Learning Exercise
Using WAKELET for Visual Literacy Investigations
Students will investigate and curate 5 different resources that demonstrate or model the power of visual literacy in learning.
Once the resources are collected, students will investigate each and select one on which to write a reflective summary of its application for visual literacy.
- Material:
- Wakelet - The best way to share and collect content
- Date last modified:
- February 24, 2020
- Created by:
- Jane Moore
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Exercise
- Find 5 resources in MERLOT that feature visual literacy materials/content.
- Add those resources to Wakelet
- Add a annotation of two or three sentences for each
- After viewing all 5, select one material.
- Indicate how that material can be used in the discipline of your choice to enhance learning.
Requirements
Account at Wakelet
Access to MERLOT
Understanding of the definition of visual literacy (see above)
Topics
Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image, extending the meaning of literacy, which commonly signifies interpretation of a written or printed text.
Type of Task
Learning Objectives
1. Students will be able to investigate and curate materials that demonstrate or model the power of visual literacy in learning.
2. Once the resources are collected, students will investigate each and select one on which to write a reflective summary of its application for visual literacy.
Assessment
Check for minimum of 5 materials with annotation.
Reflective summary for one of the materials relating the material to visual literacy.