User profiles for Sarah Van Wart
Sarah Van WartAssistant Professor, Computer Science, UNC Asheville Verified email at unca.edu Cited by 236 |
Scripts and counterscripts in community-based data science: Participatory digital mapping and the pursuit of a third space
S Van Wart, K Lanouette, TS Parikh�- Situating Data Science, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Data increasingly mediates how we understand the world. As such, there is growing interest
in designing initiatives to help young people learn about data—not only the techno-…
in designing initiatives to help young people learn about data—not only the techno-…
Local ground: A paper-based toolkit for documenting local geo-spatial knowledge
S Van Wart, KJ Tsai, T Parikh�- Proceedings of the First ACM Symposium�…, 2010 - dl.acm.org
Comprehensive spatial knowledge is vital for making good planning decisions - whether it be
for planning infrastructure, public projects or addressing other community needs. Often it is …
for planning infrastructure, public projects or addressing other community needs. Often it is …
Apps for social justice: Motivating computer science learning with design and real-world problem solving
In this paper, we describe a twelve-week Apps for Social Justice course that we taught at an
after-school program. Students read social justice literature, identified local community …
after-school program. Students read social justice literature, identified local community …
Supporting elementary students' science learning through data modeling and interactive mapping in local spaces
KA Lanouette, S Van Wart, TS Parikh - 2016 - repository.isls.org
Our work is based on three premises: (a) children’s experiential, everyday knowledge about
local spaces is a rich resource for science learning, (b) involvement in data modeling …
local spaces is a rich resource for science learning, (b) involvement in data modeling …
Data literacies and social justice: Exploring critical data literacies through sociocultural perspectives
The ability to interpret, evaluate, and make data-based decisions is critical in the age of big
data. Normative scripts around the use of data position them as a privileged epistemic form …
data. Normative scripts around the use of data position them as a privileged epistemic form …
[BOOK][B] In search of a “fair explanation”: Helping young people to consider the possibilities, limitations, and risks of computer-and data-mediated systems
S Van Wart - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Significant resources have been directed towards K-12 computing and data education over
the past ten years, as part of what has come to be known as the CSforAll initiative. This …
the past ten years, as part of what has come to be known as the CSforAll initiative. This …
[PDF][PDF] Increasing youth and community agency in GIS
S Van Wart, TS Parikh�- GeoHCI Workshop at CHI, 2013 - academia.edu
While new technologies have expanded users’ ability to submit and view geographic data,
most users are still excluded from GIS design and decision-making. Local Ground addresses …
most users are still excluded from GIS design and decision-making. Local Ground addresses …
[BOOK][B] Leadership in public organizations: An introduction
M Van Wart - 2014 - taylorfrancis.com
Leadership in Public Organizations is a concise yet comprehensive treatment of public sector
leadership for upper division and graduate students. In addition to a full, up-to-date review …
leadership for upper division and graduate students. In addition to a full, up-to-date review …
[PDF][PDF] Data literacy for social justice
The projects in this interactive poster symposium explore ways of engaging learners with
social justice issues through the design and study of data literacy interventions. These …
social justice issues through the design and study of data literacy interventions. These …
Moving between experience, data and explanation: The role of interactive GIS maps in elementary science sensemaking
K Lanouette, S Van Wart - 2019 - repository.isls.org
Constructing, sharing, and contesting models of the natural world is central to scientific inquiry
(Latour, 1999) yet in K-12 science classrooms, students are rarely engaged in modeling …
(Latour, 1999) yet in K-12 science classrooms, students are rarely engaged in modeling …