Data Journaling: an Analog Way to Learn About Data Rebecca Gourley is a multimedia storyteller with a background in journalism and design. She’s a self-proclaimed nerd with interests in gaming, coding, hiking, crafts and plant-keeping. She’s been involved in data visualization work for the last couple of years and just completed the Certificate in Data [...]
The "16 Chart Reading Tips" Checklist Have you ever had that experience where you came across a confusing chart and you just didn't know where to start? This checklist was designed to help people in that exact situation. It's derived from the recent Amazon #1 New Release by Data Literacy Press, Learning to See [...]
Take the 17 Key Traits of Data Literacy Self-Assessment Earlier this year we launched the 17 Key Traits of Data Literacy ebook (now available to download and read on your favorite Kindle device!). Organizations and individuals using this resource have been asking for a way to figure out which of these traits they [...]
In case you missed the announcement by the Linux Foundation yesterday, a team led by Patrick McGarry and others at data.world has made freely available a set of course materials designed for anyone looking to increase their skills working with data. The materials can be found at datapractices.org/courseware. Why is this announcement so significant? This [...]
