1. When is it better to use words vs visual images (or vice versa) to relay a concept to students? These days, visual images have become such a prominent element in everyday life, but many of the images have little or no meaning outside the context of coupled words. What might be the most successful way(s) to combine these two in instruction? How do we as teacher accommodate the learning needs of visual learners and those who learn best through written word?
2. What does Emberto Eco mean when he says, "The ability of a visual language to express more than one menaing at once is also its limitation"?
3. Do you think the face that pictures stimulate emotions more often than words help or hurt the learning process? Are these emotions a distraction or a beneficial element to learning? Because they evoke emotion, do visual texts help us describe ourselves and our thoughs better to an unknown audience? What are ways that written word might embellish our visual self expressions?
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Well, to respond to the second query, if an artist or anyone for that matter is trying to convey a specific messaage with his/her image, then the fact that it can be interpreted so many different ways can also be its downfall. As also mentioned in that article, it's impossible for the audience to separate themselves from their past: they'll bring all sorts of baggage with them when they view the image, giving just as many different interpretations to single-minded piece.
ReplyDelete3. I think in developing proper analysis tools with which to examine images, perhaps we will be able to ciphen out the emotional reactions. This will allow us to really be able to use images as part of a literary curriculum.
ReplyDeleteIn response to your third set of questions- Yes, I think that images can help express an emotional state better to an unknown audience. However, this goes back to the problem of interpretation. Written word can help guide the viewer towards a better understanding. For example, just a title on a photograph would considerably narrow the possible understandings, without overpowering the image's world-less statement.
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