Slides presenting ideas for using infographics to engage students. Classroom and online use encouraged!

1. Infographics for Student Engagement
Regis University:
Learning
Technology Fair.
March 2016
Kim Hosler, PhD
CC&IS
khosler@regis.edu

2. What’s an infographic? Visual presentations of
information that use the elements of design to
display content. They convey a self-contained
message or principle or bite size chunk of
info.
Why use infographics?
– To communicate a message.
– To present large amounts of information.
– To reveal the data in new ways
– To visualize what’s happening.
– As a form of creative assessment.
– To engage.

3. • Address 21st century skills
• Common Core standards
• Compelling, attractive
• Easily scanned & viewed
• Show processes, relationships, compare & contrast,
timelines, statistical information, key ideas/information
Image from http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/Creative-Process-
Infographic-Large.jpeg

4. “… the goal of information
visualization is not simply to
represent millions of bits of data as
illustrations. It is to prompt visceral
comprehension, moments of
insight that make viewers want to
learn more” (Singer, 2011).
Infographic source =
http://elearninginfographics.com/adult-learning-
theory-andragogy-infographic/
How are infographics
engaging?

5. Found infographics:
Education vs Income Level
http://www.varsitytutors.com/blog/education+vs+income+level+in+the+usa+infogr
aphic
Battles of Civil War http://www.civilwar.org/resources/battles-of-
the-civil-war-infographic.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
Innovative Civil Engineers and their Buildings
http://visual.ly/five-unforgettable-civil-engineers
The DIY Guide To Infographics
http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2011/07/the-dyi-guide-to-infographics-
infographic.html
The 2020 Census http://www.census.gov/library/infographics/critical-
path.html
STEM Education http://www.edutopia.org/stw-college-career-stem-
infographic

6. Students can
... deconstruct found infographics.
… locate two different visualizations presenting
data about same population, investigate
comparisons, research contradictions.
… annotate infographics.
… create original infographics (excellent format for
them to synthesize complex concepts and
data).
… translate non-visual resources (narratives and
text-based data) into original infographics to
evidence comprehension and analysis.

7. Create your bio as an infographic!
https://magic.piktochart.com/output/7086811-drhope4tech
Create your syllabus as an infographic
https://magic.piktochart.com/output/2570368-syllabus-wr-13300
1. Present learning objectives or course assignments
as infographic.
2. Revisit presentations. Is there content in any of your
slides you could make into an engaging infographic?
3. What ideas, timelines, processes do you want to
teach/communicate?
4. Create an infographic to illustrate & more clearly
explain instructions
5. Can you present a concept from your course as a
visual metaphor?

8. Start small & simple.
Clearly state what infographic is about. (think
thesis or purpose statement, most important stats or data)
Use free templates; swap out text for
starters.
Play with available icons & images.
Source your infographic. (see
http://blog.visual.ly/source-code-the-5-rules-of-researching-and-
sourcing-infographics/)
Stick with most important stats/data/info &
content.

9. Venngage simple and easy to use.
https://venngage.com/
Easel.ly dozen free templates to start you off,
which are easily customizable. http://www.easel.ly/
Piktochart easy-to-use editor, lots of good free
templates to get started. http://piktochart.com/
Canva You can create posters, flyers, slides,
infographics & more https://www.canva.com/

12. Singer, N. (2011). When data struts its stuff. New York Times.
Retrieved from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/business/03stream.html?_r=0
Trowler, V. (2010). Student engagement literature review. Retrieved
from:https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/sites/default/files/studentengage
mentliteraturereview_1.pdf
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Blooms taxonomy as Infographic http://elearninginfographics.com/6-
levels-of-blooms-taxonomy-infographic/
Kathy Schrock (assessment)
http://www.schrockguide.net/infographics-as-an-assessment.html
Tons of examples here -
http://elearninginfographics.com/category/educational-technology-
infographics/
Katherine Schulten. Teaching w/Infographics (2010)
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/teaching-with-
infographics-places-to-start/?_r=0
References & Resources

13. New York Times Learning Network (2011). Data Visualized:
More on Teaching with Infographics.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/08/data-visualized-
more-on-teaching-with-infographics/?_r=1
Educause (2013). 7 Things you should know about infographic
creation tools.
http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-
know-about-infographic-creation-tools
How to Create Powerful Infographics
http://www.contrastcreative.com/design/how-to-create-powerful-
infographics/
Nathan Bellato (2013) Infographics: A Visual Link to Learning
http://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=2556269
Resources: