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- Benedict Visual Literacy Collection - Sponsored by Arizona State University Libraries, this link is an educational resource intended to promote research and study in the field of visual literacy. Includes information about visual literacy manuscript, book, and media holdings in conjunction with the International Visual Literacy Association.
- Journal of Visual Literacy (JVL) - The official journal of the International Visual Literacy Association. The journal is refereed and is published twice annually.
- International Visual Literacy Association - An organization for those interested in visual literacy as a discipline, as well as across disciplines.
- Information Literacy and the Net - A series of modules to help students explore Internet resources through engaging in different forms of literacy, including visual literacy. A staff development project developed by Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, Washington.
- The Impact Of Visual Information In Web-Based Instruction On Students With Disabilities - The author discusses common accessibility barriers faced by students with disabilities when trying to access visual information included in Web-based instruction. Visual examples of access barriers are included, as well as suggestions for the alternative design of these materials to ensure the accessibility of Web-based instruction for all users. Author: Hinn, D. M.; Date: 1998
- Visual Sociology and Anthropology at Wheaton - Information about the visual sociology program at Wheaton College (MA). The program encourages students to use visual imagery in their sociological research and analysis.
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology - The mission of the AECT is to provide leadership in educational communications and technology by linking professionals holding a common interest in the use of educational technology and its application to the learning process. The International Visual Literacy Association is an affiliate of AECT.
- Reading the Image: A Visual Literacy Project - Helps teachers teach about the function of images and symbols in society. Using museums students learn about concepts, techniques and people in exhibitions of contemporary and historical artworks.
- Communications 232: Visual Literacy - Course offered at University of Tampa (Instructor: Lance Ford Jones)
- Collaborative Visual Literacy Program - Information about a collaborative program between the departments of art and art history, textiles and clothing design, and the college of human resources for beginning art and design students at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Wikipedia Articles
- Visual literacy - Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image. Visual literacy is based on the idea that pictures can be “read” and that meaning can be communicated through a process of reading.
- All Rights Reserved Literacy Journal Association - All Rights Reserved Literacy Journal Association is a Canadian non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a voice to the artistic community while actively participating in literacy initiatives. The journal publishes works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and visual arts.