Ajit Balakrishnan: Take visual literacy seriously

Students' flagging interest in the written word is because of a generational digital divide

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Ajit Balakrishnan 

September 7, 2015 Last Updated at…

The Screen Revolution: Visual Learning, Literacy and Liturgy

COMMENTARY: As the screen culture increases, our method of assimilating and processing information is changing. 

by FATHER DWIGHT LONGENECKER 08/17/2015 

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Dr. Lalit kishore

Visual literacy takes a back seat, even teachers lack it badly. Some recent studies have shown that both the reading habits and visual literacy of students have suffered tremendously. The latest report by Pratham NGO has revealed that most students of grade five cannot read properly with age-appropriate…

How Technology Can Increase Rigor In The Classroom

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Christopher Lee Nutter

Writer, media consultant, and founder, Nutter Media Insider Solutions

Disruptive…

Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick

Doodle of a feedback protocol of adults and students by Shelley Paul.

By Katrina Schwartz

JULY 15, 2015

Shelley Paul and Jill Gough…

What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

By Katrina Schwartz

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new…

Effective Feedback: The Little Known Secret To Pixar’s Creative Success

By Greg Satell | Jun 26, 2015 | 

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Often, feedback sessions are seen as a chance for people to…

by GAIL ROBINSON

June 18, 2015

Third-graders follow and annotate a text on climate as their teacher reads it aloud. Later the children will be asked to post photographs related to the topic.

MINEOLA, N.Y. — When the 24 third-graders…

A Lesson on the Potential of Twice Exceptional Learners from Sir Richard Branson

Billion-dollar business tycoon, Sir Richard Branson, is one of the most innovative entrepreneurial thinkers of our time.

As a life-long sufferer of dyslexia, he’s also a perfect example of the greatness our twice exceptional (2E) students can achieve.  …

ASU researcher helps students unleash the power of good design

Posted: June 25, 2015

Associate professor Claire Lauer recently won the Ellen Nold Award for writing the best article in the field of computers and composition studies. She teaches multimedia writing in the technical communication program in the College of Letters and Sciences at ASU's Polytechnic…

Australia’s education system should place greater emphasis on using the right-hand side of the brain in order to produce more creative and capable engineering professionals.

That’s the contention of Sebastian Immaraj, a former project manager with MMG who has taught engineering and project management to students at the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Architecture.

According to Immaraj,…

June 16, 2015 4.20pm EDT

Children with autism aren’t necessarily visual learners

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1. David Trembath NHMRC ECR Fellow in Autism, Menzies Health Institute Queensland at Griffith…

EDUCATION Eric Schulzke

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

10 educational games that could change how your child learns

The new frontier of education,…

Favorite Tech Tools For Social Studies Classes

By Katrina Schwartz

MAY. 21, 2015

Educators are looking for ways to help students participate in a digital world, but the choices for digital engagement in the…

FEATURE: Painting a Picture

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There’s paint, brushes and…

Electronic skin makes your body a computer

By Kieron Monks, for CNN

Flexible electronics can even be placed inside the body to learn more about organ health. They are being tested on rodents.

One of Professor John Rogers' great achievements was to create electronics that retain their form when stretched out of shape.…

How retailers can use visuals for consumer communication, engagement

By Eden Estopace | 2015-05-07

Retailers have long used visuals to engage customers and create paths to purchase, but what does it really mean now to market and communicate to a mobile generation in a highly visual world? 

“Science shows the human brain…

Have the courage to teach boldly, with creativity, and beyond the test. Good teaching is as much about passion as it is reason.

Always remember, it is not about the product, it's about the process. Dream with your eyes open. …

Can you see what I’m saying?

Working to unlock the giftedness of visual spatial learners

I have such fond memories of reading Fred Gwynne’s children’s books to my kids when they were young.

His classic books like, “The King Who Rained” (1988) and “Chocolate Moose for Dinner” (1988), offer delightful illustrations…