New Visual Literacies and Competencies for Education and the Workplace

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Author(s): Julie A. Delello (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA)and Rochell R. McWhorter (The University of Texas at Tyler, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 36
Source title: Handbook of Research on the Societal Impact of Digital Media
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Barbara Guzzetti (Arizona State University, USA)and Mellinee Lesley (Texas Tech University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8310-5.ch006

Keywords: Digital Media / Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This chapter examines how new visual literacies allow students to create meaning and develop competencies needed for the 21st century. Today's generation is continually exposed to visual and digital media. Through empirical work, this chapter highlights how emerging visual technologies such as big data, infographics, digital badges, electronic portfolios (ePortfolios), visual social media, and augmented reality are facilitating the development of technology-related skills required for students in academics and in the workforce. Each visual technology platform will be examined for their usefulness in promoting engagement, subject-matter knowledge, and collaborative learning outside the traditional classroom approach.

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