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Trowell, Clare Louise – Journal of Information Literacy, 2021
Comics and cartoons are valued in twenty-first century popular culture and are increasingly used as 'Applied Comics' to help communicate key messages and information in society. However, there is less evidence of cartoons and comics being used to communicate with and engage library users in learning, information literacy (IL) and research support.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cartoons, Visual Learning, Information Literacy
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Ecoma, Victor – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2016
The paper reflects upon the tools, approaches and applications of visual literacy in the Visual Arts Department of Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, Nigeria. The objective of the discourse is to examine how the visual arts training and practice equip students with skills in visual literacy through methods of production, materials and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Visual Literacy, Visual Arts, Art Education
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Stewart, Brandie M.; Cipolla, Jessica M.; Best, Lisa A. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine if university students could accurately extract information from graphs presented in 2D or 3D formats with different colour hue variations or solid black and white. Design/methodology/approach: Participants are presented with 2D and 3D bar and pie charts in a PowerPoint presentation and are asked to…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Graphs, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction
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George-Palilonis, Jennifer; Filak, Vincent – International Journal on E-Learning, 2010
As graphically driven, animated, interactive applications offer educators new opportunities for shaping course content, new avenues for research arise as well. Along with these developments comes a need to study the effectiveness of the individual tools at our disposal as well as various methods for integrating those tools in a classroom setting.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Learner Engagement, Science Instruction, Electronic Learning
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Srinivasan, Sribhagyam; Han, Ningchun; Lewis, Daphne; Crooks, Steven M. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2004
This study focuses on the effects of map display and modality on learning geographical maps in a computer-based environment. Participants were randomly assigned to four versions of a computer program created by crossing two levels of map display (hypertext vs. rollover) with two levels of modality (audio vs. audio and text). Results showed that…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Maps, Geography
Krohn, Steven – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2005
This article describes how research in both educational theory and cognitive psychology tells us that visual learning is one of the best methods for teaching students of all ages how to think and how to learn. With this basic understanding, it is only natural that we teach and let students experience the power of visualization. Visualization can…
Descriptors: Visualization, Motion, Visual Learning, Learning Strategies
Thompson, Thomas E.; Wiegmann, Beth A. – 1993
A project on videodisc technology sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education has captured classroom teachers teaching in their own classrooms to their own students. By digitizing this video instruction onto videodiscs preservice teachers and instructors have a visual learning tool that provides instant access to a variety of pedagogical…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Education Majors, Elementary Education
Siegel, Janna; Lester, Shaun E. – 1994
Understanding how they learn best is important for beginning and returning college students. This self-awareness can assist students in developing their classroom learning, study skills, and instructional habits throughout their college careers. For this reason, a quick, inexpensive learning style inventory appropriate for college populations was…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Style, College Students, Feedback