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Visual Literacy: Effective Communicators and Creators
(SUNY: EDC 6054 Authoring for Educators)

The curriculum of design and attention to aesthetic has always been the property of the visual arts, however as so much our media is now consumed and created electronically a new set of visual literacies have emerged. Awareness of how an audience interacts with that medium and how to take advantage of this to strengthen their message or purpose for communication will be addressed.

Enduring Understandings
  • Design and layout of information influence effective communication
  • Audience and purpose behind your communication affect how and what you communicate.
  • Different information mediums require different strategies when organizing information and communicating effectively.
  • Reflection is an important component to developing communication skills.

Table View of Course Events and Assignments:


WeeksFace-to-Face Session DatesFocus
ReadingsAssignments
Week 1: September 7 - 132:30 - 4:30
Wednesday, September 9		Introduction to Visual Literacy

Understanding Web Design & Reading Web Pages		1. Your RSS Reader

2. How Users Read on the Web

3. Eye-tracking Studies: More Than Meets the Eye

4. Visual Literacy and the Classroom

5. Media Literacy: Visual Literacy

6. Trigger for brain plasticity identified

Write a reflective blog post on how the courses to date in this program have changed your teaching for the new year.

Resources:

The History of Visual Communication

A Periodic Table of Visualization Elements
Week 2:
September 14 - 20		noneVisual Imagery1. Your RSS Reader

2. A Brochure Without Words

3. The Power of the Visual

4. Brain Rules: Vision		Use Creative Commons image search to find an appropriate image to use in at least one of the classes you teach. Include this image in a blog post and share how you plan to use it in the classroom. How can visual imagery support your curricular content?

Resources:

Visual Literacy Using Still Images
Week 3:
September 21 - 27		9:00 - 4:00
Saturday,
September 26		Understanding Presentation Design1. Your RSS Reader

2. What is Good PowerPoint Design

3. From Design to Meaning

4. Make Your Next Presentation Naked		Reflect on a presentation you have created in the past looking at how you would implement new visual presentations techniques to better communicate your message to your audience.

Resources (articles mentioned in class):

When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom

Clive Thompson on the New Literacy
Week 4:
September 28 - October 4		noneDigital Storytelling1. Your RSS Reader

2. Towards a Framework for Visual Literacy Learning

3. Visual Literacy White Paper

4. Why Digital Storytelling Can Be Anywhere		Upload your group's completed digital story & embed into your blog post. Reflect on the process of creating the digital story. How could digital storytelling be used in your classroom/subject area?

Resources:

50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story
Week 5:
October 5 - 11		9:00-4:00
Saturday,
October 10		Video and Video Editing1. Your RSS Reader

2. Idea Lab: Becoming Screen Literate

3. Questioning Video, Film, Advertising & Propaganda: Deconstructing Media Messages		How has the explosion of web based video changed the teaching and learning landscape?
Week 6:
October 12 - 18		2:30 - 4:30
Wednesday,
October 14		Screencasting: Creating How-to Videos1. Your RSS Reader

2. 7 Things you should know about ScreenCasting
3. Alan November's ScreenCast Ideas		How could screencasts be used in your classroom/department?





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