Visual Literacy: Fostering Creativity through Digital Photography and Creative Writing
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Visual literacy is defined as making meaning from images which fuels creativity, critical thinking, and intrinsic writing. The presenter uses photographs taken by students to inspire creative writing without prompts. This creates authentic motivation. Creativity is a messy process that requires patience and sitting with ideas to find connections and "aha" moments. Imagination and risk-taking are encouraged with the idea that there are no wrong answers in a creative task. Students are instructed to take photos, choose one that speaks to them, and create their own writing prompt from the image.
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Visual Literacy: Fostering Creativity through Digital Photography and Creative Writing
- 1. Megan Oteri Teaching Artist and LEGO Education Academy Trainer
- 2. • What is visual literacy? How do you define it?
- 4. Infographics • Do you use infographics in the classroom?
- 5. Infographics
- 6. Visuals
- 9. Muse = Intrinsic Motivation and Meaning Photograph Brainstorm Creative Writing Process Open Mic/Gallery Walk)
- 10. Taking photos
- 11. Taking photos
- 12. Finding the Connection – Listen to the Muse
- 13. Critical Thinking What is the relationship between visual literacy and creativity?
- 14. Start with the Image • Making meaning of an image fuels creativity, critical thinking and the intrinsic writing process (intrinsic motivation) • We take photos on school grounds and select one photograph to write about • I don’t give the students a prompt or tell them what genre to write in. They listen to their muse. • This creates authentic and intrinsic motivation to write their story, how they want to tell it
- 15. Writing Process
- 16. Writing Process
- 17. Highlights
- 18. Creativity Is Messy! Very Messy. • Creativity can be chaotic. • Sit with it. • Let the muse speak. • The result is magic. The “aha” moment. • It takes patience and practice.
- 19. Imagination & Risk • “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you won’t come up with anything original.” -- Sir Ken Robinson
- 20. What if… • I told you you can’t be wrong. • There is no right or wrong answer. • In completing the task, by creating – you are right. • Creativity stems from create. So… • Let’s create! Be creative.
- 21. You Can’t Make a Mistake
- 22. Your Assignment • Take five photos (or as many as you can in 7-10 minutes). • When you have a photo that speaks to you and you love • Come back to the room, and create your own writing prompt from the photo. • We will write for ten minutes (depending on time). • Open mic to end session
- 24. Contact Information • Email: meganoteri@gmail.com • Twitter: @memomuse1 • Instagram: @memomuse • www.meganoterieducator.weebly.com • Write your name on email list if you want an electronic copy of hand-out send to you. It will also be available on my website at meganoterieducator.weebly.com
Editor's Notes
- I am excited to be here with Wilda and you all. Thank you for coming to our session. Wilda is a tough act to follow but I’ll do my best. My name is Megan Oteri. I am a passionate arts integration educator. I’ve taught in a variety of classroom settings and the arts are what always got me through and kept me motivated to teach. So I am excited to talk to you today about my passion for photography and creative writing. I have a BA in elementary and special education and a MA in Creative Writing. I currently work as a teaching artist in Triangle area, going into schools as a teaching artist and writer-in-residence. I also work as a LEGO Education Academy trainer providing professional development for educators throughout the US.
- So we are going to talk a little bit about visual literacy today but the bulk of this session, as promised in the abstract, is hands-on. Ask the crowd outloud. See if anyone wants to share. Tell them I wanted this film strip to move like a gif.
- This is an inforgraphic. It could be on any subject, but condenses information in a visually appealing way.
- This is an infographic from a study done by Adobe in US, UK, Germany, France, and Japan on creativity. {Circle it} I’m going to share one statistic – more than half of those surveyed feel that creativity is being stifled by their education systems. 59% globally and 62% US. That being said, let’s get creative. That’s why you came to this session.
- On the right brain, this bit about moving randomly from task to task. So would all teachers be right brained because you are asked to so many tasks. I thought I did it because I was ADHD, but I’m just right brained! I have also put this on my website for you to view in depth later.
- This is a 1 to 1 science and arts magnet school
- This is a Montessori school
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