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2014 ASHS Annual Conference

18847:
Infographics: Revealing Complex Data Quickly and Clearly

Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Ballroom A/B/C (Rosen Plaza Hotel)
Wendy V. Hamilton, Evaluation Specialist, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
We live in a society where information overload is changing how we accept text and interact with data. Our information preferences are becoming more selective and succinct.  This behavior change has created challenges for extension horticulture educators, especially in educating young clientele. With data visualization or information graphics, typically dry text or lessons can be presented succinctly and interactively, in a variety of short, sharp, digestible formats.