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Why Visualize Data: ReadingsWhy Visualize Data: Creative and Visual Thinking in the Case of Du Bois


Data Visualization NowVisualizations Help Formulate New HypothesesWhy Communicate Through Visualizations?Why the History of Data Visualization Matters NowWhat Motivated DuBois?Data Visualization as a Scientific Concern for the Du Bois LabCommunicating Science to the Public: The 1900 Paris ExpositionMotivation: What could a scientist do?Turning Data into ArtCombining Different Art FormsPicture This: Getting Creative With DataPraised and PreservedRecap (Overall Learning Objectives)References


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We find that this lesson site is pedagogically very effective when used as lecture notes and learning activity instructions. We do not recommend lecturing with a screen share of the lesson site or projection of the lesson site. This combination of text, activity prompts, and verbal narration tends to exceed effective cognitive loads for learners.

But this lesson works best with slides that include 1) photos from the production of the Du Bois charts and the Paris World Expo, and 2) examples of Du Bois charts. We provide these images within the lesson site so that you can open them in separate browser tabs for display while you lecture.

Subsequent episodes will have links to separate Google Slide Decks with their images.



Reading and Interpreting STEM ChartsExample: Re-Create with Modern Data and Accessible Design


Instructor Note

We find that this lesson site is pedagogically very effective when used as lecture notes and learning activity instructions. We do not recommend lecturing with a screen share of the lesson site or projection of the lesson site. This combination of text, activity prompts, and verbal narration tends to exceed effective cognitive loads for learners.

But this lesson works best with slides that include 1) photos from the production of the Du Bois charts and the Paris World Expo, and 2) examples of Du Bois charts. We provide these images within the lesson site so that you can open them in separate browser tabs for display while you lecture.

Alternatively, you can copy and modify Google Slides deck with all of the images for this episode.

Subsequent episodes will have links to separate Google Slide Decks with their images.



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