Comments on: Visual Literacy Tool – PictLits http://hickstro.org/2008/10/24/visual-literacy-tool-pictlits/ Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Writing Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:01:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Instructional Technology Ponderings » Exploring the Web http://hickstro.org/2008/10/24/visual-literacy-tool-pictlits/comment-page-1/#comment-1524 Instructional Technology Ponderings » Exploring the Web Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:01:55 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2008/10/24/visual-literacy-tool-pictlits/#comment-1524 [...] blog postings, and catching up on the news - the Internet news that is. I happened upon this post, Visual Literacy Tool, introducing PicLits.com. Interesting idea for students to begin thinking about the process of [...] [...] blog postings, and catching up on the news – the Internet news that is. I happened upon this post, Visual Literacy Tool, introducing PicLits.com. Interesting idea for students to begin thinking about the process of [...]

]]> By: Alison O'Fallon http://hickstro.org/2008/10/24/visual-literacy-tool-pictlits/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 Alison O'Fallon Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:08:04 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2008/10/24/visual-literacy-tool-pictlits/#comment-1521 Yikes! Are the two propositions really mutually exclusive? I don't think this would be the first time a revolution in tooling inspired a new objective. Yikes! Are the two propositions really mutually exclusive?
I don’t think this would be the first time a revolution in tooling inspired a new objective.

]]> By: Linda Aragoni http://hickstro.org/2008/10/24/visual-literacy-tool-pictlits/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Linda Aragoni Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:35:41 +0000 http://hickstro.org/2008/10/24/visual-literacy-tool-pictlits/#comment-1497 I think you are asking the wrong question. Instead of asking "what kinds of assignments we could ask our students to do using a tool like this," you should ask "could this tool be used to accomplish one of my course objectives?" For effective, efficient teaching, begin by setting out what you want to achieve. Then look for procedures and technologies to help you. For more on this topic, see http://www.you-can-teach-writing.com/outcome-statements.html Linda Aragoni I think you are asking the wrong question.

Instead of asking “what kinds of assignments we could ask our students to do using a tool like this,” you should ask “could this tool be used to accomplish one of my course objectives?”

For effective, efficient teaching, begin by setting out what you want to achieve. Then look for procedures and technologies to help you. For more on this topic, see

http://www.you-can-teach-writing.com/outcome-statements.html

Linda Aragoni

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