M5-Activities
Data Literacy
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Activity 1
Watch these videos
Making data mean more through storytelling | Ben Wellington | TEDxBroadway
Wellington, B. (21 apr 2015). Making data mean more through storytelling TEDxBroadway [Video]
The Evolution Of Data Visualization | Dustin Cabral | TEDxBryantU
Cabral, D. (20 abr. 2022) The Evolution Of Data Visualization TEDxBryantU [Video]
Turning Bad Charts into Compelling Data Stories | Dominic Bohan
Bohan, D. (26 nov. 2019). Turning Bad Charts into Compelling Data Stories. TEDxYouth@Singapore [Video]
Activity 2
Check these URL and texts
Check this URL https://informationisbeautiful.net/
Read carefully the ACRL Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education https://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/visualliteracy
After having checked this website, share the answers to the question related to the infographics and the connection to the ACRL Visual Literacy Standards:
· Standard 1:
Defines the purpose of the image; defines the possible scope of application.
· Standard 3:
Do the chosen images have a linear reading; are different readings and paths possible? Indicate which ones
Does the image provide complementary information for your reading?
· Standard 4:
What is the data source used in the visualization you have chosen? Do you think it is well indicated, or should it be better specified?
Are you able to get to the source of the data? If you were able to do so, explain the process you followed.
Is the image well designed to convey information, and why?
· Standard 7
What is the authorship of the information visualization?
How would you recognize the original source and authorship if you were to use it in your work?
Activity 3
Read these texts and answer the quiz
Critical Digital Literacies: Critical Digital Literacy https://prattlis.libguides.com/c.php?g=874561&p=6410433
D'Ignazio, C., & Bhargava, R. (2018). Creative data literacy: A constructionist approach to teaching information visualization. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/123473
Marzal, M. Á. (2020). A taxonomic proposal for multiliteracies and their competences. El profesional de la información (EPI), 29(4). http://profesionaldelainformacion.com/contenidos/2020/jul/marzal.html
Ryan, L. Visualization Techniques to Cultivate Data Literacy https://repository.cityu.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.11803/581/Chap13Advances.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Activity 4
Match each Free Data Visualization Tools with their purpose and objective.