Visual literacy

Visual literacy explicitly teaches a collection of competencies that will help students think through, think about, and think with pictures.

Educational needs of visual-spatial learners. Common strengths and weaknesses.

When asked what my first language is, I often answer, “visual.” I think in images, prefer to be taught through images, and like to express what I know through images. I find it disconce…

Digital literacy is the set of competencies required for full participation in a knowledge society. Here most essential digital literacy skills.

I have been a “busy bee” today! I have printed and laminated some visual supports to give to the classroom teachers who will be teaching my students this fall. Here’s one that I …

Using Social Media to Teach Visual Literacy in the 21st Century Classroom Increasingly, educators are acknowledging and welcoming the relative advantages of social media into the teaching and learning process. From creating school Facebook pages to connecting students with experts via Twitter, social media has taken root as a legitimate classroom learning and communication tool. The highly linguistic nature of social media allows us to create and consume ideas and information unlike ever…

A Visual Literacy SMART goal for the high school art classroom

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Here is a new visualization of concepts in the ACRL Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. Visual Literacy Array based on ACRL’s Visual Literacy Standards by D. Hattwig, K. Buss…

An interview with the founder and chairman of Edutopia and The George Lucas Educational Foundation on how visual language should be an integrated part of tea...