Welcome to the
International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) web site. IVLA is a
not-for-profit association of researchers, educators, designers, media specialists,
and artists dedicated to the principles of visual
literacy.
exchange of information
related to visual literacy
oncerned with issues dealing
with education, instruction and training in modes of visual communication
and their application through the concept of visual literacy to individuals,
groups, organizations, and to the public in general.
reading and writing will most likely remain at the heart of standard literacy education, educators should reconsider what it means to be literate in the technological age
students benefit from learning in ways that allow them to participate fully in public, community, and economic life.
Anyone who has suffered through an 8pt text-jammed PowerPoint presentation can recognize the delicate balance between verbal and visual
implementing visual and sound elements into texts.
Some students displayed high level graphics manipulation using skills they taught themselves, an indicator of high motivation.
teachers empower their students with the necessary tools to thrive in increasingly media-varied environments.
Advertisers understand how to reach youngsters (and really, just about anyone) far better than educators.
Just as the visual language of point and click and scroll has become transparent and embedded into modern culture, so have the messages to buy Coke and shop at the Gap.
What am I looking at? What does this image mean to me? What is the relationship between the image and the displayed text message? How is this message effective?
Moreover, visual literacy instruction will better prepare students for the dynamic and constantly changing online world they will inevitably be communicating through.
Millions of apps vie for educators' attention. And with limited time and budgets, it's not always easy to find the ones that will keep students' attention and teach them at the same time. As school districts search for the few quality apps that will fit into their curriculum, instructional technology staff at three elementary school districts shared how they measure and find quality apps.