This document summarizes a presentation on investigating the world with data visualization. It introduces tools like Worldmapper, infographics, and Gapminder that can be used to visualize data and explores global trends. Participants are then invited to brainstorm ideas on how to integrate these data visualization tools into their work to better understand issues around the world.

1. Investigating the World
with Data Visualization
Honor Moorman
Partnership for Global Learning Annual Conference
June 29, 2012

2. Welcome!
Please join a content area table.

3. Participant Poll
What brought you to this session?

4. Session Overview
1. Introduction to Data Visualization
 Worldmapper
 Infographics
 Gapminder
2. Brainstorming & Idea Development
3. Sharing, Q&A, and Next Steps

5. What is it?
“Data Visualization is the graphical
representation of information.”
7 things you should know about . . . Data Visualization
Educause Learning Initiative
Data Visualization in Motion
http://vimeo.com/30144927

6. “Online Communities 2” by xkcd, http://xkcd.com/802/

7. “The Most Widely Spoken Languages in the World and the Countries They Are Spoken In” by PS
Translation, http://www.pstranslation.co.uk/visualising-translation-services.html

8. “A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods” by Ralph Lengler and Martin Eppler,
http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

9. “Horizon Report 2010, K-12 Edition” from the New Media Consortium,
http://www.nmc.org/publications/horizon-report-2010-k-12-edition

10. Wordle of “Visual Data Analysis” from 2010 Horizon Report, K-12 Edition,
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/5472502/2010_Horizon_Report_-_Visual_Data_Analysis

11. Worldmapper
http://www.worldmapper.org/

22. World Population Atlas
http://www.worldpopulationatlas.org/

24. “The Human Shape of New York City” by Benjamin Hennig, http://www.viewsoftheworld.net/?p=2071

25. Infographics
including interactive and video
infographics

26. “The True Size of Africa,” http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/the-true-size-of-africa/

27. “The True Size of Africa,” http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/the-true-size-of-africa/

28. “The True Size of Africa,” http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/the-true-size-of-africa/

29. “The True Size of Africa,” http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/2010/the-true-size-of-africa/

30. “Country Codes of the World,” http://www.historyshots.com/OtherArtists/4015.cfm

31. “A Day in the Internet,”
http://www.onlineeducation.net/internet

32. “Learn Chinese?” http://asiasociety.org/node/20781

33. “Colours in Culture,” http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/colours-in-cultures/

34. “The World of 100: Our Global Village,” http://www.toby-ng.com/graphic-design/the-world-of-100/

35. “Virtual Water,” http://virtualwater.eu/

36. “Infographic of Infographics,” http://ivancash.com/Infographic-of-Infographics

37. 7 Billion app, https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/7-billion/id473524096

38. 7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?
youtu.be/VcSX4ytEfcE

39. Gapminder
http://www.gapminder.org/

42. Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries,
200 Years, 4 Minutes
youtu.be/jbkSRLYSojo

43. Time to Explore
1. Collaborate with colleagues
2. Zoom in on Worldmapper,
infographics, and/or Gapminder
3. Brainstorm a list of ideas for integrating
data visualization
4. Develop one or more ideas into a plan

44. Worldmapper
worldmapper.org
Custom Search for Infographics
tiny.cc/infographicsearch
Tools for Creating Infographics
tiny.cc/infographicreators
Gapminder
gapminder.org

45. Aaron Koblin
Artfuly visualizing our humanity
Jer Thorp
Make data more human
David McCandless
The beauty of data visualization
Alisa Miller shares the news about
the news

46. Material World by Peter Menzel, http://www.menzelphoto.com/books/mw.php

52. Hungry Planet by Peter Menzel, http://www.menzelphoto.com/books/hp.php

59. Thank You!