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Teaching Visual Literacy
Marguerite Glass-Englehart
Gallaudet University
Teaching Visual Literacy
Gallaudet University
Forging Skills in Visual Literacy:
Studying Art
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Survey in Art History
Modern Art
Caves to Computers
Studies in Art History
Teaching Method/Requirements
• Slide lectures & PowerPoint Presentations
• Use of the World Wide Web, CD-ROM, and
videotapes (captioned)
• Museum Visits
• Guest Speakers (interpreter required)
• Class Discussion/Participation
• WEB Based Discussion Forums
• “Eyes-on” Projects & Research Papers
• Quizzes & Tests
Teaching Visual Literacy
PERPARE
IMPLEMENT
EVALUATE
PREPARING
• Anticipate Your Audience
• Understand your Resources
• Set Realistic Goals and Expectations
• Try something NEW
• Put your Plan in Writing
IMPLEMENTING
• Spend time introducing your plan
• Get students invested in the process early
• Repeat dominant ideas and themes often
• Provide tangible feedback quickly
• Remind students of requirements
Establishing Confidence
Learn what students may
already know about art.
Art in Popular Culture
“Recent Sightings”
Yves Saint Laurent / Georges de La Tour
RECLINING NUDES
1509 - 1997
(top left) Giorgione, (top right)
Titian, (above) Goya, (left) film
still, Titanic.
Participation and Student Support
A Group Approach
BOTTICELLI
DALI
VAN GOGH
MUNCH
Adding Language to Vision
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FORM
LINE
SPACE
LIGHT
COLOR
TEXTURE
STYLISTIC TERMINOLOGY
SUBJECT, CONTENT, ICONOGRAPHY
Exploring Visual Language:
Comparisons
Mondrian 1930
Vermeer c. 1664
Compare the artists’ language
Michelangelo
Bernini
Considering Architecture:
Parthenon
Notre Dame
EVALUATING
• Solicit student AND peer feedback
• Decompress and objectify
• Put your experience back into the process
YOU ARE A RESOURCE
Show Students what You See