TEACHING WITH INFOGRAPHICS

Abstract

In the last few years a new type of graphic visual representation of information is reflecting the rhythm of our busy life it is called: the Infographic. The infographics are entering in the education space in new and captivating manners. Teachers can find infographics useful classroom tools in a number of ways. Most prominently, a good graphic makes information easily accessible, as it feeds into many students’ natural tendency to learn by seeing and interacting. The goal of the system is to help students distill the most important pieces of information from any given text and form a conclusion. A good graphic can fit these standards by reinforcing to students that their conclusions should be grounded in evidence and by challenging their ability to organize a hierarchy of systems, the ability to tell what pieces of information are the most important. When students create infographics, they are using information, visual, and technology literacies. These infographics open the door to a much more exciting possibility for their use in the classroom: student themselves can create infographics as a way to understand complex course topics.