4TDL Evaluation - Data Literacy and Voting (7/14, 1:15 - 2:15p)
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Data Literacy and Voting
Friday, July 15, 1:15pm - 2:15pm EST
Presented by Martha Stuit, University of Michigan School of Information, Ann Arbor, MI
Moderated by Tierney Steelberg, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
This presentation will apply newly learned data literacy concepts to the context of the 2016 Presidential election. The discussion will include how to talk with students about controversial topics with statistics and visualizations, especially when the statistics or visualizations favor one side of a multi-sided issue. In addition, questions about how polling works as well as recommendations for good sources of balanced election reporting will be incorporated into the presentation.