Using Visual Materials to Teach Information Literacy Outside the Arts Curriculum

Keeran, Peggy; Bowers, Jennifer; Crowe, Katherine; Korfitzen, Kristen

doi:10.1086/702894

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“…We assessed the questions raised by the students in those first worksheets, and we found that the questions the students asked about the objects fell largely within four categories: effectiveness, purpose, iconography/representation/stereotype, and misunderstanding/mislabeling (Keeran et al, 2019). Because a great deal of information was disseminated to the public via images during World War I, we brainstormed how to have students analyze and contextualize this vital part of visual culture, and we began with propaganda posters, which combined text and images.…”

Section: World War Imentioning

confidence: 99%

Visual Encounters with the Past: Teaching Visual Literacy to Enhance Historical and Cultural Understanding

Keeran¹,

Crowe²,

Bowers³

2021

Visual Literacy in the Virtual Realm: The Book of Selected Readings 2021

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At the University of Denver, the reference librarians and special collections curator have developed strategies to incorporate visual literacy into instructional sessions across multiple disciplines. In this chapter, we will discuss our collaborations with faculty in anthropology and in history to help students interpret tangible and digital archival visual information that will inform their understanding of historical contexts and meet learning outcomes in two classes: “Native American Resistance in the Digital Age” and “World War I.” Whenever we partner with faculty to include visual literacy in non-arts courses, we start with course outcomes and work with the faculty to determine how the incorporation of visual literacy can help reach those goals. Our process is iterative, practice based, flexible, and ever evolving. This chapter will provide practical strategies that educators can use to implement this type of collaboration at their own institutions.

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Section: World War Imentioning

confidence: 99%