Primarily there are 3 general learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. In general, “our student populations are made up of 65 percent visual learners, 30 percent auditory learners, and 5 percent kinesthetic learners” (Gangwer, 2009, p.2). This post will focus on how visual literacy and the Internet could be used to enhance teaching and learning within the classroom.
Since the majority of students are visual learners, providing visual literacy materials is essential in order to meet their learning style. Visual literacy teaching strategies can address learners through investigation, discovery, expression, communication, and by using images to make connections with new concepts. Using visual strategies can be beneficial to address the diverse learning styles of students including those that are ELL or linguistically challenged.
Classrooms today need to strike a balance with core curriculum, supported and enhanced with visual materials. Tapping in to the plethora of resources offered via the Internet to enhance lessons is an excellent way to incorporate visual materials. The Internet can offer educational games, stories, reference materials, virtual field trips, tutorials, and simulations that can reinforce skills, concepts, and knowledge.
Gangwer, T. (2009). Visual impact, visual teaching: Using images to strengthen learning, (2nd Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
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