{"id":3447,"date":"2020-06-24T12:11:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2020-06-24T12:11:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:11:19","slug":"cool-picture-or-infographics-and-language-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2020\/06\/24\/cool-picture-or-infographics-and-language-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Picture . . . or Infographics and Language Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cool Picture<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>or<\/span>
\nInfographics and Language Learning<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

A picture is worth 1000 words. Never more accurate with Infographics! And<\/span><\/b> INFOGRAPHICS<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>ARE about words AND languages.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

FULL Disclosure: <\/span>I have zero artistic talent!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

DOUBLE Full Disclosure<\/span><\/b>: I once took an art class and … could barely sharpen my sketching charcoal!<\/p>\n

I just missed out on a course about Infographics at the library yesterday. I am hoping they offer it again! And just what ARE Infographics? Well, according to Wikipedia:<\/p>\n

Infographics <\/a><\/strong><\/span>(a clipped compound of “information” and “graphics”) are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly.[1]<\/sup>[2]<\/sup> They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system’s ability to see patterns and trends.[3]<\/sup>[4]<\/sup> Similar pursuits are information visualization, data visualization, statistical graphics, information design, or information architecture.[2]<\/sup> Infographics have evolved in recent years to be for mass communication, and thus are designed with fewer assumptions about the readers’ knowledge base than other types of visualizations.[5]<\/sup> Isotypes are an early example of infographics conveying information quickly and easily to the masses.[6]<\/sup><\/p>\n

All those cool combinations of statistics, images, ideas, trends and INFORMATION in one, easily understood picture! Literally, a picture is worth 1000 words<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n

I have liberally saturated some posts with Simpsons gifs and memes, and I probably shouldn’t have been surprised to find some Simpson infographics! LOL!<\/p>\n

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But why use Infographics? Basically, and I am truly over-simplifying, but … we areALL  students of VISUAL learning! Visuals can improve learning by over 400%<\/a><\/strong><\/span>! AND ‘The average person can recall 65 percent of visual information ten days later (only 10% of what they heard)<\/a><\/strong><\/span>‘. Those are astonishing numbers for success in learning … ANYTHING and EVERYTHING!<\/p>\n

Confucious<\/a><\/strong><\/span> was right ….”I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”\"\"<\/p>\n

The topic of student teaching (practicums) came up at Digital Coffee today and the best and most powerful teaching lessons I remember, not only when I was a student teacher, but also AS A STUDENT, were always the most visually stimulating, interesting and sometimes, confusing lessons! But their impact is long-term, at least on me!<\/p>\n

Oh, the stories that … could be a future OAC post about teaching ‘BG’ …. that is short for … BEFORE GOOGLE<\/a><\/strong><\/span>! LOL! Or even ‘BtI’ – Before the Internet<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n

Yup, I grew up when Amazon was ….. a river! And Social Media required … leaving the house!<\/p>\n

And one of the most famous of ALL Infographics is something ALL of you have studied in school, potentially from about Grade 6 on … maybe even earlier – Mendeleev’s Periodic Table, 1869<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/p>\n

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And I also discovered some ANIMATED Infographics, which takes visual learning to a whole new level! Okay, so the last one is a .. penguin! LOL! I bet you will remember THAT one, if only because it is such a black and white issue! <\/p>\n

Click on each one to open in a new tab.<\/p>\n

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Visual Learners<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Muscles<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguin<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the usual assortment of recently searched interesting links, videos and other cool stuff – but beware, you may now have an overwhelming urge to discover a new element and add it to the Periodic Table!<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Infographic – Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. 5 Language Infographics<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. All the World Languages in One Visualization<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Infographics on Canada\u2019s official languages<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Infographic: Benefits of Language Learning<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. The Best Language Infographics & Interactive Tools on the Web<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. 6 Language Infographics for National Foreign Language Week<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. National Foreign Language Week<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  9. 50+ Fascinating Language Facts You Didn\u2019t Know<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  10. INFOGRAPHIC: The world’s most spoken languages and where they’re spoken<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Infographic: A World Full of Languages<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  12. The World’s Most Spoken Languages<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Language infographics – Pinterest<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  14. The Simpsons: 30 Years Young \u2013 Infographic<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  15. 6 Reasons Why I Won\u2019t Look at Your Infographic<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Why infographics matter in the classroom<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  17. 12 Groundbreaking Infographics That Changed the World<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  18. A Collection Of The Best Infographics<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Life before Google: What was it like?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  20. 15 Examples of How Different Life Was Before The Internet<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As long as there are words out there<\/span>, there will be interesting topics! <\/p>\n

        E<\/span>N<\/span>J<\/span>O<\/span>Y!
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    \n<\/span><\/strong>       T<\/span>T<\/span>F<\/span>N<\/span>!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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    Using Visual Language
    \nin Infographics<\/span><\/h2>\n