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1. Towards a Framework for Visual Literacy Instruction David Jakes

2. Today… Jakes.editme.com

3. Visual literacy is composed of three discrete skills: Navigating Evaluating Communicating

4. There is a biological basis for visual communication

5. 3.5 pounds or 1.6 kilograms 12 billion cells

6. 30,000 1,000,000

7. Emotion, depicted through visual means, sells the message…

8. “Communication is the transfer of emotion…” Seth Godin

9. Photo from flickr/bill biggert

10. 6679 Polaroids, March 31, 1979 to October 25, 1997 Image from mentalfloss.com

11. Water buffalo Water Buffalo Movie

12. Video obituary The Last Word, Art Buchwald, literally…

14. Accessing, evaluating and synthesizing media

15. Project management

16. Technical and computer use

18. The most powerful producer of visual imagery is the individual, it’s you…

19. Photo by Eliot Ward of Adam Stacey

20. Image from America2050.com

21. Photo by Janis Krum

22. Nasa.gov

24. Instagr.am

25. Flickr and Facebook are two of the world’s largest photo sites. Which is bigger? 5.1 billion images on Flickr 2.5 billion per month on Facebook, 30 billion per year! pingdom

26. A day’s worth of content is uploaded into YouTube every minute. YouTube serves 1 billion videos in a single day. pingdom

28. You have to share it.

29. “You are now defined by what you create, share, and allow others to mash up.” John Seely Brown

36. Creative Commons

37. Individuals must be capable of working in multiple mediums to create messages, in accordance with the principles of visual literacy.

38. Stories for Change

39. Create content in Google Earth

40. Photosynth

44. From Good.is

45. Image from fastcodesign.com

46. Image from fastcodesign.com

47. Many Eyes Visualizations

50. 10%

51. 35%

52. 65% From Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina | See Multimodal Learning

53. Richard Mayer, Multimedia Learning Information presentation vs. Cognitive guidance

54. Richard Mayer, Multimedia Learning Multimedia Principle Coherence Principle Contiguity Principle Signaling Principle Personalization Principle

57. Visuals, when combined with other multimedia, provide individuals with a competitive voice.

59. True America, Digital Diplomacy Project

60. 179,997 views, 2,046 ratings and 2,500+ comments

61. Networks for sharing and collaboration extend that voice… Courtesy of Gapingvoid.com

62. …and that voice forms the basis of community as a contributing member of a conversation.

65. Everyone can learn from each other, independent of time, space, place, and device.