Accessing and Building Schema on the Way to Visual Literacy

Accessing and Building Schema on the Way to Visual Literacy

JEPD - 11.10.2009

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

“In a society where powerful interests employ visual data to persuade, schools must show

students how to look beyond the surface to understand deeper levels of meaning and tactics

employed to sway their thinking.”

~Alvin Toffler


According to research from 3M,we process visuals 60,000x faster

than text.


Processing text is a sequential endeavor. Processing visuals is

done in parallel.


“...young people learn more than half of what they know from visual information, but few schools have an explicit curriculum to show students how to think critically about

visual data.”~Mary Alice White, Columbia Teacher’s College


“I didn’t believe it until i saw it.”

~Us


“Seeing is believing.”

~every one of us


“Transfer (actual learning)

improves 89% when images are integrated into the instruction.”

~Dr. Lynell Burmark


“A curved line with every point

equidistant from the center.”


“A curved line with every

point equidistant from the center.”


The big


“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that

automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the

efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an

inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”

~Bill Gates


“I see no advantage whatsoever to the

graphical user interface.”

~Bill Gates, 1983


Thanks:• “F-Shaped Pattern for Reading Web Content” http://www.useit.com/

alertbox/reading_pattern.html

• “F” by Leo Reynolds: http://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00/103942078/

• “according-to-americans” http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaxzine/2273161919/in/set-72157603915613940/

• “left-brain-right-brain” http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaxzine/2278300537/in/set-72157603915613940/

• “visual note-taking conference call notes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/93243688@N00/3432304003/

• “autism neuroimaging study” http://www.flickr.com/photos/46813052@N00/189736044/


http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html




http://www.flickr.com/photos/49968232@N00/103942078/




http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaxzine/2273161919/in/set-72157603915613940/
















Thanks II:

• “Associations Now Illustration: Final Inked Art” http://www.flickr.com/photos/33472412@N00/3783592700/

• “Associations Now Illustration: Ideas Inking” http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohdesign/3783589714/in/set-72157621803218765/

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rohdesign/3783589714/in/set-72157621803218765/




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