Essentials of Teaching and Integrating Visual and Media Literacy - Visualizing Learning

This book focuses on how to effectively integrate the teaching and learning of visual and media literacies in K-12 and higher education. Not only does it address and review the elements and principles of visual design but also identifies, discusses and describes the value of media in learning diverse and challenging content across disciplines. Finally, this book provides a balanced treatment of how visual and media literacies support deep content learning, student engagement, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, and production.

List of contents

Visual and Media Literacy Defined.- Tools for Visual-Based Learning.- Applications of Visual and Media Literacy Teaching.- Teaching Visual and Media Literacy across the K-12 Curriculum.- Teaching Visual and Media Literacy in Higher Education.- Teaching Visual and Media Literacy to Support Diverse Learners.- Rethinking Learning and Teaching in a Visual-Rich World.- Index.

Summary

This book focuses on how to effectively integrate the teaching and learning of visual and media literacies in K-12 and higher education. Not only does it address and review the elements and principles of visual design but also identifies, discusses and describes the value of media in learning diverse and challenging content across disciplines. Finally, this book provides a balanced treatment of how visual and media literacies support deep content learning, student engagement, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, and production.

Product details

• Assisted by: Danilo M. Baylen (Editor), D'Alba (Editor), D'Alba (Editor), Adriana D'Alba (Editor), Danil M Baylen (Editor), Danilo M Baylen (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319359441
• ISBN: 978-3-31-935944-1
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 17 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Illustrations: XXXIII, 292 p. 72 illus., 30 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; B, Education, Learning, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Learning & Instruction, Teaching skills & techniques, Instruction, Educational Technology