Presenting Visual Arguments with Infographics....
"There is no excuse for 'power pointless' presentations, instead students
have endless opportunities to prepare presentation for both real-time and
on-demand delivery" (Hicks, 2013, p. 61). Because of the visual appeal of
presenting complex information quickly and clearly, infographics have become
popular tools added to presentations. The term "infographic" is combined from
the words, "information graphic." According to Hicks & Turner (2017),
infographics provides evidence, as well as visual design.
A focus on the visual design of presentations provides a way to cut through have endless opportunities to prepare presentation for both real-time and
on-demand delivery" (Hicks, 2013, p. 61). Because of the visual appeal of
presenting complex information quickly and clearly, infographics have become
popular tools added to presentations. The term "infographic" is combined from
the words, "information graphic." According to Hicks & Turner (2017),
infographics provides evidence, as well as visual design.
the overload and help people make sense of the data that's available online.
In the average Internet minute:
- hundreds of thousands of tweets
- tens of millions of messages via text
- hundreds of millions of emails
research and analysis!
As shown here in this presentation example of my teacher introduction video,
an infographic series is used to introduce the topics of Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with evidence. The concepts of STEM are
massive, and might be overwhelming to a student. The infographics used in this
presentation, helps to summarize the data.
https://www.edutopia.org/stw-college-career-stem-infographic
A cool teacher web-based tool to create a free infographic maker is Easel.ly. It will spice up the content, is easily shared, and turn wordy content in to engaging visual design.
In conclusion, infographics will force you to extract the most important features of your lesson or course, and similarly, they can encourage students to summarize the information they’ve learned. In addition, infographics are engaging, creative, and are easily shareable. They can be a great tool for students to keep track of your class content or for them to express the knowledge they’ve acquired.
References
Hicks, T. (2013). Crafting digital writing: composing texts across media and genres.
Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Stripling, B. (2003). “Inquiry-based learning.” Curriculum Connections through the
Library, ed. Barbara K. Stripling and Sandra Hughes-Hassell, 3-39.
Turner, K. H., & Hicks, T. (2017). Argument in the real world: teaching adolescents to
read and write digital texts. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Until reading and participating in the module activities, I never realized how popular infographics are in our daily lives. Now, I see infographics everywhere! Additionally, I am immediately drawn to them because of their visually appealing and "down to the point" nature. I love your ideas of how to utilize infographics for your students- especially to emphasize the skill of summarizing information. Thank you for sharing this blogging topic!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mabrey. I didn’t realize just how many infographics are all around us. I have also become more knowledgeable on how to make them myself and incorporate them into my classroom. “A number of social media tools can be used to create materials from a variety of websites into a single, aesthetically pleasing space”(Turner & Hicks, 2017, p. 78). I used Infogram.com this week to make a slide. I had content from YouTube, Google, and Slide Share all on one presentation. I love the possibilities!
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