DB Roundup

I really enjoyed seeing everyone’s data visualizations this week! Creating effective visualizations is a skill and an art, and most of us don’t do it frequently in our day to day, so for many this was one of their first attempts at it. There are sites dedicated to both bad and good examples if you’re interested in exploring the world of data viz a bit more.

As a reader/viewer of data visualizations, it is important to remember that someone made both data and design choices in order to tell a specific story. Data isn’t neutral, and data visualizations aren’t neutral. Data visualizations are a regular part of our current information environment, and learning to read and interpret them with a critical eye is an important skill set.

Weekly Readings & Assignment

This week’s readings take us back to social media, specifically social media activism. As always, find the reading in the course schedule, and the DB post guidelines in the forum. This is a straightforward reading response post.

Course Admin

Don’t forget to schedule your mid-semester check-in. These meetings will be short, and we’ll use the time to talk about your literature review topic, as well as your progress in the course in general. Use this link to see & schedule available dates and times. Choose a time between 10/15 and 10/29. Once you make an appointment, I’ll email you a Zoom link.