Creating Infographics for Learning
Track : Online DesignDelivery Mode : Asynchronous Workshop
Levels : Intermediate,Advanced
Eligible for Online Teaching Certificate elective : Yes
Infographics use data and graphic design to tell stories, teach concepts, and present information. Online activities integrating visual data can develop content literacy and analytic thinking. In this workshop, you will learn how to locate, evaluate, and integrate infographics into your teaching, as well as explore the possibilities for creating infographics with your data. You will review the research behind what makes infographics so compelling, and why they are effective cognitive tools for communicating information and data.
Learning Objectives
- Explore ways that educators can use infographics to improve student learning
- Create an infographic for use in an online course
OR - Design an activity integrating an infographic for use in an online course
Prerequisite: None
Format:
This is an asynchronous, week-long workshop which will begin on a Monday and end on the following Sunday. The workshop will require approximately 6-8 hours of work, including reading research-based articles, viewing presentations, engaging in online discussion forums, and submitting assignments. Total length of time to completion: 7 days.
What are the key takeaways from this workshop?
- Different ways infographics can be integrated into teaching and learning
- Resources and tools to use to create an infographic
- An online activity using an infographic OR an individually created infographic
Who should attend?
- Faculty who teach in any modality
- Instructional designers
- Educational technologists
- University staff involved in training or education
Oct 28, 2019 - Nov 03, 2019
Dr. Julia Vandermolen
Dr. Julia VanderMolen is an Assistant Professor in the Allied Health Sciences program within the College of Health Professions at Grand Valley State University. Dr. VanderMolen received her Ph.D in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in Career and Technical Education from Western Michigan University. She has a M.Ed in Educational Technology from Grand Valley State University, a MA in Health Science from the University of Alabama, and a MS in Biology from Clemson University.
She is a recipient of the 2011 Teaching Excellence Award and 2014 and 2012 Blackboard Exemplary Course Award winner for online teaching in health and science. She has presented at a number of conferences on the topic of educational technology and online learning. She has expertise in online learning and currently provides expertise to numerous organization in the area of health education, health promotion, health literacy, online teaching and learning, and assistive technology.
In addition to advising and mentoring students on various projects, Dr. VanderMolen teaches undergraduate courses in healthcare management and healthcare issues. She teaches Medical Terminology, Introduction to Healthcare, Healthcare Management and Issues in Health Professions. Dr. VanderMolen is currently consulting with the Online Learning Consortium on developing and facilitating best practices in teaching online health and science courses.
Dr. VanderMolen’s research interests include health literacy, community health, health assessment and assistive technology.
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Refund Policy
If you register and pay for a OLC workshop and are unable to enroll (due to personal schedule conflicts, illness, etc), we will be happy to apply your payment to another OLC workshop in the same calendar year upon your written request to workshop@onlinelearning-c.org. No refunds will be given.