Week 3 - Discussion #1 (Student Infographics) by Michael Wagner https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln What features do you like and dislike about the student-created infographics? en-us 2021-06-25 13:19:13 UTC 2021-07-27 20:25:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Infographics - Tom Mueller https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1646417203 I know the students would present these infographics to us, but I just evaluated them as seeing them in a report.  The Infographics were great and can lead to some great discussions in my classes on different visualizations, etc..  In the first one, I would have appreciated the “starter map” to be a smaller scale so I could see more of the area.  Where is this town located in relation to DC?  (I know I can zoom in and out. – just my opinion). I am not sure the title told the whole story of the infographics (or the data told the story of the title) and I would move parts around.  It was a little difficult for me to understand the story they were telling me with the setup.  For example, I may have moved the general Census and economic information under the map.  Then moved the charts to the top right with the labor and people remodeling information under it.  In the second one, I know the location of NYC, but a map would have been great.  Hey, I am a map geek – sue me LOL.  I like the different colors and statistics, but a title would have helped.  Why are the specific statistics being shown, etc.?  I guess my favorite was the last one.  I liked not only the location of items, but also the information given.  I felt I understood the message of it.  The Map, then census information below it, then in the middle was the pyramid and then to the right tapestry and annual lifestyle spending.  I may have put the tapestry on top of lifestyle, etc. 

This discussion would be a great exercise for my classes, especially my GeoBusiness class that uses Business Analyst Online.  I am thinking using something like this in a pre and post-test.  The first week they would analyze different Infographics and give their opinions, then in the last week after all the BAO exercises they would re-evaluate them.  - Tom M


]]> 2021-07-12 23:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1646417203 BAO - Tom Mueller https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1647670587 Business Analyst online is great.  I actually use two of the labs (in the Learning Path) in my GeoBusiness course- Research market potentials and Identify Retail Gaps.  The class is a lower level course (200 level) that is a cookbook type class for steps but pushes understanding of data and the why.  My students love Business Analyst, because it is menu based and they understand and see the logic in each step of the menu. By setting up the course this way, I hope to build their spatial thinking skills using topics they see in their lives, the news, etc. In the Retail Gaps exercise, the tapestry helps them understand how different datasets can be aggregated and used to make decisions on markets, etc.  In fact, I have them debate one of the segments and they understand it is more of a “general” grouping (the nuances are still there when it comes to individuals. In the Void Analysis, students discussed what they thought would work in our area that is not already located here.  
Tom M]]> 2021-07-13 13:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1647670587 Student infographics https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1647777890 In the first one, the title and the map do not match. I think it would be easier to read the information given if the infographic was more colorful and/ or the information was more organized in a way that the most important facts were put first.
The second infographic is easier to read and is colorful. I would like to see a map and a better title.
In the last one, I like that the student used different ways to present the facts.
I haven't used Business Analyst with my students, I find it really interesting.
Kalliopi A.]]> 2021-07-13 14:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1647777890 Infographics- Mike Arthur https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1648075942 I like the images that relate to the numbers (people stretching with hours exercising, for instance0, it seems to help connect the number to the idea and help find what you are looking for. I imagine that the dashboards/ poster have documentation that gives more explanation and context, but I find (and not just with these examples) that I spend too much time at the beginning figuring out what it is trying to show and then how the data relates to that. I feel the reader should not have to make each connection, a sentence at the beginning of each section might help.]]> 2021-07-13 20:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1648075942 Inforgraphics - Polly pday11 https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1649303363 I really like this activity and the inforgraphics created. Business analyst is yet another one of the ArcGIS apps that I did not know existed and it looks like a fab tool for helping pupils engage in considering how to present data. I can already see how it would slot into at least one of my courses.

I really like the use of colour in the second infographic (I find the first one way less interesting and a little overwhelming in the information due to the lack of colour). The addition of maps in inforgraphic 1 and 3 give a geogaphical context to the data but I agree with Tom that on inforgraphic 1 the map could be to a smaller scale, especially as I'm not from the USA. 

The addition of the population pyramid in inforgraphic 3 is great and of all three this one seems the most thought about in terms of layout. The use of headings for each section are good and guides the reader through the inforgraphic more than the other two I think.

Like Mike I really like the use of the pictograms to help exemplify the data. Just the process of pupils choosing appropriate ones would be valuable in itself.

Polly]]> 2021-07-14 10:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1649303363 Sorry if unrelated to this week, but I am trying to capture floods in Germany with imagery map. I have been trying a Landsat map with before and after the recent floods in Germany.I applied the second Acquisition Date as: 07/14/2021 to 07/15/2021. There is no change when I apply this layer. I don't know how Landsat imagery functions. Is it too narrow a date range? Does it take a certain amount of time before data is made public and this is just too recent?Thanks for any answers,Roberto robertoargentina https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1652687470 2021-07-16 13:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1652687470 Infographics caitlin_ullock https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1662415485 I have tried various apps for creating infographics so I am excited that this is something that can be done. I like that all 3 are able to pull together the relevant data to the product that is being marketed into one place. They are colorful and the data is organized in a meaningful way. If I knew more about the produt I could determine of the right amount and type of data is showing.

~ Caitlin]]> 2021-07-27 20:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelwagner5/fyl32dhikdefhdln/wish/1662415485