the ballad of the librarian & the infographic: a tale of data visualization
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The Ballad of the Librarian & The Infographic: A Tale of Data Visualization. Caitlin Bagley Gonzaga University. What is an Infographic?. Graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge. Doug Newsom and Jim Haynes (2004). Public Relations Writing: Form and Style . p.236 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Ballad of the Librarian & The Infographic: A Tale of Data
VisualizationCaitlin Bagley
Gonzaga University
Graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge. Doug Newsom and Jim Haynes (2004). Public Relations Writing: Form and Style. p.236
PostersMapsSigns
Graphs
What is an Infographic?
Examples
Why visualize data?
The Value of Data Visualization
Information is Beautiful Infographic of the Day Visual.ly Infogr.am
Examples
Ask students about what types of datasets they think there are. The board will quickly fill up.
Narrow it down, and ask them what types of datasets they think there are about THEM!
Teaching students about data
Compare and contrast news sources. Take a current event that is addressed by biased news sources.
Have students discuss how these things differ.
Point the facts that BOTH articles agree on.
Discussing Bias in Infographcis and News Sources
Infographics are easy! You just need a little creativity.
Pick a data set, preferably one with a lot of information that can be compared to one another.
Think about what you want to show. This is the perfect time for brainstorming!
But how can I create one?
Brainstorm
Use Post-Its!
Form small groups!
What’s most important to depict?
What colors will stand out the most?
How much information should you depict?
Who is your audience?
Use markers!
Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter What information do students willingly give out
about themselves? Age, gender, place of birth, who their friends are, etc.
Things relevant to students lives Cost of living data, Minimum Wage Laws,
Tuition Teach them how to access it.
What data should I use?
For long term classes, considering having students find and research their own datasets for greater interest and motivation. Use data centers like the Pew Research
Center and the Census to help them find data sets of interest.
A Twist!
Now What?
Markers, Highlighters, Colored Pencils
Scissors, GlueConstruction Paper
Materials Needed
What about the most important part?!
THE SOURCE
But wait!!!
If you haven’t already gone over citation styles, now may be the time to go over your style of choice.
Stress the need to have them cite their source of information. Why? So that others can look at the actual data, and
see if they’ve interpreted it correctly.
Proper Citation
Common problems on infographics are difficulty in reading the linked sources Web based links are often not clickable. The font size is frequently illegible.
Sourcing an Infographic
Do infographics need keys??? No, but …. they’re helpful.
The Key to Happiness
Time
Walk around the classroom and offer guidance.
Answer questions. Help guide ways to depict information.
In Class
Line graphs and bar graphs – are they infographics? For the purposes of this activity, NO!
How do you avoid them? Urge creativity Give concrete examples of what NOT to do.
Uh-oh! Problems!
Components Total Points = 10 points 5 points 0 PointsCreativity Infographic is colorful and
visually interesting. Displays understanding of the concept. 4 Points
Infographic displays information, but does not have visual appeal. 2 Points
Infographic displayed no creativity or was not completed. 0 Points
Timeliness Assignment is turned in before the start of class on due date. 2 Points
Assignment is one week late. 1 point
Assignment is more than one week late or uncompleted. 0 Points
Data Accuracy Data represented is presented correctly and without error. 2 Points
Data is mostly correctly represented but contains some errors. 1 Points
Data is incorrectly represented and/or not factual. 0 Points
Citation All data is correctly cited in APA format. 2 Points
Data contains some errors. 1 point
No citations or citation completely incorrect. 0 Points
Sample Rubric
Bring students to front of class to present their infographics.
Give them 5 minutes to speak Encourage students to ask questions. Prompt students with questions about why
they chose certain depictions, etc.
Presentation Time
Judging creativity in non-creative students is DIFFICULT.
My Oops! I forgot to put in a presentation grading scale. Many students’ presentations were lackluster.
Issues with Grading
YOUR TURN!
Data SetLibrarians Other Paid
StaffTotal Paid Staff
Academic Libraries
26,706 62,238 88,944
Public Libraries
48,015 96,247 144,261
Public School Libraries
59,760 22,160 81,570
Private School Libraries
15,490 6,080 21,570
Bureau of Indian Education School Libraries
90 80 170
Total 150,061 186,805 336,865Source: http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet02
Expand into a long term project Work in tandem with a Business professor
(Statistics, Economics, Marketing)
Potential with Embedded Librarians
Explain Concept Show concrete examples Give plenty of time and materials Have relatable datasets HAVE FUN!
Review