Infographics = Visualization

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My Fear

I am not an artist!

Thanks, Jordan!

Notes from Meeting with FacultyUndergraduate epidemiology course2 faculty + 2 sections = 200 studentsNew faculty – first time teaching

Students would be working in groups

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The Title should: • Address a research

question or issue• Not too broad• Focus on story telling

References1. Needed three scholarly peer-reviewed

articles2. Make adjustments in formatting style

Data Visualization

Burris, J., Rietkerk, W., & Woolf, K. (2013). Acne: The role of medical nutrition therapy. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 113(3), 416-430. doi:10.1016/j.jand.2012.11.016

TitleSlide B

Faculty A Faculty B

ME

2 weeks later

A Disaster and a Call for Proposals

1. Students struggled with data representation.

Orzech, K. M., Salafsky, D. B., & Hamilton, L. (2011). The state of sleep among college students at a large public university. Journal of American College Health, 59(7), 612-619. doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.520051

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Resolution:• Move assignment until later in

the semester

Time Consuming to Grade

ResolutionHave students submit articles cited and highlight sections used in the Infographic assignment.

2

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Only one simultaneous user

Students expected Google Docs functionality.

Resolution: Smaller Groups

3

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Poor Attendance4

Watch video in class

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