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Creative Thinking with Visual Organizers for Teleteaching

A ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
 

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Introduction

Visual thinking is the ability to think and express ideas in terms of pictures, graphics, and physical artifacts. It is the ability to "see" beyond words, the most abstract form of communication, and transform the words into higher level symbols, pictures, graphics, and videoclips. Visual thinking is not the ability to draw or the ability to be an artist. It is the ability to see and represent ideas concretely beyond the verbal.

This workshop will show you how to think in terms of word pictures, clip art, various graphics, and pictures; and how to use visual analogy and artifacts to represent ideas. Interactive television and the World Wide Web are visual media, yet are utilized mostly to transmit the spoken or written word. Visual expression in these and other media can enhance and support the learning process.

The skills learned in this workshop apply to interactive television (1- and 2-way video), WWW, traditional teaching, and the design of highly visualized handouts and study guides for any medium. The use of visuals during a distance class will make your teleteaching

  More professional, More interesting, and
  More persuasive, Better prepared.
  More credible,  

Workshop Learning Performance Objectives

Explain the concept of and how to use word pictures, visual analogies, trigger videos, keywords, electronic and paper clip art, animation, visual indicators, graphics, pictures, and visual artifacts.

Given concepts from a variety of disciplines, describe different strategies to visualize them.

Explain the differences between arbitrary, concept, and image graphics, and generate examples of each.

Write a one-paragraph explanation of a concept from your discipline and visualize it in several different ways.

Specific topics

You will learn:

 1. How to identify visual indicators in instructional materials.
 2. How to construct word pictures that visualize the underlying structure of your presentations.
 3. Basic graphic design principles.
 4. How to create visuals for the 3 x 4 aspect ratio of interactive television.
 5. How to construct simple hand drawn graphics to enhance your words.
 6. How to identify, modify, and use copyright-free clip art in hard copy and electronic forms.
 7. How to use color to enhance presentations.
 8. How to design split screens for visual redundancy.
 9. How to construct hang-ups for sayings, word pictures, quotes, and other persistent stimuli.
 10. How to make stick-ups: Colored paper cut into shapes with key words.
 11. How to design build-ups with cardboard or foam board with key words and/or graphics.
 12. How to use theatrics with hats, articles of clothing, full costumes, props, make-up, or other strategies that relate to a key teaching point.
 13. How to use puppets for dramatic effect in a teleclass.
 14. How to use poster clusters with a similar theme to emphasize key teaching points.
 15. How to create crossword puzzles to build a specialized vocabulary.
 16. How to design meaningful games to create a relaxed and fun environment.
17. How to construct a montage to facilitate higher level thinking.

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