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Communicating Information

Communicating Information. INtopFORM Summer Conference August 8, 2013. Communicating Information. Data Visualization David McCandless, 2010 http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization.html Learn more . . .

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Communicating Information

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  1. Communicating Information INtopFORM Summer Conference August 8, 2013

  2. Communicating Information 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/

  3. Communicating Information 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

  4. Communicating Information 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

  5. Communicating Information Students communicate information effectively.

  6. Communicating Information Your turn

  7. Communicating Information • The student aids others’ understanding of information. • The student provides useful explanations of information. • The student presents information accurately. • The student presents information completely.

  8. Communicating Information • 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.

  9. Communicating Information Your turn

  10. Communicating Information Teaching for Excellence

  11. Communicating Information Understanding Purposes & Audiences

  12. Communicating Information Making Revision Real

  13. Communicating Information 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.

  14. Communicating Information 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.

  15. Communicating Information 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.

  16. Communicating Information 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?

  17. Communicating Information Your turn

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