Infographics = Visualization
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My Fear
I am not an artist!
Thanks, Jordan!
Notes from Meeting with FacultyUndergraduate epidemiology course2 faculty + 2 sections = 200 studentsNew faculty – first time teaching
Students would be working in groups
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The Title should: • Address a research
question or issue• Not too broad• Focus on story telling
References1. Needed three scholarly peer-reviewed
articles2. Make adjustments in formatting style
Data Visualization
Burris, J., Rietkerk, W., & Woolf, K. (2013). Acne: The role of medical nutrition therapy. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 113(3), 416-430. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2012.11.016
TitleSlide B
Faculty A Faculty B
ME
2 weeks later
A Disaster and a Call for Proposals
1. Students struggled with data representation.
Orzech, K. M., Salafsky, D. B., & Hamilton, L. (2011). The state of sleep among college students at a large public university. Journal of American College Health, 59(7), 612-619. doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.520051
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Resolution:• Move assignment until later in
the semester
Time Consuming to Grade
ResolutionHave students submit articles cited and highlight sections used in the Infographic assignment.
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Only one simultaneous user
Students expected Google Docs functionality.
Resolution: Smaller Groups
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Poor Attendance4
Watch video in class
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