Showing the results of the project Revealing design (Zichtbaar slimmer): Data physicalization for the 21st Century
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This work explores the potential of doing collaborative data physicalization for discussing (un)sustainable practices. For this purpose, it draws on experiences from several data physicalization workshops during the period of 2018-2022, conducted in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, which were available to mostly inexpert groups of people, including almost a hundred primary school students. This paper particularly focuses on a recent held dataphys workshop with over 20 adult participants, such as including international students and climate activists. Based on learner reports (self-assessment questionnaires) (N=20), and observations, it was found that the process of making data physicalizations in workshop and educational settings can be beneficial for engaging in collaborative creative and critical discussion of (un)sustainable practices. Particularly, the participants positively indicated to have learned from the dataphys workshop on a 5-point Likert scale and agreed that it enabled (1) critical thinking, (2) data understanding, (3) creativity, (4) collaboration, and (5) awareness of (un)sustainable practices. This paper presents the workshop format, including ingredients such as live cartoon capturing, and challenges in realizing such value in the context of sustainability, such as including a wider public, the conscious use of data and materials, and discussable effective outcomes.
Het boekje is een beeldende verslaglegging van het project Zichtbaar slimmer met als doel het potentieel van datafysicalisatie -het tastbaar maken van data en abstracte informatie- in het onderwijs te onderzoeken. Via een aantal workshops en lesprogramma voor uiteenlopende doelgroepen (N>130) zoals kinderen van de St Jan basisschool is met name bevestigd dat het fysiek maken van data positief kan bijdragen aan de 21st century skills kritisch denken, samenwerken/ communicatie en creativiteit. Het project, een samenwerking met basisschool St Jan en Waag, heeft veel opgeleverd, zoals een lesformat, een design-canvas voor datafysicalisatie en meer dan 50 fysieke representaties van data.
