Seeing it Their Way: Visual Learners in the Library

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Seeing it Their Way Visual Learners in the
Library
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Who Needs Visual Learning?

• Seventy-five percent of learners
• Millenials
• Students of visual arts and media

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Cognitive Processing of Images
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Basic Principles for Using Images

• Use images with spoken words
• Limit information given to 5-7 chunks
• Introduce ideas in close proximity
• Introduce ideas with a coherent structure

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Graduate Research and Writing Series

• Conceptualize graduate-level research and writing
• Integrate research, writing, and creative
  projects
• Learn research and writing strategies to improve
  productivity and final product

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Images Introduce the Research Process
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Images Introduce Brainstorming
http//www.bubbl.us
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Images Advance the Research Process
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Images Aid Database Searching
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Images Aid Internet Searchinghttp//www.viewzi.co
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Images Organize Research
Research Essay Some assembly required
Fig. 1. R. Buckminster Fuller, A Minimum Dymaxion
Home, project Elevation, axonometric, and plan,
1927, The Museum of Modern Art, Architecture and
Design Collection (ArtSTOR, www.artstor.org).
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Images Organize Research
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Images Document Research
Fig. 2. Andy Sunley, A random signpost. Port
Sunlight, Wirral, 2009. (Flickr,
http//www.flickr.com/photos/7961685_at_N08/247202287
8/).
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Selected Works Cited

• Bubbl.us. http//www.bubbl.us
• Clark, R.E. Feldon, D.F. (2005). Five common
  but questionable principles of multimedia. In
  R.E. Mayers The Cambridge Handbook of
  Multimedia Learning. (pp. 97-115). New York
  Cambridge University Press.
• Gardner, J.N. A.J. (2005). Your college
  experience strategies for success. Belmont,
  California Thomson Learning.
• Holliday, W. Li, Q. (2004). Understanding the
  millennials updating our knowledge about
  students. Reference Services Review, 32(4),
  356-66.
• Mayer, R.E. (2005). Cognitive theory of
  multimedia learning. In R.E. Mayers The
  Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning. (pp.
  31-48). New York Cambridge University Press.
• Tidy Favorites. http//tidyfavorites.com
• Viewzi. http//viewzi.com
• Vi.sualize.us. http//vi.sualize.us/

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