Visual Tools In Teaching Learning
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This document discusses the use of visual tools in teaching and learning. It notes that visual tools can help students clarify thoughts, reinforce understanding through connections, and integrate new knowledge with prior learning. The document outlines several benefits of visual learning techniques, including helping students reach higher-order thinking skills. It provides examples of visual tools like physical models, pictures, maps, and organizers. The presentation was given by Dr. B. Victor to discuss incorporating new approaches and tools into teaching.
![About the presenter Dr.B.Victor is a highly experienced postgraduate biology teacher, recently retired from the reputed educational institution St. Xavier’ s College, Palayamkottai, India-627001. He was the dean of sciences and assistant controller of examinations. He has more than 32 years of teaching and research experience He has taught a diversity of courses ranging from Send your comments to : pre- university to post graduate classes. [email_address]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/visualtoolsinteaching-learning-091223082905-phpapp01/85/Visual-Tools-In-Teaching-Learning-23-320.jpg)
Visual Tools In Teaching Learning
- 1. Visual Tools in teaching and learning Presented by Dr.B.Victor, St.Xavier’s College Palayamkottai.
- 2. “ There is great need for a new approach, new methods and new tools in teaching, man’s oldest and most reactionary craft” - Peter Drucker
- 3. CHANGING FACE OF EDUCATION AT 21 ST CENTURY Higher education systems have been undergoing a “Creative revolution. The knowledge base of education is changed. The tool available to ‘do’ education is changing. The roles of teachers are changing from knowledge transmitter to learning facilitator.
- 7. Lecture as an instructional method Lecture methods usually designed to develop lower cognitive skills Lecture still holds - central position at many levels of education Lecture method is not particularly effective in achieving higher cognitive objectives. (helping students to apply basic facts and principles, analyze, synthesize, solve problems etc) Non-interactive - students are normally passive listeners
- 8. The most important uses of lectures: To provide a general introduction to a course To provide to broad overview of a new topic or subject area To deal in depth with a particularly important principle, law, theorem, method etc and its main applications To provide a detailed description of a key system or process To provide a detailed case study in an important area To present a critical comparative evaluation of processes / methods
- 10. Multi-sensory perceptions of learners
- 11. Core thinking skills of learners
- 13. The outcomes of education A list of learners' abilities (Nightingale, Te Wiata, Toohey, Ryan Hughes and Magin, 1996) Thinking critically and making judgements Solving problems and developing plans Performing procedures and demonstrating techniques Managing and developing oneself Accessing and managing information Demonstrating knowledge and understanding Designing, creating, performing and Communicating
- 14. Train the mind to think As Albert Einstain once put it, "The true purpose of education is to train the mind to think" Essential skills of students' success Learning to think Learning to learn
- 15. Teaching – learning Process: Tools and techniques Teaching – learning process is an integral part of any educational system. Tools and techniques are essential ingredients of teaching – learning process In general tools and techniques can be broadly defined as the practical methods and skills applied to specific activities to enable improvements
- 16. Why visual literacy? 90% of all information that comes into our brain is VISUAL 40% of all nerve fibres connected to the brain are linked to the RETINA 36,000 visual images per hour may be registered by the EYES From Brain Based Learning - Eric Jensen, 1996
- 17. Applications of visual thinking Composing Designing Planning Authoring Process planning Time tabling Creativity and innovation Scenarios Team building Purposing Visioning Strategic diagrams Action planning
- 18. There are 4 benefits of using visual learning techniques V isual learning 1. Helps the students clarify thoughts and information 2. Reinforces understanding through connection 3. Helps the student integrate knowledge with prior learning 4. Helps the teacher identify students' misconceptions. " One seeing is better than a hundred times telling about" - Old Chinese proverb.
- 19. Why visual tools? Reasons 1 . Visual tools provide direction for thinking .Students find success as self- directed learners. 2 . Visual tools make it possible to reach higher - order thinking skills (HOTS). It can help visual learners more effectively organize their thinking
- 20. Qualities of visual tools Reflective Visual tools Consistent Integrative Developmental Flexible
- 21. Visual tools Physical models Mental pictures Pictures and pictographs Kinesthetic activity Visual maps Brainstorming webs Task-specific organizers Thinking - process maps
- 22. Visual tools Visual learning helps students to: Brainstorm ideas Develop, organize and communicate ideas See connections, patterns and relationships Assess and share prior knowledge Develop vocabulary Outline for writing process activities Highlight important ideas Clarify or categorize concepts, ideas and information Comprehend the events in a story or book Improve social interaction between students and facilitate group work and collaboration among peers Guide, review and study Improve reading comprehensive skills and strategies Facilitate recall and retention
- 23. About the presenter Dr.B.Victor is a highly experienced postgraduate biology teacher, recently retired from the reputed educational institution St. Xavier’ s College, Palayamkottai, India-627001. He was the dean of sciences and assistant controller of examinations. He has more than 32 years of teaching and research experience He has taught a diversity of courses ranging from Send your comments to : pre- university to post graduate classes. [email_address]