Constructing meaning. Refining thinking. Presented at the SLOANC 2012 International Conference of Online Learning, Orlando, FL, USA

1. TEACHING WITH INFOGRAPHICS
CONSTRUCTING MEANING – REFINING THINKING
LISA MARIE JOHNSON, PHD
LISAMARIE.JOHNSON@ASHFORD.EDU
@KURIOUSMIND
18TH ANNUAL SLOAN-C INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE – ORLANDO, FL, USA

2. OUR FLOW...
• Define infographics
• Explore their power in teaching & learning
• Explore effective design
• View a very select few examples
• Explore resources and tools
• Go forth and create your own!

3. WHAT ARE INFOGRAPHICS?

4. INFOGRAPHICS ARE...
Data (& Concept) Visualizations
Graphics showing information
... Information – Graphics ...

5. NOT A NEW (TEACHING) TOOL!
Egyptian Stella
http://www.insightdigital.org

6. WHY SO POWERFUL?
• Stereoscopic binocular color vision … our Visual Reality!
• A picture is worth a thousand words…
• Learner-generated content!
• Constructing meaning
• Refining thinking

7. DAVID
MCCANDLESS
The Beauty of
Data
Visualization
http://www.ted.com/talks/davi
d_mccandless_the_beauty_of_
data_visualization.html
Points of Interest
14:44 – 16:41
Critical Thinking
Concepts
Ideas
Worldviews

8. EFFECTIVE DESIGN
• Have a point... or two!
• Consistent color scheme
• White / blank space / balance
• High-impact visuals
• Data, data, data!
• References...?!
“Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling”
http://www.columnfivemedia.com/book/

9. CONSIDERATION
Be Accessible
… Describe …

10. SELECTED EXAMPLES...
• Good.Is
http://www.good.is/infographics/
• Mashable.Com
http://mashable.com/follow/topics/infographics/
• DavidWarlick.Com
http://davidwarlick.com/graphicaday/?p=1197
• DailyInfographic.Com
http://dailyinfographic.com/

11. RESOURCES & TOOLS
• Word • Easel.ly
(or other document creation tool) http://www.easel.ly/
• PowerPoint • Infogr.am
(or other presentation tool) http://infogr.am/
• Excel • Visual.ly
(or other spreadsheet tool with http://visual.ly/
visualization option)
• And many more….
• Photoshop DavidWarlick.Com
(or other graphic tool) http://davidwarlick.com/colearners/?p=624
Create an Infographic with PowerPoint
AJ George – IconLogic – I Came, I Saw, I Learned
http://goo.gl/aL2u7

12. TEACHING WITH INFOGRAPHICS
CONSTRUCTING MEANING – REFINING THINKING
LISA MARIE JOHNSON, PHD
LISAMARIE.JOHNSON@ASHFORD.EDU
@KURIOUSMIND
18TH ANNUAL SLOAN-C INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE – ORLANDO, FL, USA