Teaching, Learning, and Visual Literacy: The

Visual literacy is an increasingly critical skill in a globalizing, digital world. This book addresses the core issues concerning visual literacy in education, underscoring its importance for the instruction of students and educators. Professor Billie Eilam argues that the incorporation of visual skill development in teacher training programs will help break the cycle of visual illiteracy. Understanding the pedagogical benefits and risks of visual representation can help educators develop effective strategies to produce visually literate students. Eilam presents a broad overview of theoretical knowledge regarding visual representation, as well as a discussion of best practices for the use of visual elements in schools. In addition to theory, Eilam includes practical exercises for introducing visual literacy into teacher education, offering strategies for analyzing visualization in curricula and for increasing awareness of visual culture.

Preface.
Introduction:
Dualities of visual literacy: the double-faced
The State of the Art in Visual Literacy among Teachers and Students in Schools and within Today's Visual Culture:
A day in teachers' work: qualitative research and case illustrations on teaching and learning with VRs in today's schools
Students' ideas about VRs over development
Practising students' ideas about VRs and their uses
The emergence of visual literacy and the global visual culture
Teachers' Visual Literacy Programs: Rationales, Lacunae, and Planning:
The rationale for implementing explicit visual education for teachers
Integration of VRs into teacher education programs: past, present, and future
The Nature of VRs and Their Impact on Learning:
Some aspects of human perception that teachers should understand
Symbolic language: signs and sign types
Visual representations: types and characteristics
Learning with representations and multimedia: affordances and constraints
The Invisibility of VRs in Curriculum Materials:
VRs' influences on curricular concepts and theories
A comprehensive schema for analyzing MRCMs
A VR Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education:
Innovations in teacher education
Proposed curriculum framework
Possible exercises and tasks
Epilogue:
An image of the future: the visually literate teacher
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Teaching, Learning, and Visual Literacy: The Dual Role of Visual Representation

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