1. PictureThis…
Visual Literacy in the 21st Century
“Eye See.” Lom-Cam. 2010. CC License.

2. This photo was taken on June 28, 2007 in Northern Territory, AU. CC license. Flutterby1972.

3. WhyVL Standards Now?
Question Mark. Marco Belluci. 2010. CC License.

4. Everyone seems to be
an image creator…
“Peter Pan.” Design for a CD cover. CC license.

5. From CNET: Pictures that Lie
The Photoshop Effect

7. Parallels IL Practices: Critical Thinking, Evaluation
H. Manon. CC License. 2010

8. Visual Literacy
Define the Need
Evaluate
Find/Access Create
Understand Ethical Use
Interpret
Use

9. What is different from ACRL
Information Literacy Standards?
VL Standard 3: The visually literate student interprets and
analyzes the meaning of images and visual media.
VL Standard 6: The visually literate student designs and creates
meaningful images and visual media.
From ACRL 2011 Panel on Visual Literacy, Philadelphia

10. Think about our students…

11.  HighlyVisual
 Comfortable with Collaboration
 Accustomed to Learner-Centric Instruction
 Tech-Savvy
o Not Always Information-Savvy

12. How Do we Teach VL?

13. AVisual Literacy Exercise
Karthik Sudhir. 2010. CC License.

14. Create a
Conversation….

15. VTS Questions:
What is happening in this picture?
What makes you say that?
What else do you see?
VTS:VisualThinking Strategies:

16. West Virginia
Glass Factories
Lewis Hine. Joe Beafore. Fairmont, W.
Virginia. 1908. (l)
Lewis Hine. Boys at the Lehr. W. Virginia.
1908 (r)

17. Young night worker in glass factory
West Virginia
1908
Lewis Hine

18. The Factory: 9 p.m. in an Indiana Glass Works. Copyright History Place.