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ALE2013 presentation about how comics work and why they are interesting as a learning tool, with examples from the graphic novel "Commitment" among others.

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ALE 2013bucharest

Toni tassani@atassani

The cognitive power of

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LEARNING

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VISUAL

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A picture is worth a thousand words

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INFORMATION &

NEW IDEAS

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CHaracteristicscomicsof

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LEVELS of ABSTRACTION

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FIRST the whole

then the DETAILS

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ACTIVE READER

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Storytelling

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SYMBOLS & CONVENTIONS

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PICTURES&

TEXT

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Words Pictures

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Levels of Abstraction

storytellingVISUAL LANGUAGE

ACTIVE READER

PICTURES & TeXT

The WHOLE and the DETAILS

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THANK YOUALE 2013bucharest

Toni tassani@atassani

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