Definitions of Visual Literacy
“Visual literacy refers to the ability to make meaning from information in the form of the image. The ‘reader’ of this image has the competence or the ability to interpret, evaluate, and represent the meaning in visual form” (Rowsell et al., 2012, p. 444).
Horton (1982) stated, “Visual literacy is the ability to understand and use images, including the ability to think, learn and express oneself in terms of images” (as cited in Seglem & Witte, 2009, p. 217).
Horton (1982) stated, “Visual literacy is the ability to understand and use images, including the ability to think, learn and express oneself in terms of images” (as cited in Seglem & Witte, 2009, p. 217).
Keep in Mind With Images
No technology
Write and draw concepts on a flip chart or board. Use colour markers to emphasize important points Post visuals to the wall to support the concepts you teach PowerPoint/Other Presentation Software
Avoid “death by Powerpoint” by considering what info you are presenting in words that could be replaced with a photograph
Interactive Whiteboards
Use presentation tools provided with interactive whiteboard software to manipulate text and images
Computer Animations
Create simple two-dimensional animations. “Studies show that if the drawings are too complex or lifelike, they can district from the transfer of information” (Medina, 2008, p. 238). |
Hume, 2011, p. 101