2. Developments in Visual learning in Distance
Education
John Trasler EADL
http://www.eadl.org

3. What we will cover
• What we know in terms of trends
• What is driving this?
• Where might we be going next?

4. What do we know?
• Some learning theory supports the use of visualisation
• Market research suggests visual learning is increasing
• Technology changes make it easier

5. Does Learning theory support the use of
visualisation?
• Growing body of evidence mental imagery can
accelerate learning
• Learning styles require a multiple choice of approaches
• 65% of the population are visual learners

7. Some market research
• 99% of US institutions report teachers include video
• 50% are using video for assessment
• 21% reporting more than half their students actively
create video (up 10% in a year)
• 73% of higher education institutions use it for remote
teaching and learning

9. NMC Horizon Report 2017
• Despite proliferation of technology and online material
access is unequal
• Fluency in the digital realm is more than just
understanding how to use technology
• Online, mobile and blended learning are foregone
conclusions

11. Technology is making it easier
• Use other peoples content
• Design and make your own
• Get students to design and collaborate

12. Use other peoples content?

13. Use other peoples content?

14. Use other peoples content?

15. Technology is making it easier
• Use other peoples content
• Design and make your own
• Get students to design and collaborate

16. Make your own?
https://www.teachthought.com/technology/22-newest-best-apps-make-videos-classroo

21. Where are we going next?
• "Video will become more pervasive and ubiquitous. Students will create more video
for projects and faculty for instruction. The DIY world is our challenge." (Media/IT
administrator at a large North American higher education institution)"
• "Video will become more important year on year due to students requesting this.
Also due to recruitment requirements." (Management, large European higher
education institution)
• "Video will play important roles to improve learning effect and to give [a] good
impression to students. In our city, video sharing between schools will be achieved."
(Educator, medium East Asian higher education institution)

22. Where are we going next?
Education apps are
growing around 30% per year

23. What about Apps?
Education apps are
growing around 30% per year

24. Learn and explore management concepts - BWL Institut CH http://www.business-education.ch
Apps in use in mobile learning

25. Koole - A Model for Framing Mobile
Learning (2009), FRAME

26. In summary
• Visual learning is growing
• Technology can support this development
• Use of apps and mobile learning is also growing
• Digital citizens will expect it
• Our understanding of its impact on pedagogy and how
we can use and integrate it is likely to grow

27. References
• Thomas, Nigel J.T., "Mental Imagery", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2017 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.),
forthcoming URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2017/entries/mental-imagery/>.
• Best practice for motor imagery: a systematic literature review on motor imagery training elements in five different disciplines: Corina
Schuster1,2, Roger Hilfiker3, Oliver Amft4,5*, Anne Scheidhauer1, Brian Andrews6,7, Jenny Butler2, Udo Kischka1,8 and Thierry
Ettlin1,9
• Pearson Prentice Hall eteach http://www.phschool.com/eteach/social_studies/2003_05/essay.html
• State of Video in Education 2017 Kaltura Report http://corp.kaltura.com/company/contact-us
• NMC Horizon Report 2017 https://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2017-higher-education-edition/
• Youtube https://www.youtube.com/
• Teacher Tube https://www.teachertube.com/
• Ted Talks https://www.ted.com/talks
• powtoon.com https://www.powtoon.com/my-powtoons/#/
• Apple apps for Education https://www.apple.com/uk/education/apps-books-and-more/
• Google Apps for Education G Suite https://edu.google.com/k-12-solutions/g-suite/?modal_active=none
• The Journal January 2017 https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/01/26/u.s.-education-apps-market-to-grow-28.15-percent-in-2016-to-
2020.aspx