A presentation by Dr. Wesley Fryer on March 3, 2012, for the Enhancing Teaching & Learning Conference hosted by the Kansas City Professional Development Council. Access referenced resources on http://wfryer.me/improve
1. Improving Reading, Writing &
Critical Thinking Skills with
Media
(in higher ed)
by Wesley Fryer
3 March 2012
Kansas City, MO wfryer.me/improve
Saturday, March 3, 12
19. Dr. Jose Bowen, Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU
(August 2010)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEBxzHSoVsI
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20. We need to SHIFT:
www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/5698109062
to become multimedia consumers
AND producers
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21. time on task
providing
recognition
non-linguistic
representation
cooperative
learning
www.mcrel.org/citw
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22. writing across the curriculum
evidence-based writing
Emphasis on:
oral communication skills
critical thinking skills
www.corestandards.org
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24. goals?
www.flickr.com/photos/torres21/6048777488
practical more effective multimedia
strategies communicators
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25. im
www.flickr.com/photos/ncsphotography/4247856340
x t ag
t e es
audio vide o
playingwithmedia.com
(we need to play with media)
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26. 5 ideas
1. use powerful images
2. use data visualization
3. pecha kucha presos
4. narrated slideshows
5. ebooks
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27. Ask your
students
to
create
2001 revision of Bloom's Taxonomy
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28. 5 ideas
1. use powerful images
2. use data visualization
3. pecha kucha presos
4. narrated slideshows
5. ebooks
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29. <1> powerful images
www.flickr.com/photos/olpc/4882646127
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39. From CNN in March 2011
via www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2012/01/hans-rosling-the-jedi-master-of-data-visualization-.html
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVHvC9EeB4
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40. 5 ideas
1. use powerful images
2. use data visualization
3. pecha kucha presos
4. narrated slideshows
5. ebooks
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51. narrated slideshow advantages:
- more control over component parts
- opportunities to rehearse / practice
www.flickr.com/photos/wfryer/6778680771
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62. Improving Reading, Writing &
Critical Thinking Skills with
Media
(in higher ed)
by Wesley Fryer
3 March 2012
Kansas City, MO wfryer.me/improve
Saturday, March 3, 12