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May 29, 2008 ,
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
For faculty, technologists, and librarians from Macalester College and other participating colleges who are interested in learning how to find digital images in Flickr and other collections and considering copyright issues associated with reusing such images. (5 program units. Liaisons' deadline: Friday, April 18, 2008)
Participants should come prepared to share and discuss their ideas about using images in teaching.
In our media-saturated culture, communication occurs just as much through images as through text. Data visualizations and graphics enhance our understanding of complex information as they draw upon our native ability to translate visual patterns and cues. A vast array of digital images, maps, and graphing options are available on the World Wide Web today, but arbitrary instructional use of images can confuse learners and reduce their understanding of subject content. This workshop provides an interdisciplinary survey of visual resources for education with a focus on open-access solutions for teaching. Participants will learn how to acquire and manage digital images and graphics with tools such as Flickr and ARTstor, and will consider related issues such as the visual learning style and copyright. Each participant will leave with a rich set of visual resources, new technology skills, and peer support within the NITLE Network.
This workshop is available through NITLE's Workshops-to-Go program, which delivers professional development opportunities for faculty and academic support staff directly to participating campuses. Contact your campus liaison to explore options for bringing a Workshop-to-Go to your campus. Liaisons may order Workshops-to-Go by contacting Rebecca Davis.
Interested faculty and staff from participating colleges: To participate in this workshop, please contact your campus liaison. Your campus liaison will select your campus's nominees and send their names to NITLE. Nominees will receive further information from NITLE about the registration process.
For more information about specific program content for this Visual Literacy workshop, please contact Sean Connin.
For logistical questions, please contact Terri Coahran.
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