Seeing Is Believing: Data Visualization and Information Literacy

Type of Presentation

Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)

Target Audience

Other

Presenter Information

Holly Willis, University of Southen California

Location

Room 217

Proposal

See presentation description.

Short Description

From the often dazzling information graphics published by The New York Times to complex simulations created by scientists, the visual display of information has expanded exponentially in the last decade, as has the array of software applications designed to facilitate visualization for non-experts. The expanding field brings with it new demands for teaching the critical interpretation of this information, as well as a critical approach to the use of applications for rendering data in visual forms. This presentation offers an overview of specific forms of information visualization within a historical context, as well as very specific tools for teaching information visualization literacy.

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Willis, Holly, "Seeing Is Believing: Data Visualization and Information Literacy" (2011). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 44.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2011/2011/44