Challenges and Opportunities in Data Visualization Education: A Call to Action

Understand

This paper is a call to action for research and discussion on data visualization education.

• As visualization evolves and spreads through our professional and personal lives, we need to understand how to support and empower a broad and diverse community of learners in visualization.
• Data Visualization is a diverse and dynamic discipline that combines knowledge from different fields, is tailored to suit diverse audiences and contexts, and frequently incorporates tacit knowledge.
• This complex nature leads to a series of interrelated challenges for data visualization education.