Data Visualization: The Great Synthesizer

June 24, 2020

Monday, June 29-Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.

Organized through RI C-AIM and Rhode Island College, this three-day virtual workshop offers guidance and resources for high school teachers, graduate students and post-docs on how best to utilize science and data visualizations in the classroom.

*This workshop satisfies the Data Visualization elective for RI C-AIM’s Career Development Program certificate*

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What to expect:

Day 1

Learn how to integrate the fundamentals and best practices into your courses

  • 9 a.m. Introductions: Dr. Anabela Maia, associate professor of Biology; Dr. Sally Hamouda, assistant professor of Mathematics and Computer Science; student intros
  • 9:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks: Joe Devin, Executive Director of Tech Collective; Dr. Ana Cano-Morales, Associate Vice President for Community, Equity and Diversity at RIC
  • 9:45 a.m.Teacher introductions
  • 10:10 a.m. Good vs. Bad visualizations
  • 11 a.m. Data visualization tools
  • 12-12:30 p.m. Q&A discussion, planning for Day 2

Day 2

Work in groups to plan out future lessons that incorporate data visualization

  • 9 a.m. Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Geoff Bothun, principal investigator for RI C-AIM, professor of chemical engineering at URI
  • 9:15 a.m. First day recap, overview of Day 2 expectations
  • 9:55 a.m. Break out groups, Round 1
  • 11:05 a.m. Break out groups, Round 2
  • 12:10 p.m. Debriefing, Q&A discussion, planning for Day 3

Day 3

Present your work and participate in conclusion discussions

  • 9 a.m. Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Anabela Maia
  • 9:10 a.m. Student presentations
  • 10:10 a.m. Dr. Patricia Thibodeau, RI C-AIM Post-Doctoral Fellow
  • 10:20 a.m. Teacher presentations
  • 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Next steps and closing discussions

*Breaks will be provided throughout each day*

For further questions, please reach out any time to Dr. Sally Hamouda at shamouda@ric.edu or Lauren Cenedella at lcendella_2763@email.ric.edu

During the workshop, please use the following email to communicate with workshop organizers: visulizationworkshop@gmail.com