Data Workshop: New Pandemic Norms

Four new Data Workshops focused on COVID-19 have students collect and analyze data to better understand the impact of the pandemic on our working lives, our families, and social norms. In this sample workshop, "Analyzing Media and Pop Culture: New Pandemic Norms," students will examine one new pandemic-created norm using existing sources, including official documents produced by local, state, and/or national agencies; publicly available business or university policy statements; or national newspapers or other news sources. They will use these sources to answer a series of questions, including a discussion of what practices have developed in response to this norm. The authors suggest two options for assigning this workshop in your online, face-to-face, or hybrid course.