Information Visualization

Infographics as a teaching and learning tool

Objectives
1. To gain an understanding of the
physiological human tendency to rely on
imagery for transferring knowledge.

2. Teachers will have an understanding of

how to use visuals to create more
attractive, engaging and successful
classroom materials.

CSTP Standards
-1.3 Connect subject matter to meaningful, real-life contexts

-1.5 Promote critical thinking through inquiry, problem solving, and reflection

-3.5 Using and adapting resources, technologies, and standards-aligned instructional

materials including adopted materials, to make the subject matter accessible to all
students
Information visualization - A human thing
Reception Interpretation Understanding

The ability to recognize Association of visual The power of

symbols, written 'sight information with comprehending. Especially
words', pictures, and previously learned the capacity to apprehend
other concrete objects in information and/or general relations of
space. experiences. particulars and the power
to make experience
intelligible by applying
concepts and categories.

In the learning-teaching process, visualization is an excellent approach for learners to understand difficult
content. (Baglama, 2017)
The Bandwidth of the senses
The eye is exquisitely sensitive to patterns in variations in color, shape and pattern. It loves them, and it calls them beautiful. It's
the language of the eye. If you combine the language of the eye with the language of the mind, which is about words and
numbers and concepts, you start speaking two languages simultaneously, each enhancing the other. ( McCandless, 2010)
Implementation:
Exploration, Investigation, Creation, Integration
Exploration Investigation Creation Integration
Develop a wide Demonstrate knowledge To generate infographics To integrate the
understanding of the of how certain for the purpose of infographic into a
many forms of infographics represent representing information variety of contexts
infographics information in both print
and graphic form
Exploration
It is critical to provide students
with opportunity to explore a
wide range of infographics in
order for them to gain a
thorough understanding of the
many sorts of infographics.
Investigation
The Investigation phase
allows students to go
deeper into individual
infographics to better
understand how they
depict data.
Creation
Students must assess their knowledge, combine
numerous pieces of information, and make
evaluations to select what to present in the limited
area of an infographic, which requires higher level
thinking abilities.

Integration
Teachers should inspire students to think about how
they can use infographics to augment text or other
media. Students must comprehend the purpose of
infographics and how to use them as they continue to
arise in a variety of platforms and contexts.
Data
collection
and exploration
provide instructional
opportunities to help students
evaluate whether data are reliable,
unbiased, and trustworthy, as well as
what data are needed to answer a research question.
-Weidler-Lewis, Lamb & Polman,
2018
Infographics as max gowth

a Teaching tool
Aesthetic Thinking
With the implementation of
infographics in the class students
can have the opportunity to…

1. Interpret infographics
2. Visually represent data
3. Critique infographics
4. Make infographics
Making infographics, or visual representations of information, encourages student creativity
in acquiring data or information, strategically and visually structuring it, and sharing it with a
public audience. (Smith and Robertson, 2021)
 ● Tips on creating infographics
● Infographics in 5 Steps
● Infographic Ideas for Educator
Resources ●
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History of infographics
Infographic software: Canva,
Visme, Venngage
 Bibliography
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JOANNA WEIDLER-LEWIS, GARY “ROB” LAMB, and JOSEPH POLMAN. “CREATIVE VISUAL REPRESENTATION:
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Association) 86.2 (2018): 41–47. Print.

McCandless, David. “The Beauty of Data Visualization.” David McCandless: The Beauty of Data Visualization | TED Talk, July
2010, https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization/transcript?language=en.

RAJAMANICKAM, VENKATESH. “Infographics Seminar Handout.” Informationdesign.org, 5 Oct. 2005,

http://www.informationdesign.org/downloads/Infographic_Handout.pdf.

Smith, Jennifer M, and Marla K Robertson. “(Info)Graphically Inclined: A Framework of Infographic Learning.” The Reading
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