Sunday, November 25, 2012

Second Intro to Infographics and Data Visualization MOOC

(Update, January 6: We've reached the 5,000 students limit, the course is full, although I may offer it again the next months.)

Registration for the second edition of the Introduction to Infographics and Data Visualization massive online course is open. The 6-week workshop begins in January. You can enroll for free through the KC's Massive Online Courses website. has finished, after 5,000 people signed up.

To get a sense of the contents of the course and of its dynamic, read the story just published by the Knight Center. No previous experience in design, infographics, or visualization is required.

Some participants are currently blogging about their experiences in the first edition, which will end in mid-December. They have also described discussions and assignments. I was going to write extensively about what we've done so far, but I thought that it would be better to link to some of their posts:

  • Adventures in Data Journalism: 1, 2, 3
  • Global Sociology Blog: 1, 2, 3
  • DataRemixed: 1, 2
  • Visual TidBits: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Rachel Wright: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Francis Gagnon: 1, 2, 3 
  • VizThinker: 1, 2, 3, and some lecture sketchnotes by Javier Sandoval
  • Ideas Illustrated: 1, 2, 3
  • Anna Knight: 1, 2, 3
  • Elwin's Blog: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • ADE Squared: 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Show the Data12
  • Monastic Musings: 1, 2