visual thinking: start inspiring your students by using visuals

Lynn StrandMarch 30, 2011

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Visual Thinking: Start Inspiring your Students by Using Visuals

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Visual Thinking: Start Inspiring your Students by Using Visuals

Lynn StrandBehavioral Marketing Specialist &President, Positive Impact PartnerLynn@PositiveImpactPartner.com

A little fun, instead of bullets

what visual thinking is show examples from multiple disciplines share ideas as to how you can put it to

work in your courses resources to help get you started on the

visual thinking highway

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Words

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Definitions

Visual thinking and learning utilize graphical ways of working with ideas and presenting information.

Research in both educational theory and cognitive psychology tells us that visual learning is among the very best methods for teaching students of all ages how to think and how to learn. 

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Make abstract ideas visible and concrete Connect prior knowledge and new

concepts Provide structure for thinking, writing,

discussing, analyzing, planning and reporting

Focus thoughts and ideas, leading to understanding and interpretation

Visual learning helps students

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Mind Map

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http://youtu.be/wMkRH94KrfA

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http://www.mindmapart.com/visual-thinking-mind-map-paul-foreman/

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Images

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Visual impression?What’s your impression?

Visual impression?What teases you?

Bad

Better

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Integration

Example: Elements of a good marketing piece

Clear offer

Generate a laugh/interest

Primary benefit is headline; Proof points are subheads

Clear call to action and offer

Example: Elements of a good marketing campaign

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Simple tricks…in review

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Great resources

Infographics http://www.good.is/infographics

Mind Map Inspiration http://www.mindmapinspiration.com/

Back of the Napkin video overview http://youtu.be/ri8E8cNf2Bw

Jing tool http://www.techsmith.com/jing/ And my fav. Pat’s tools at

http://my.msjc.edu/web/ol/ol/tools.html

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Lynn StrandBehavioral Marketing Specialist &President, Positive Impact PartnerLynn@PositiveImpactPartner.com

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