Trinity Banter | Ben Peterson | Activity https://commons.trincoll.edu/members/bpeterso/activity/ Activity feed for Ben Peterson. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:29:28 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 849aabccb1c07a458f5b6ae4d1ac292b Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Redesigning Seminar, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/04/30/redesigning-seminar/ Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:31:54 -0400 Discussing how this seminar could be better built is tough, as I feel the way which it was taught this semester was extremely productive and successful. This being said, I feel redesigning it to be taught the […]

]]> a0af5f3a483dfa525c3c9c7ee1ff9195 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Transition Plan Ed Studies, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/04/20/transition-plan-ed-studies/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:02:52 -0400 Rachel,

I write this with the intent to create the most seamless transition possible from me working with data visualizations to not working with data visualizations, and to help integrate what I’ve created […]

]]> 06544894fdd09f6c45534066a7026d23 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Educational Studies Visualizations. Income and Educational Achievement, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/04/18/assignment-10-final-presentation/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 02:46:19 -0400 The following visualizations all can be categorized as visualizations which examine the factors of educational attainment. For these specifically, we will look namely at the influence of Income on scholastic […]

]]> 9d4b4e55eabcdad15c9077fe16e80489 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Assignment 9 Writing about data, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/04/12/assignment-9-writing-about-data/ Sun, 13 Apr 2014 03:09:34 -0400 The question has often been asked, what outside factors influence educational proficiency. The following visualizations and facts presented take a look at what some of these factors may potentially be.

This […]

]]> e419b6015bf9423cec88f78fc908c349 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Assignment 8, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/03/31/assignment-8/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:49:03 -0400 0db2704dc34eaf7d08b92c7408709752 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Ben Peterson Progress Memo, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/03/19/ben-peterson-progress-memo/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:55:58 -0400 Dear Jack and Ms. Levanthal-Weiner,

Thus far, I believe I have made a tremendous amount of progress in attaining the necessary skills to become a skilled Data Visualizer. I have currently produced 3 relevant […]

]]> ee5f7702f25acf70fc644db31476e772 Ben Peterson commented on the post, Update Assignment 6b, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/03/06/update-assignment-6b/#comment-594 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 05:46:19 -0400 Ray,
Overall, great visualizations! I especially like the scatter chart that changes over time. It seems very useful for comparative data. With the bar graphs, although putting a cursor over each one shows what […]

]]> d57b004335e726abc202dcbbdc7776e6 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Assignment 4, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/02/22/assignment-4/ Sat, 22 Feb 2014 21:32:21 -0500 The polygon map above shows Connecticut Unified School Districts organized by median household income. The visualization is interactive as clicking on one of the separated locations allows the user to see the […]

]]> 6a8ba8cd1fcd9fb963578a7c208fda38 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Assignment 3, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/02/15/assignment-3/ Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:03:15 -0500 For my data visualization partnership with Professors Jack Dougherty and Rachel Levanthal-Weiner, it appears I will be focusing primarily on two different projects.

The first project will require me to work […]

]]> 7c4a51114a91f69129b4576e698f2ed3 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Assignment 2b, on the site DataViz http://commons.trincoll.edu/dataviz/2014/02/06/assignment-2b/ Fri, 07 Feb 2014 02:26:12 -0500 For my Ed 399 Data Visualization Work, I will be teaming up with Professors Jack Dougherty, and Rachel Levanthal-Weiner. I will be working on numerous tasks with them, to help them with projects that they are […]

]]> 554acbff08f9d35c37560e0e5f3b8d94 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Wealth's Seperating Ways, on the site Color and Money http://commons.trincoll.edu/colorandmoney/2013/12/15/wealths-seperating-ways/ Mon, 16 Dec 2013 00:58:51 -0500 With the end of my first semester of College nearing, I am able to take some time and reflect on what these past few months have taught me and revealed to me.

Coming from more liberal and welcoming surroundings […]

]]> 3e5f486e6235a56eec6d0da6154e81f2 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Interview Essay, on the site Color and Money http://commons.trincoll.edu/colorandmoney/2013/12/04/interview-essay-3/ Thu, 05 Dec 2013 01:16:33 -0500 Color and Money From the Eyes of the Class of 2016

The perceptions and divides based on social class and race at Trinity College are a very relevant topic. In our seminar, Color and Money, we have done a number […]

]]> 7e33be07b2758ca3d093ff9636e2ed14 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Analysis of Brian Allen, on the site Color and Money http://commons.trincoll.edu/colorandmoney/2013/10/18/analysis-of-brian-allen/ Fri, 18 Oct 2013 04:09:24 -0400 ThumbnailAnalysis of Brian Allen
Brian Allen, from the 1986 film, Skin Deep, appears to be at a very interesting place with his racial identity. He doesn’t exemplify strong hate towards the white race, acknowledges that […]

]]> 889bb54a69ba0de56e7723cc930ad140 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Class Consciousness in the College Admissions Process, on the site Color and Money http://commons.trincoll.edu/colorandmoney/2013/10/04/class-consciousness-in-the-college-admissions-process/ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:59:56 -0400  Class Matters
This essay was assigned to be written from the perspective of a (choose one: Class matters) advocate, and does not necessarily represent the views of the author.

 

Over the past few weeks, […]

]]> dd01c76e896aa44907aa074cf713dbb5 Ben Peterson wrote a new post, Sample Post, on the site Color and Money http://commons.trincoll.edu/colorandmoney/2013/10/02/sample-post-8/ Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:38:22 -0400 This is Benjamin Peterson’s sample post.

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