Honorable Mention
The Comic Construction Kit: An Activity for Students to Learn and Explain Data Visualizations
Magdalena Boucher - St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, St. Pölten, Austria
Christina Stoiber - St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences, St. Poelten, Austria
Mandy Keck - School of Informatics, Communications and Media, Hagenberg im Mühlkreis, Austria
Victor Adriel de Jesus Oliveira - St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences, St. Poelten, Austria
Wolfgang Aigner - St. Poelten University of Applied Sciences, St. Poelten, Austria
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Keywords
data comics, storytelling, visualization education, visualization literacy, visualization activities
Abstract
As visualization literacy and its implications gain prominence, we need effective methods to prepare students for the variety of visualizations in an increasingly data-driven world. Recently, the potential of comics has been recognized in various data visualization contexts, including educational settings. We describe the development of a workshop in which we use our ``comic construction kit'' as a tool for students to understand various data visualization techniques through an interactive creative approach of creating explanatory comics. We report on our insights from holding eight workshops with high school students and teachers, university students, and lecturers, aiming to enhance the landscape of hands-on visualization activities that can enrich the visualization classroom. The comic construction kit and all supplemental materials are open source under a CC-BY license and available at https://fhstp.github.io/comixplain/vis4schools.html.