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That’s a great point, Jen. Often we can better make meaning of data when we understand the story behind it. Here is a great piece by data artist Jer Thorp on that point.

That said, all of us are asked to make sense of datasets that are given to us, especially in professional or research settings. The data dictionary gives you a little bit about where the artifact data came from and what its supposed to represent. I wonder what your exploration around yours questions re this reflection were: “created a pivot table that list the college, “count of artifact name” and “Count of student observation”. It looks great but I am unclear as to what the data means.”

Did you reference the data dictionary? Did you ask other questions of the data and use the pivot table to sensemake?

Hi Vee,

I love this! It is simple and straightforward.  Did you use Canva to make this infographic?

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So creative!

Loopy most closely matches my way of thinking, especially when I’m working with a novel idea. Thanks for showing it!

I love how your design process reflects your creativity!

Being a little behind, I had the chance to look at the ways that all of you were able to show your process. For me, Loopy made it possible for me to show my process in all its messiness. I’ve come to realize that I need a lot of time for introspection (blue) and that I need two kinds of activity (green) to fuel my work walking and researching. You will see in the middle that there is a circulation between the two areas before I “get to work.”  Then, I work with the idea, reflect, and go back and revise and develop as needed. In the past, I would resist the time spent on what I believed to be “off task,”  but I’ve realized that when I honor my process and my ways of knowing, I work much more efficiently and effectively. bit.ly/3XbEYRm

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This is great, Vee. It’s simple, clear, and I love that you included the avatar of yourself in the design.

Hi all, I came across a meme related to this topic that was too good not to share. I wasn’t able to attach it the first time but I’m trying again now that I made the file size smaller. Related question: Does anyone know how to insert a JPG from your computer into a thread here with the “Insert/Edit Image” button at the top, rather than the Upload Attachments box below?? Thanks in advance! Kirsten

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