Your Random Numbers – Getting Started with Processing and Data Visualization
Some hours ago over on the twitter, I’ve read this Blprnt [Jer Thorp] tweet.
As I read the intro of this wonderful (and useful) tutorial, I started thanking Jer in my mind.
Over the last year or so, I’ve spent almost as much time thinking about how to teach data visualization as I’ve spent working with data. I’ve been a teacher for 10 years – for better or for worse this means that as I learn new techniques and concepts, I’m usually thinking about pedagogy at the same time. Lately, I’ve also become convinced that this massive ‘open data’ movement that we are currently in the midst of is sorely lacking in educational components. The amount of available data, I think, is quickly outpacing our ability to use it in useful and novel ways. How can basic data visualization techniques be taught in an easy, engaging manner?
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