Information Visualization

I teach Information Visualization at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), where we primarily focus on visual storytelling with data.  I teach various web tools and technologies to visualize data.  Below is a description of the class I teach.  I also teach the final class in the program, which is where the students prepare their visualization thesis projects. 

MVIS 5701 Information Visualization Applications

Four (4) Credits/Ten (10) weeks

This course explores the range of applications, both digital and analog, used to create visualizations. The goal is to demonstrate how the medium used for a visualization influences the message communicated by the visualization. Students will explore visualization forms and user interface design strategies, and create visualizations via coding for user agents, software, and modern industry applications.

In January 2014, I participated in the Indiana University IV MOOC class to learn more techniques and tools for visualizing information.  Here is a sampling of some information visualization projects as a result of this course.  The class was much more science based, so it gave me a different perspective than the courses I teach at MICA.  I'm always looking to learn new approaches to share with my students.