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Visual Literacy

Published on May 11, 2016

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Visual Literacy

Courtney Baron 
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Librarians as Teachers

Photo by Joachim S. Müller
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Visual Literacy Competency Standards

  • Adopted by the Association of College & Research Libraries in 2011
  • Prevalence of images and visual media in the 21st century
  • Set of abilities that allow users to find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images and visual media
Photo by Peter Talke Photography
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Visual Literacy Array based on ACRL’s Visual Literacy Standards by D. Hattwig, K. Bussert, and A. Medaille. Copyright 2013 The Johns Hopkins University Press. This image first appeared in PORTAL: LIBRARIES AND THE ACADEMY, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2013, p. 75.
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Learning Outcome #1

  • Students will be able to utilize critical inquiry skills in order to locate and source high-quality images.
  • How: active, critical learning
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Activity

  • "Mona Lisa" Google image search to demonstrate issues finding images online
  • Break students into groups & ask them to find an assigned work of art using 1. Google Images, 2. Artstor, 3. Museum Website, 4. Flickr
Screenshot of a Google Image search for "Mona Lisa."
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Activity

  • After using these resources to find images, ask groups to share observations with the class - quality, metadata, copyright, etc.
  • Use observations to foster a discussion on finding images online - algorithms & discoverability, zooming tools, 3D scans, etc.
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Learning Outcome #2

  • Students will be able to articulate the ethical, legal, social, and economic issues surrounding the creation and use of images and visual media in order to access and use images ethically.
  • How: active, critical learning
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Image Appropriation

Lynda.com video -- Shepard Fairey's HOPE poster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey#/media/File:Barack_Obama_Hope_...
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Activity

  • Divide students into groups and give them case studies related to image appropriation
  • Case studies will be real scenarios
  • Students will present case study to class, noting insights and findings
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Robert Colesscott

Left: Robert Colesscott, Les Demoiselles d’Alabama, 19855; Right: Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, 19076

http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/546/appropriation-in-contemporary-art
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Sherrie Levine

Left: Sherrie Levine, After Walker Evans, 1981; Right: Walker Evans, Alabama Tenant Farmer's Wife, 1936

http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/546/appropriation-in-contemporary-art
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Assessment

  • Kahoot quiz/poll to check knowledge on image appropriation, copyright, fair use, and intellectual property
Photo by Mantissa.ca

Courtney Baron