Twitter Users: Please tweet the name of your library, institution and #wordle

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WE’VE WORDLED: HAVE YOU?

Rhonda Huisman, Willie Miller, & Jessica TrinoskeyACRL Conference 2011: Cyber Zed ShedApril 1, 2011

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What is Wordle?Tool that creates colorful,

creative, and customizable word clouds from text entered into its

generator.

www.wordle.net

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“A visual metaphor is a device for encouraging insights, a tool to think with…That is, with visual metaphors, the image-maker proposes food for thought without stating any determinate proposition.  It is the task of the viewer to use the image for insight.” –Noel Carroll, Beyond Aesthics, 2001

“Visual Literacy empowers individuals to participate fully

in a visual culture.”

…a set of abilities that enables an individual to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use,

and create images and visual media.”--ACRL/IRIG Visual Literacy Standards, 2011

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Ways We Wordle

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Wordle Whoops!• Business class instruction• What’s my question=Wordle is the answer?

• Preview • Know your audience

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Ways to Wordle Well • Use ~ to link words or phrases• Allow for adequate time during instruction, planning, and assessment

• Flexibility and unexpected results• Generate discussion• Visual is powerful

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What’s Next?• Tagul• Word Cram• “Information Visualization”• Tagxedo – IUPUI Information Literacy

• Online Pedagogy

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If all goes well…

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