Timothy Gangwer's Blog – September 2009 Archive (12)

Resource List for Visual Spatial Learners

Books



Upside-Down Brilliance: The Visual Spatial Learner by Linda Kreger Silverman, the pioneer of the Visual Spatial Learner concept. Published in 2002, this book provides vast amounts of information, checklists and strategies for Visual Spatial Learners.



Right Brained Children in a Left Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child by Jeffrey Freed 1998 - Specific techniques for teaching visual spatial learners reading, writing, spelling and… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 30, 2009 at 10:31am — No Comments

Visual Learning Style: Verbal/Nonverbal

The Visual/Verbal Learning Style



You learn best when information is presented visually and in a written language format. In a classroom setting, you benefit from instructors who use the blackboard (or overhead projector) to list the essential points of a lecture, or who provide you with an outline to follow along with during lecture. You benefit from information obtained from textbooks and class notes. You tend to like to study by yourself in a quiet room. You often see… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 28, 2009 at 11:11am — No Comments

Picture This: Visual Literacy Activity #4

Create a Portrait that Tells a Story

Make an environmental portrait of a person important to you.



Overview



A good portrait reveals aspects of a person's character to the viewer. In an environmental portrait, the person portrayed is placed in a setting that shares information about the person's life and/or interests. The person may also be holding objects related to their professional trade or interests and hobbies. In this activity, students will… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 25, 2009 at 10:54am — No Comments

Picture This: Visual Literacy Activity #3

Sunprints:

Make photographs without a camera!



Overview



Sunprints are photographs made with sunlight and special paper that changes color when exposed to sunlight. Because the paper is light sensitive, objects placed on top of the paper will leave a magical shadow image on the paper when exposed to sunlight. No photo chemicals are needed to develop sunprints. Simply rinsing them with water completes the process!



Length of… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 24, 2009 at 10:09am — No Comments

Picture This: Visual Literacy Activity #2

WRITING



Secret History

Unearth your own history in a photograph!



Overview



Would how you think about a photograph change if you knew you were related to people in the photograph? Students will explore family photographs that previously may have been unknown to them and learn new stories about their family. By using old family photographs in this activity, students will learn the history of their own families. In addition, they… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 22, 2009 at 10:07am — No Comments

Picture This: Visual Literacy Activities

"All of us are watchers - of television, of time clocks, of traffic on the freeway - but few of us are observers. Everyone is looking, not many are seeing."

- Peter M. Leschak




Why is visual literacy important?



We live in an increasingly visual culture. We are surrounded by images everywhere in our lives. By looking at and studying photographs with your students, you will help them better understand the complexities of their world.



Visual… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 21, 2009 at 10:19am — No Comments

The Essentials of Visual Literacy Learning Practice

Abstract: Research indicates that the use of visuals in teaching leads to a higher level of learning. Understanding the basic concepts of pedagogy in visual literacy is essential in order to effectively and efficiently design curriculum. Instructional designers need awareness of the following points to allow for good practices.



Effects of Instruction



Pedagogy




Thomas, Place, and Hillyard advocate a university curriculum “that facilitates… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 16, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Visual Literacy and 21st Century Skills

What does it mean to be visually literate?



Can students interpret, use, appreciate, and create images and video using both conventional and 21st Century media in ways that advance thinking, decision-making, communication and learning?

enGauge 21st Century Skills for 21st Century Learners



Visual literacy skills are part of a larger skill set known as 21st Century Skills. This skill set is comprised of skills that embody 21st Century Literacies,… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 14, 2009 at 10:25am — No Comments

Painting Poetry: Using Visual Representation as a Response to Literature

Overview



Interpreting a poem using visual representation encourages students to think critically about what a poet is trying to say and the means he or she uses to convey these ideas. It also helps students better understand their own beliefs about a poem. As students create visual art and then write interpretations of the completed pieces, they enter into a relationship with the poem and construct meaningful connections by integrating personal experience, language, writing,… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 11, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

Drop That BlackBerry! Multitasking May Be Harmful

Ever find yourself chatting via instant messaging while checking your e-mail and surfing the Web? Well, don't pat yourself on the back for your super-productive behavior.



Expert: "The findings suggest there may be a cost associated with becoming an expert multitasker."



A new study suggests that people who often do multiple tasks in a variety of media -- texting, instant messaging, online video watching, word processing, Web surfing, and more -- do worse on tests in which… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 10, 2009 at 11:10am — No Comments

A Global View of Strategies for Visual Spatial Learners

I have been following the development of Linda Silverman’s model of the visual spatial learner (as distinct from auditory sequential) since the article “Invisible Gifts, Invisible Handicaps “was published in April 1994. The model proposes that some gifted children show the characteristics of a gifted visual spatial learner but have problems that prevent them from being good auditory-sequential learners. The model has become well accepted because many parents of gifted children who were… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 8, 2009 at 10:35am — No Comments

An Open Letter to JS Bach on Visual-Spatial Music

Dear Mr. Bach:



Thank you for taking time from your day to read my letter. I assume the subject of music continues to be of interest to you. If I am wrong, please feel free to toss this aside.



First, I would like to thank you for all that you have composed. Your music is of great importance to me. To give just one example, in 1991 my wife and I attended the Christmas Eve Concert at Carnegie Hall. A string orchestra played your Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. Throughout the… Continue

Added by Timothy Gangwer on September 2, 2009 at 3:13pm — No Comments

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