Data Visualization for Instruction

EDUCAUSE LEARNING INITIATIVE | JANUARY 2016

Developments in the tools for data visualization and increases in the types and amount of data available for visualizations offer new opportunities in pedagogy. The resources in this collection contribute to the growing understanding of how the technologies and the principles of data visualization can benefit teaching and learning.

 Library Workshops: Visualize Your Research (2015)

Loyola University Chicago offers a workshop about data visualization and infographics. The content addresses both the benefits of visualizing data and the elements of effective visualizations. This workshop page includes links to valuable resources.

Introduction to Data Visualization (2015)

This website from the Duke University Libraries features an overview of data visualization, a long list of examples, links to resources to help design visualizations, and other tools and tutorials. The resources accompany a workshop on data visualization hosted by the library.

Campus Visualization Partnership: A Model for Academic Transformation (2014)

This EDUCAUSE Review article describes a Campus Visualization Partnership launched by the University of Maryland to enable researchers and central IT to collaborate on data visualization, both to explore its potential and raise its visibility across campus.

Virtual Paul’s Cross Project (2015)

Hosted by NC State’s James B. Hunt Library, the Virtual Paul’s Cross Project creates a virtualization of Paul’s Churchyard, where John Donne’s sermon for Gunpowder Day took place on November 5, 1622. Visitors can fly around the virtual space and experience the event, and the website includes information about the acoustics of the space, the weather, and other elements.

What Is Data Visualization? (2011)

This website from the University of Wisconsin–Madison offers a guide for how to use data visualization for teaching and learning. Among the resources provides are a literature review and Five Elements of Data Visualization.

Data Visualization Coursera Course (2015)

This Coursera MOOC teaches students how to present data “in a way that yields insight and understanding.” The course addresses technical aspects of data visualization, as well as human elements, design processes, and data mining processes.

Practicing Collaborative Digital Pedagogy to Foster Digital Literacies in Humanities Classrooms (2014)

The authors of this EDUCAUSE Review article discuss a collaborative project between a media studies professor and a digital humanities librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to explore the potential of digital tools to create new opportunities for teaching and learning.

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