuPGg0YT0