teaching with infographics
DESCRIPTION
Constructing meaning. Refining thinking. Presented at the SLOANC 2012 International Conference of Online Learning, Orlando, FL, USATRANSCRIPT
TEACHING WITH INFOGRAPHICS CONSTRUCTING MEANING – REFINING THINKING
LISA MARIE JOHNSON, [email protected]@KURIOUSMIND
18TH ANNUAL SLOAN-C INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – ORLANDO, FL, USA
OUR FLOW...• Define infographics
• Explore their power in teaching & learning
• Explore effective design
• View a very select few examples
• Explore resources and tools
• Go forth and create your own!
WHAT ARE INFOGRAPHICS?
INFOGRAPHICS ARE...
Data (& Concept) Visualizations
Graphics showing information... Information – Graphics ...
NOT A NEW (TEACHING) TOOL!
Egyptian Stellahttp://www.insightdigital.org
WHY SO POWERFUL?
• Stereoscopic binocular color vision … our Visual Reality!
• A picture is worth a thousand words…
• Learner-generated content!• Constructing meaning• Refining thinking
DAVID MCCANDLESS
The Beauty of Data Visualization
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization.html
Points of Interest14:44 – 16:41
Critical ThinkingConceptsIdeasWorldviews
EFFECTIVE DESIGN
• Have a point... or two!
• Consistent color scheme
• White / blank space / balance
• High-impact visuals
• Data, data, data!
• References...?!
“Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling”http://www.columnfivemedia.com/book/
CONSIDERATION
Be Accessible
… Describe …
SELECTED EXAMPLES...• Good.Ishttp://www.good.is/infographics/
• Mashable.Comhttp://mashable.com/follow/topics/infographics/
• DavidWarlick.Comhttp://davidwarlick.com/graphicaday/?p=1197
• DailyInfographic.Comhttp://dailyinfographic.com/
RESOURCES & TOOLS• Word
(or other document creation tool)
• PowerPoint (or other presentation tool)
• Excel (or other spreadsheet tool with visualization option)
• Photoshop (or other graphic tool)
• Easel.ly http://www.easel.ly/
• Infogr.am http://infogr.am/
• Visual.ly http://visual.ly/
• And many more…. DavidWarlick.Comhttp://davidwarlick.com/colearners/?p=624
Create an Infographic with PowerPointAJ George – IconLogic – I Came, I Saw, I Learned
http://goo.gl/aL2u7
TEACHING WITH INFOGRAPHICS CONSTRUCTING MEANING – REFINING THINKING
LISA MARIE JOHNSON, [email protected]@KURIOUSMIND
18TH ANNUAL SLOAN-C INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – ORLANDO, FL, USA