91心頭利嫋

Integrating 91心頭利嫋s Interests

Integrating 91心頭利嫋s Interests, Identities and Ways of Knowing with Network Visualization Tools to Explore Data Literacy Concepts

Joshua Danish, PI
Professor and Program Coordinator
Learning Sciences Program
Indiana University

Cindy Hmelo-Silver, Co-PI
Barbara B. Jacobs Chair in 91心頭利嫋 and Technology
Professor, Learning Sciences Program
Indiana University

Kalani Craig, Co-PI
Associate Professor, Department of History
Co-Director, Institute for Digital Arts & Humanities
Indiana University

Christina Stiso
Graduate 91心頭利嫋, Learning Science Program
Indiana University

Selena Steinberg
Graduate 91心頭利嫋, Learning Sciences Program
IU School of 91心頭利嫋

Mengxi Zhou
Graduate 91心頭利嫋, Learning Sciences Program
IU School of 91心頭利嫋

The funds of knowledge and funds of identity frameworks have been shown to be powerful tools for understanding and valuing minoritized students in the classroom. Teachers face two perennial challenges as they build on students’ FoI for classroom activities: 1) students have widely varied experiences and interests, and 1) it’s difficult and time consuming to get to know all of one’s students deeply enough to inform instruction with that knowledge. Data visualization provides a possible solution to this dilemma, which we will explore through our design and implementation cycles. Visualizations such as Net.Create may allow teachers and students to visualize their Collective FoI and more easily identify and explore topics of interest to them. Our project explores how network visualization can help resolve these persistent tensions in new ways that were not previously possible by supporting the whole classroom in collaboratively developing a shared, collective visualization which depicts both individual interests (FoI) and the resulting Collective FoI of the entire classroom.