Reflections and Considerations on Running Creative Visualization Learning Activities

Jonathan C. Roberts
, Benjamin Bach
, Magdalena Boucher
, Fanny Chevalier
, Alexandra Diehl
, Uta Hinrichs
, Samuel Huron
, Andy Kirk
, Søren Knudsen
, Isabel Meirelles
, Rebecca Noonan
, Laura Pelchmann
, Fateme Rajabiyazdi
, Christina Stoiber

School of Computer Science & Engineering

St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
University of Toronto, Canada
University of Zürich
University of Edinburgh
Visualising Data Ltd.
IT University of Copenhagen
OCAD University
Munster Technological University
University of Cologne
Carleton University
Télécom Paris

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2025
Critical Design Strategy: a Method for Heuristically Evaluating Visualisation Designs
Roberts, J. C., Alnjar, H., Owen, A. & Ritsos, P. D., 19 Nov 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 32, 1, p. 1383-1393 11 p.
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Data Meets Creativity: Authentic Learning through Data Art Design and Exhibition
Roberts, J. C., 20 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Computers and Graphics. 19 p., 104248.
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From Data to Insight: Using Contextual Scenarios to Teach Critical Thinking in Data Visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Butcher, P. & Ritsos, P. D., 3 Nov 2025. 6 p.
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2024
Challenges and Opportunities in Data Visualization Education: A Call to Action
Bach, B., Keck, M., Rajabiyazdi, F., Losev, T., Meirelles, I., Dykes, J., Laramee, R. S., AlKadi, M., Stoiber, C., Huron, S., Perin, C., Morais, L., Aigner, W., Kosminsky, D., Boucher, M., Knudsen, S., Manataki, A., Aerts, J., Hinrichs, U. & Roberts, J. C. & 1 others, Carpendale, S., Jan 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 30, p. 649-660 12 p.
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Creating Data Art: Authentic Learning and Visualisation Exhibition
Roberts, J. C., 12 Sept 2024. 9 p.
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Engaging Data-Art: Conducting a Public Hands-On Workshop
Roberts, J. C., 31 Jul 2024. 6 p.
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Fostering Creative Visualisation Skills Through Data-Art Exhibitions
Roberts, J. C., 18 Oct 2024. 2 p.
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2023
A method for Critical and Creative Visualisation Design-Thinking
Roberts, J. C., Alnjar, H., Owen, A. & Ritsos, P. D., Oct 2023, Poster publications at IEEE VIS 2023: Visualization & Visual Analytics: IEEE VIS 2023 Posters. Cao, N., Kozlikova, B., Xia, J. & Willett, W. (eds.). IEEE Computer Society Press, 2 p.
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2022
Active Learning Activities in a Collaborative Teacher Setting in Colours, Design and Visualisation
Roberts, J. C., 29 Apr 2022, In: Computers. 11, 5, 21 p., 68.
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Explanatory Journeys: Visualising to Understand and Explain Administrative Justice Paths of Redress
Roberts, J. C., Butcher, P., Sherlock, A. & Nason, S., Jan 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 28, 1, p. 518-528 11 p.
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One view is not enough: review of and encouragement for multiple and alternative representations in 3D and immersive visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Butcher, P. & Ritsos, P. D., 3 Feb 2022, In: Computers. 11, 2, 23 p., 20.
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Personalised Authentic assessments with Synchronous Learning Activities: a Framework for Teaching Visualisation and Graphics
Roberts, J. C., 15 Sept 2022, Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC) 2022: CGVC2022. The Eurographics Association, 9 p.
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Towards Developing a Digital application for the Five Design-Sheets Methodology
Owen, A. & Roberts, J. C., 15 Sept 2022. 6 p.
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2021
Learning Activities in Colours and Rainbows for Programming Skill Development
Roberts, J. C., Sept 2021. 9 p.
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Special Issue on Visualization Teaching and Literacy : Guest editors' introduction
Bach, B., Huron, S., Hinrichs, U., Roberts, J. C. & Carpendale, S., 10 Dec 2021, In: IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. 41, p. 13-14 41.
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Visualisation Data Modelling Graphics (VDMG) at Bangor
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D., Kuncheva, L., Vidal, F., Lim, I. S., Ap Cenydd, L., Teahan, W., Mansoor, S., Gray, C. & Perkins, D., May 2021. 2 p.
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2020
Critical Thinking Sheet (CTS) for Design Thinking in Programming Courses
Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., 27 May 2020, Eurographics 2020 - Education Papers. Romero, M. & Sousa Santos, B. (eds.). The Eurographics Association, p. 17-23 7 p. (Eurographics - Education Papers).
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2019
Co-creating an online learning environment to support academic writing: Lessons learnt in an interdisciplinary setting
Sharma, N., Rees, G., Butcher, P., Lew, R., Frankenberg-Garcia, A. & Roberts, J. C., 20 Oct 2019. 5 p.
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Critical Thinking Sheets: Encouraging critical thought and sketched implementation design
Roberts, J. C. & Ritsos, P. D., May 2019.
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2017
Experience and Guidance for the use of Sketching and low-fidelity Visualisation-design in teaching
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D. & Headleand, C., 1 Oct 2017, Pedagogy of Data Visualization Workshop, IEEE Conference on Visualization (VIS), Phoenix, Arizona.
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Five Design-Sheets: Creative Design and Sketching for Computing and Visualisation
Roberts, J. C., Headleand, C. & Ritsos, P. D., 6 Jun 2017, 1 ed. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. 333 p.
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2015

Sketching Designs Using the Five Design-Sheet Methodology
Roberts, J. C., Headleand, C. & Ritsos, P. D., 12 Aug 2015, In: IEEE Transactions on visualization and computer graphics. 22, 1, p. 419-428
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2011
The Five Design-Sheet (FdS) approach for Sketching Information Visualization Designs
Roberts, J. C., 2011, Eurographics 2011 Education papers. Maddock, S. & Jorge, J. (eds.). The Eurographics Association, p. 029 7 p.
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