The document discusses visual literacy and its importance in learning. It notes that visual literacy is the ability to interpret, use, and create visual representations to advance thinking, communication, and learning. Research shows that people process visual information 60,000 times faster than text, and retention is 50-70% for visual and auditory information compared to 20% for only auditory. Visual literacy involves having knowledge of visual conventions like signs, symbols, and their culturally agreed upon meanings.

1. Addressing Visual Learners

2. What is a visual ? any graphic representation of an idea, concept, or individual

3. What is literacy ? the ability to read or make sense of something (to understand)

4. What is Visual Literacy ? [ability to] interpret, use, and create images…in ways that advance thinking, decision making, communication, and learning. (EnGauge, 2004)

5. Why Visual Literacy?

6. 60,000 3M Corporation found that people process visuals 60,000 times faster than text

7. 1% - taste 3% - smell 2% - touch 83% - sight 11% - hearing How We Learn

8. Learning 83% visual 11% auditory

9. Retention 50%-70% visual & auditory 20% auditory

10. Visual Literacy - Skills Knowledge of Visual Conventions Knowledge of signs & symbols & their socially agreed meaning (we have an expectation based on our culture)

11. Think of a rose (take a moment before clicking to the next slide)

13. Think of a hot dog (take a moment before clicking to the next slide)