Literacy is something that can be taught in an abundance of different ways. Learning can be taught by having the students listen (auditory learning), having students do hands-on activities (hands-on learning), and having the students look at what they are learning (visual learning). Before researching further into visual literacy, I was looking forward to learning more about it because I learn best when being able to see what I am working on. In my past visual literacy has been my strength when learning something new, reading something in front of me is easier for me to comprehend than having something read to me. I believe that visual literacy is something that is flourishing and it is a great way to teach young children how to use their eyes to help them think critically. I believe that the combination of visual, auditory, and hands-on literacy is the best way to teach students. The combination ensures that the student will benefit from all ways and the way that they learn the best will benefit them the most! I believe in visual literacy, and think it makes learners more unique when critically thinking. In today’s age, technology is blooming as we speak. What better way to integrate technology into visual literacy and learning? Impact of Visual Literacy Education on Learners stated, “ visual literacy is an important component of literacy learning in the 21st century because our students are growing up in a connected and technological world in which visual content has become increasingly prevalent…teaching students to engage critically with the information they see will prepare them to ask questions that will enable them to determine the creditability, context, message, and purpose of visual media they encounter” and I could not agree more. Technology is becoming one of the most important subjects in education and implementing technology into visual learning make the possibilities endless. Another article, Visual Language and Covering Technologies mentioned that “improvements in human performance from 23 to 89% have been obtained by using integrated visual-verbal diagrams” supports my theory of visually literacy is thriving as we speak. Visual literacy is improving human performance. Another positive to visual literacy includes helping create uniqueness in visual literacy responses. A real life example I have includes a piece of artwork with no text and each student was instructed to write down what they see or feel from the image. The students then shared their thoughts and ideas; some of the ideas were similar. But, some of the ideas were so unique and opened the eyes of other students and made them think in different ways. To me, the most interesting part of visual learning proves how each learner is unique. Visual learning and literacy can be beneficial in so many ways, and even better when integrating technology into the classroom. These articles have confirmed my belief that visual learning is growing and improving education as a whole. Analyzing this brain: I see a brain that is making connections of all kinds. The bright white lines are electrons crossing in order for the brain to relay a message to the human. The brain is hard at work, hence all of the white line connections. At rest the brain would not have as many lines, or none at all. This brain makes me feel sad because of the colors, they are bland and on the sad side (blue). Because of this visual picture, I interpret this brain in a different way then my friend, mom, teacher, and professor would. Works Cited Ashley, M., Gukeisen, K., & Hemmigs-Jones, J. (2013, December). Impact of Visual Literacy Education on Learners. Retrieved October 04, 2016, from http://literacyandschoollibraries.wikispaces.com/Impact of Visual Literacy Education on Learners Horn, R. E. (2001, December 3). Visual Language and Converging Technologies in the Next 10-15 Years (and Beyond). Retrieved October 4, 2016, from http://web.stanford.edu/~rhorn/a/recent/artclNSFVisualLangv.pdf
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