Visual Literacy

Catalog description

This fully online course acquaints learners with a blend of instructional design, development, and production competencies that will contribute to their visual literacy. Visual literacy is the ability to understand and use images, including the abilities to describe cultural and psychological meanings of images one encounters, as well as to think, learn, and express oneself with images. Instructional design and development skills learned will be based on theoretical and research issues related to visual literacy. Because the course is taught via the Web at a distance, learners will have to provide their own PowerPoint, graphics development, spreadsheets, and word processing software or use those provided in public spaces. Computer labs at TAMU-CC have the necessary softward. Any work may be done in this class in collaboration with others from the class. Students are expected to work with others as much as time permits and are expected to learn from and teach each other about visual literacy. The course is available at http://Bb9.tamucc.edu.