Teaching and Learning with Infographics
Intro
infographics self enrollment
Announcements
Overview & Application Links
What is an Infographic? Piktochart Top 5 Hacks for Piktochart Thinglink Lots of Other Tools What do educators need to know? Easel.ly Infogram Venngage Smore Tips and Tricks for Using AppsWhat have you discovered about these tools? What would you want to share with your students to help them use these apps successfully? Add your thoughts to this Google doc. Your suggestions will be saved automatically.
Examples from SOU
CIS Mission SOU Online Online Learning (2014 National Report) Online Learning (2015 National Report) CIS Outcomes Initial Considerations: Growing Online Enrollment
Design Tips
All About Layout Design Like a Pro Understanding Color Color Schemes for Infographics Colour Lovers: Most Loved Palettes Color Schemer Adobe Color Wheel
Project Ideas
Turn Your Syllabus into an InfographicPossible Project Ideas
- Illustrate course path (major topics, activities, skill development, etc.)
- Highlight your course's "big ideas" or enduring understandings
- Promote a concentration or certificate program
- Lay out a curriculum
- Describe a typical student in your program or reveal demographics of all your students
- Compare and contrast two sides of a debate or dilemma
- Frame potential careers for graduates in your discipline
- Craft a visual CV or illustrate your research interest
Student Project IdeasHow might you have students incorporate infographics in their work for your course? Share your ideas in this Google doc.
Create a Time Line with Venngage
Sample Infographics
Easel.ly - Course Redesign (Hart) Piktochart Example - Sentinel
Piktochart Course Overview Piktochart - unemployment levels Smore - Sentinel Smore - Bee poster Thinglink - Hives Thinglink - interactive infographic w/commentaryUsed by the instructor to encourage critical thinking
More Examples
An Ethical Island Cool Infographics Top 10 Learning Techniques Top 10 Piktocharts from 2013 Daily Infographic Mashable Amazing Food Infographics Funny Infographics 83 Best Infographics
Commentary
Ending the Infographic Plague How a Civil War Vet Invented the American Infographic Why Lincoln Loved Infographics Infographics According to Wikipedia Entertaining View of Pie Chart Data 5 Ways to Leverage Visual Design for Better eLearning
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