Visual Literacy
Information and Visual Literacy
All key Learning Areas use visual images such as pictures, charts, diagrams, maps, graphs and web pages to provide information and support students' understanding. 'Reading' these types of visuals requires students to move beyond simple descriptions of images to being more critical of the ways in which the image is constructed and its intended purpose (The AIS Literacy Website, n.d.,para. 2-3)
The Periodic Table of Visualization Methods is a brilliant collection of visualization methods for displaying, understanding and using information. Each “element” of the table includes information about the element such as if it is a process visualization or a structure visualization. Each “element” also includes cues about what kind of thinking the visualization requires (divergent or convergent) ("A Periodic table of visualization methods. (Math arcade)" n.d.)
Reference Sources, Books & Websites
- Grove Art Online This link opens in a new windowIncludes over 200,000 articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 19,000 images
of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures
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Primal Pictures Anatomy & Physiology tutorial videoA short video on how to make best use of this Database
Exploring Visual Literacy Inside, Outside and Through the Frame by ISBN: 9781848881129Publication Date: 2020
Images in Use [e-version] by ISBN: 9789027284167Publication Date: 2011News coverage of EU negotiations, children's war memories or TV series glamourising political processes - images pervade both private and public discourse, and visual communication plays a key role in our social negotiation of values. Conceptualising images as "images in use", this volume considers the agencies behind visual communication and its impact on society.
Signs and Symbols by Call Number: JOO Main 302.2223 DEN / MTL Main 302.2223 DENISBN: 9780756633936Publication Date: 2008Why is a flag at half-mast a symbol of mourning? Why do brides in the West traditionally wear white, while Asian cultures associate this color with death? Discover answers to these and other mystifying questions in Signs & Symbols, a fully-illustrated guide that helps unlock the secret language of the signs, symbols, and traditions around us.
The Symbol Theory by Call Number: MTL Main 302.222 ELIISBN: 0803984197Publication Date: 1991Norbert Elias, one of the prominent figures in international sociology and social science, draws together three central themes in relation to symbols.
Visual Literacy [e-version] by Call Number: MTL Main 370.155 VISISBN: 9780415958110Publication Date: 2007What does it mean to be visually literate? This collection brings together the work of major art and visual studies scholars and critics to explore what impact the new concept of "visual literacy" will have on the traditional field of art history.
Visual Methodologies by Call Number: MTL Main 302.2 ROSISBN: 9781473948891Publication Date: 2016A guide to the study and analysis of visual culture.
The Hidden Language of Graphic Signs by ISBN: 9781108886505Publication Date: 2021A compilation of essays by global authorities zeroes in on hidden writing and alternative systems of graphic notation.
The Representation of Japanese Politics in Manga by ISBN: 9781003007180Publication Date: 2020This edited volume explores political motives, discourses and agendas in Japanese manga and graphic art with the objective of highlighting the agency of Japanese and wider Asian story-telling traditions within the context of global political traditions
- Journal of Visual LiteracyVisual literacy is continually changing as new forms of multimedia and interactive technologies add new dimensions to visual communication. JVL is dedicated to publishing papers by international scholars, educators, artists, and practitioners that showcase the eclectic nature, range and diversity of visual literacy research and applications.
Visual Literacy: Why we need it
Brian Kennedy Director of the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College speaks about the importance of Visual Literacy. 16.04 min
ACRL Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
The AIS Literacy Website: The Online Learning Community [n.d.] Information and visual literacy: visual literacy. Retrieved from http://203.14.38.168/literacy/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=381
A periodic table of visualization methods. (Math arcade) [n.d.] Retrieved from the iLearn Technology: An EDUBLOG About Integrating Technology Into The Classroom website http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=4053