Collaborative Research: RETTL: Story Studio: Coaching Data Storytelling at Scale

协作研究：RETTL：故事工作室：指导大规模数据讲故事

• 批准号: 2302794
• 负责人: Jiaqi Gong
• 金额: $ 48万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-01 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2302794&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; RETTL; Story; Studio

Professionals in data science and analytics excel in data storytelling, a complex skill of communicating stories using data. If done well, data storytelling can enhance public understanding, decision-making, and action. However, postsecondary educators in data science have not been able to train data storytellers effectively at a large scale. To address this issue, researchers from the University of Alabama and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and learning scientists from SRI Education are working together on this project to create, develop, and test Story Studio. This platform aims to augment data science educators’ capacity to teach their students the skill of data storytelling.This project features four phases: 1) Extracting knowledge from data science professionals through structured interview methods grounded in Evidence-Centered Design and Cognitive Task Analysis, developing design patterns of key data storytelling steps and competencies, and engaging postsecondary educators and students in vetting the concept and design of Story Studio. 2) Iterative development and small-scale beta testing of Story Studio’s basic architecture for coaching elementary aspects of data storytelling. 3) Expanding beta testing to comprise more advanced Story Studio functionalities, namely, intelligent recommendations and assessments to support students in the story construction process. 4) Conducting classroom pilot studies of Story Studio in data science/analytics courses at two campuses and evaluating the new tool’s effectiveness in improving students’ data storytelling competencies. Research products about Story Studio will be disseminated through education and outreach activities such as storytelling workshops on the researchers’ university campuses, community college partnerships, and teacher training workshops. Finally, the software, algorithms, and de-identified log data will be shared through an open-source database, contributing to learning science and analytics research in data storytelling.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

数据科学和分析专业人士在数据讲故事方面表现出色，这是使用数据传达故事的复杂技巧。如果做得好，数据讲故事可以增强公众理解，决策和行动。但是，数据科学的中学后教育者无法大规模有效地培训数据讲故事的人。为了解决这个问题，阿拉巴马大学和马里兰州大学巴尔的摩县的研究人员以及来自SRI Education的学习科学家正在研究该项目，以创建，开发和测试故事工作室。该平台旨在增强数据科学教育的能力，以教会学生数据讲故事的技巧。该项目具有四个阶段：1）通过以循证设计和认知任务分析为基础的结构化访谈方法从数据科学专业人士那里提取知识，开发了关键数据讲故事步骤和能力的设计模式，并吸引中学后教育者和学生审查故事工作室的概念和设计。 2）故事工作室的基本体系结构的迭代开发和小规模测试，用于指导数据讲故事的基本方面。 3）扩展Beta测试以完成更高级的故事工作室功能，即智能建议和评估，以支持学生在故事构建过程中的支持。 4）在两个校园的数据科学/分析课程中对故事工作室进行课堂试点研究，并评估新工具在提高学生数据讲故事能力方面的有效性。有关故事工作室的研究产品将通过教育和外展活动进行传播，例如有关研究人员大学校园，社区学院合作伙伴和教师培训讲习班的讲故事讲习班。最后，将通过开源数据库共享软件，算法和去识别的日志数据，从而有助于学习科学和分析研究的研究。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来通过评估来通过评估来获得的支持。