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Using Visuals and Images in Teaching & Learning

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ACRL New! Standards on Visual Learning
In 2011, in addition to information literacy, Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) has released Visual Literacy Standards Links to an external site..

A visually literate individual is able to:

• Determine the nature and extent of the visual materials needed
• Find and access needed images and visual media effectively and efficiently
• Interpret and analyze the meanings of images and visual media
• Evaluate images and their sources
• Use images and visual media effectively
• Design and create meaningful images and visual media
• Understand many of the ethical, legal, social, and economic issues surrounding the creation and use of images and visual media, and access and use visual materials ethically

 Analyzing Images

• Media Literacy Resource for Analyzing Images Links to an external site.
• Describe-Identify-Interpret-Evaluate-Reflect
• Step-by-step strategy for introducing images
• Library Guide on Analyzing Images: Links to an external site.some great questions for students

Ideas for How to Integrate Visuals into Teaching Practice

• Digital Library of America Links to an external site.
• Smithsonian Collection of Images Links to an external site.
• Visual Literacy Periodic Table Links to an external site.for ideas for how to use visuals in your teaching
• Enhancing PowerPoint
• With Images - Comparisons of 3 versions Links to an external site.
  
• Use Canvas Instead of Images - like this presentation
  
• Using Canvas (adding images, embedding youtube, using other graphics software like concept mapping)
• Demonstration of how to add images and video
  
• Resources for teaching with photographs Links to an external site.
  
• Assignment examples: visual analysis, interpreting graphics examples and rubrics\
• Vanderbilt CTE website for visual teaching Links to an external site.
• VITL canvas resource page

Functions of Images
Clark, R. & Lyons, C. (2003). More than Just Eye Candy: Graphics for e-Learning: Part 1, pp. 5. Retrieved August 8, 2012, from http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/332/more-thanjust- Links to an external site.
eye-candy-graphics-for-e-learning-part-1 Links to an external site.

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