2.2.3 Using Infographics to Develop Visual Literacy

It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but infographics are worth a million. These visual representations of text, numbers, and graphic data communicate complex information quickly and concisely on one page that goes beyond just the facts. Students use both linguistic and nonlinguistic systems to read and interpret infographics and to develop their own multi-layered data graphics that demonstrate analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of content and skills. You will enjoy “reading” their projects, and they will enjoy creating them. Leave this session with multiple resources to use or create infographics for visual literacy.

Author(s):

Shirley Farrell
sfarrell@troy.edu
Troy University
United States

Shirley Farrell describes herself as a geeky nerd or a nerdy geek when it comes to technology. She earned her BS in Horticulture, MS in Elementary Education with Gifted Certification at the master’s level and her PhD is in Instructional Technology/Instructional Leadership. She has been in gifted education for over 25 years as a gifted specialist, coordinator, state department specialist, and now a university professor. She is the program coordinator for gifted education at Troy University and offers the Gifted Master’s degree and certification pathway programs online.