From the beginning of time, humans have used pictures and symbols to communicate and record ideas. There are likely few of us fluent in ancient languages, but we are comfortable interpreting IMAGES...
Fast forward to the 21st century...
The rise of electronic media and the "flattening" of the world has changed the way we communicate as humans... lucky for us, we went the "picture" route- the bathroom sign in China looks like the bathroom sign in Little Rock ( I know this from experience)
WHICH BRINGS ME TO "VISUAL THINKING" (sometimes lumped with "visual note taking" and "visual facilitation")
it is NOT necessary to be an "artist" or an "ar-teest" to do it!!!
Here's a link to "Sketchnotes 101" one person's explanation on how, you too, can learn to listen and respond in images- regardless of your art skills!!!
Here are some introductory thoughts:
http://www.core77.com/blog/sketchnotes/sketchnotes_101_visual_thinking_19518.asp
Some "nuts and bolts" for sketchnoting:
http://www.core77.com/blog/sketchnotes/sketchnotes_101_the_basics_of_visual_note-taking_19678.asp
There are also many resources for using visual tools with groups of learners (kids and grown people)
You Tube resource- Intro to Graphic Facilitation by Brandy Agerbeck (attended a session she conducted at the International Facilitators conference- she's great and shares great ideas and resources)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzfsCtOnERc
Book-
SO consider the "visual"- even if it isn't your learning style, chances are at least some of the "learners" you work with think and respond in IMAGES
As always, share any resources you find or ways you use these ideas with student and adult learning in the COMMENTS section of this post!!!
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