1. Teaching with Visuals
A workshop presented by
Rondine Carstens
rondine.carstens@uct.ac.za
20 September 2016
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
www.cilt.uct.ac.za

2. Before we get started
Do you know what Copyright is?

4. copyright
● Copyright is automatically assigned
● In SA it persist 50 years
● Copyright owners may transfer their rights
or grant individuals permission to use the
work
● Copyright applies to items, not ideas

5. copyright
Fair Use in education?
➢ Illustrative purposes only
➢ Attribution, BUT YOU CANNOT
SHARE THE WORK ONLINE

6. copyright
➢ Remember: Copyright refers to
items, not ideas or concepts
➢ You can rework a copyrighted
image, graph or visualisation to
fit your context, so long as that
reworking constitutes a
substantial change

7. Original
Art Rogers, Puppies, 1985. Black and White
Photograph used on greeting cards
Jeff Koons, String of Puppies, 1988.
Polychrome on wood
https://cpyrightvisualarts.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/art-rogers-vs-jeff-koons/

8. Closer to home... August 17 2016 at 5:15pm

10. So what is Creative Commons
Creative Commons is an international
non-profit organisation that provides free
licences and tools that copyright owners can
use to allow others to share, reuse and remix
their material, legally. Releasing material under
a CC licence makes it clear to users what they
can or cannot do with the material.

13. Where do you usually
find images for
Presentations?
Are they licensed or FREE?
How do you know?

14. Google? How about Creative Commons Public Domain?
Other places to find images:
➢ CreativeCommons.Photos is a collection of public domain images that are free to use.
No Attribution required. No Membership required. High resolution
➢ Cupcake, http://cupcake.nilssonlee.se . Photographer Jonas Nilsson Lee offers free
images to the public domain. That means no attribution ever unless, of course, you want
to.
➢ Photos found on DesignersPics are given free of copyright by photographer Jeshu John.
Attribution is requested but not required.
➢ Pexels offers hand-picked images from a variety of sources online. You can peruse over
1600 photos for the right one for your project.
Source (and more sites): 73 Best Sites To Find Awesome Free Images
https://designschool.canva.com/blog/free-stock-photos/

15. Why VISUALS
in teaching?
New Generation of students
We process visuals 60 000x faster than
words
Knowledge retention occurs quicker and we
retain more information for longer
Image full Copyright: Rondine Carstens

16. Why?
Why are VISUALS important?
● Mental capacity for dealing
with images
● New Generation
● Student Motivation
● Student Learning
(and retention)

17. So why would you implement visuals?
● to tell a story of a particular person or event
● to spark a conversation
● to stimulate inquiry
● to reach your visual learners
● to reach your struggling readers
● as an assessment tool
● for higher level thinking such as analysis,
synthesis,and evaluation

18. Let’s talk about
IMPACT
Activity:
Group
Do your slides pass
the Glance Test?

20. So why NOT?
Pedagogy?
WHEN to use WHAT?
HOW to create your OWN images?
Discipline specific?

21. A picture is worth a
thousand words
A complex idea can be conveyed
with just a single still image,
namely making it possible to
absorb large amounts of data
quickly.
Let’s get practical!

22. Source: http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2006/11/presentations_a_1.html

23. The average person
Consumes caffeine
2-3 times a day

25. Pair up with the person
next to you...
Activity:
Back-to-back
One should be the designated
“drawer” and the other is the
“instructor”

26. Graphic Facilitation
Sketchnoting
Gamestorming

27. Graphic Facilitation /
Visual recording

28. Sketchnoting

30. Gamestorming

31. What
about
Video?

32. Digital Storytelling Interactive Video?
Examples:
https://h5p.org/interactive-video
http://www.yourtwisp.co.za/
Flipping the
Classroom?

33. Flipping the
Classroom?
1. First exposure prior to class
2. Provide an incentive to come
to class
3. Assess student
understanding with pre-class
assignments?
4. In-class activities

34. How can I create my
OWN?
Free online [video/animation]
software
WeVideo.com
Videoscribe.co
Powtoon.com
Animatron.com
What about Interactive stories
and gamification?
https://scratch.mit.edu

35. What about images as stories?

36. Comics & Memes
"Understanding Comics," Scott McCloud
"Dinosaur Comics," Ryan North

39. Visual Literacy

40. Schematic Diagrams & Concept Maps

41. Timelines and how to make them interesting
Source: http://xkcd.com/657/large/

42. http://www.chartgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/game-of-thrones-timeline1.jpg

43. Concept Maps and how to make them interesting

44. Infographics & Word Clouds

45. Complex/ Interactive
Infographics
Infographics

46. 2015 Social
Infrastructures Course

47. How can I create my
OWN?
Free online [infographic]
software
Easel.ly
Piktochart.com
Powerpoint
What about Animated
Infographics?
www.animaker.com
https://biteable.com

51. How can I create my
OWN?
Free online [word cloud]
software
Wordle.net
Worditout.com
Google Drive Word Cloud app
What about Word Cloud
SHAPES?
https://tagul.com
http://www.wordclouds.com/

52. When to use WHAT type
of Visual?

53. Data Visualisations
When to use what?
http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

54. Bonus!
Free online photo editing:
www.befunky.com

55. Thanks!
You can find me at:
+ @RondineCarstens
+ rondine.carstens@uct.ac.za
THIS presentation is available on Slideshare:
Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT), University of Cape Town
+ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival

56. Videos Infographics Word Clouds
WeVideo.com
Videoscribe.co
Powtoon.com
Animatron.com
Easel.ly
Piktochart.com
Powerpoint
What about Animated
Infographics?
www.animaker.com
https://biteable.com
Wordle.net
Worditout.com
What about Word Cloud
SHAPES?
https://tagul.com
http://www.wordclouds.com/
http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html
What about Interactive
stories and gamification?
https://scratch.mit.edu
Quick summary of the TOOLS!