Do you want to brainstorm ideas for your classroom, or invite a librarian to talk to your students about finding, analyzing, using/remixing, and citing visual media?
Examples
Start with this collection of online visual literacy activities, lesson plans, question banks, and learning objectives: University of Maryland's Visual Literacy Toolbox
Reach out to your colleagues and ask them if they have a lesson or assignment that has a strong visual element. Check out the resources below for more examples!
Teaching Resources
Essentials of Teaching and Integrating Visual and Media Literacy by
This book focuses on how to effectively integrate the teaching and learning of visual and media literacies in K-12 and higher education. Not only does it address and review the elements and principles of visual design but also identifies, discusses and describes the value of media in learning diverse and challenging content across disciplines. Finally, this book provides a balanced treatment of how visual and media literacies support deep content learning, student engagement, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, and production.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9783319058375Publication Date: 2015
Using images to teach critical thinking skills : visual literacy and digital photography by
Research indicates that 75 to 90 percent of classroom learning occurs through the visual system, making visual literacy a key component of information literacy and of critical thinking—a requirement throughout the Common Core standards. It's no surprise then that visual literacy is increasingly recognized as a competency that should be part of every student's skill set. Fortunately, this critical skill can be incorporated into existing curriculum, and this book shows you how to do just that.
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781440835162Publication Date: 2016
- New Directions for Teaching & LearningThere are 9 chapters in this journal about faculty from various disciplines (astronomy, sociology, history, etc.) teaching visual literacy in the classroom. Browse through to get inspiration!
- Learning to See the Infinite: Teaching Visual Literacy in a First-Year Seminar Course This chapter describes a first-year seminar course designed to develop students' visual literacy skills. After a brief overview of the course and a discussion of the evidence supporting the efficacy of the instructional interventions, a timeline and description of the specific learning activities are presented.