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Welcome to the Data Advocacy Project @ University of Pittsburgh
Welcome to the Data Advocacy Project @ University of Pittsburgh
Data is everywhere, and is being used to make small and big decisions around us for us! We believe youth can help generate ideas for making these decisions and use data to do so themselves.
We are a group of researchers who are designing a web-application that can be used to propose changes in your neighborhood and community using evidence from community data!!
What you will find in this website:
What you will find in this website:
Information about the Project
Upcoming engagement opportunities
Design resources and activities
Our contact information
Upcoming design meetups:
Upcoming design meetups:
Since youth are experts in this digital era, we need your help in designing the application. Starting from which data sets are important to to include and how you want to use You can learn how to explore data to answer new questions and be a designer! See what's new and know about our on going meetups below!
General Meetup Information
General Meetup Information
When : We meet every Friday , 2.45-4.00pm,
Where: In the Computer Lab, At CEC (Community Engagement Center at 622 N Homewood Ave)
What: We need your help for designing this application we are making. Put your thinking caps on and join us! We would love if you want to bring your friends along!!
Project Goals:
Project Goals:
Now that data is being collected about everything we do, everywhere we go. We are creating an application that will allow youth to access data and use it to ask questions and suggest changes to the neighborhood and the city.
See this interesting video of how data is being used, where and why data is so popular.
The youth can explore data through this tool by learning problem-solving strategies, and how to communicate and tell effective stories using data through fun activities.
These stories can be used to launch your own advocacy campaigns about issues that you care about, to help make decisions and create awareness about your present and future.
Design phase of the project
Design phase of the project
Since youth know the technology best, we are asking you to help us understand what you want when it comes to data exploration application.
We invite you to be the designers and tell us what you like and don't like about the data, the tool and design by helping us.
We have planned sessions with cool opportunities to play card games and design your own "Data Explorer pins," that are yours to take to show off on your caps, and bags just like Russel here EVERY WEEK.
You will also receive 15$ for every session you attend.
Contact us:
Contact us:
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