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Communicating Information INtopFORM Summer Conference August 8, 2013

Communicating Information INtopFORM Summer Conference August 8, 2013

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Communicating Information

INtopFORM Summer Conference August 8, 2013

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Data Visualization

David McCandless, 2010

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization.html

Learn more . . .

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-billion-dollar-o-gram-2009/

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Data visualization is only successful to the degree that it encodes information in a manner that our eyes can discern and our brains can understand. . . .

Stephen Few

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The goal is to translate abstract information into visual representations that can be easily, efficiently, accurately, and meaningfully decoded.

Stephen Few

Few, Stephen (2013): Data Visualization for Human Perception. In: Soegaard, Mads and Dam, Rikke Friis (eds.). “The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed.". Aarhus, Denmark: The Interaction Design Foundation. Available online at http://www.interaction-design.org/encyclopedia/data_visualization_for_human_perception.html

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Students communicate information effectively.

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Your turn

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The student aids others’ understanding of information.

The student provides useful explanations of information.

The student presents information accurately.

The student presents information completely.

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The presentation of information helps others see connections or larger themes.

The presentation of information arouses others’ interest.

The presentation of information evokes questions or further study by others.

The student openly acknowledges when information is inconsistent or inconclusive.

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Your turn

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Teaching for Excellence

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Understanding

Purposes & Audiences

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Making Revision Real

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Basketball is John’s greatest love. He has been an outstanding college player and longs for a career in the NBA. But at 5’5” he is considerably shorter than most NBA players.

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Basketball is John’s greatest love. He has been an outstanding college player and longs for a career in the NBA. But at 5’5” he is considerably shorter than most NBA players.

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What’s the problem?

• John is too short to play in the NBA.

• John should play in Europe.

• The NBA should stop discriminating against shorter players.

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Try asking HOW . . .

• How can John play basketball for a living?

• How can John earn a living in basketball?

• How can John discover what he loves about basketball and find it in another career?

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Your turn