Data Murals: Using the Arts to Build Data Literacy

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Author(s)
Bhargava, Rahul
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Kadouaki, Ricardo
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Bhargava, Emily
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Castro, Guilherme
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D'Ignazio, Catherine
Date Issued
October 22, 2016
Publisher
The Journal of Community Informatics
Abstract
Current efforts to build data literacy focus on technology-centered approaches, overlooking creative non-digital opportunities. This case study is an example of how to implement a Popular Education-inspired approach to building participatory and impactful data literacy using a set of visual arts activities with students at an alternative school in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. As a result of the project data literacy among participants increased, and the project initiated a sustained interest within the school community in using data to tell stories and create social change.
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Civic Engament, Literacy, Mural, Learning, Partnerships
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Civic Media
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