Teaching, learning, and visual literacy : the dual role of visual representation

Eilam, Billie 1946- (Author).

Summary: "Visual literacy is an increasingly critical skill in a globalizing, digital world. This book addresses the core issues concerning visual literacy in education, underscoring its importance for the instruction of students and educators. Professor Billie Eilam argues that the incorporation of visual skill development in teacher training programs will help break the cycle of visual illiteracy. Understanding the pedagogical benefits and risks of visual representation can help educators develop effective strategies to produce visually literate students. Eilam presents a broad overview of theoretical knowledge regarding visual representation, as well as a discussion of best practices for the use of visual elements in schools. In addition to theory, Eilam includes practical exercises for introducing visual literacy into teacher education, offering strategies for analyzing visualization in curricula and for increasing awareness of visual culture"--

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ISBN: 1139551485
ISBN: 9781139551489
ISBN: 1139026615
ISBN: 9781139026611
ISBN: 1139548980
ISBN: 1139553941
ISBN: 9781139553940
ISBN: 9781139548984
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 322 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-310) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Dualities of visual literacy : the double-faced Janus image -- A day in teachers' work : qualitative research and case illustrations on teaching and learning with VRs in today's schools -- Students' ideas about VRs over development -- Practicing teachers' ideas about VRs and their uses -- The emergence of visual literacy and the global visual culture -- The rationale for implementing explicit visual education for teachers -- Integration of VRs into teacher education programs : past, present, and future -- Some aspects of human perception teachers should understand -- Symbolic language : signs and sign systems -- Visual representations : types and characteristics -- Learning with representations and multimedia : affordances and constraints -- VRs' influences on curricular concepts and theories -- A comprehensive schema for analyzing MRCMs -- Innovations in teacher education -- Proposed curriculum framework -- Possible exercises and tasks -- An image of the future : the visually literate teacher.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.