tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post5310841871807573021..comments2024-02-13T03:00:19.778-07:00Comments on Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development: Visual Thinking - Media literacy, appreciation, mastery, and learningbschlenkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13519463877110474192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post-60673211635350679932008-01-01T15:39:00.000-07:002008-01-01T15:39:00.000-07:00Hi Christine, Kate, and Rowan! Thanks for joining...Hi Christine, Kate, and Rowan! Thanks for joining the conversation. I thought I might be just babbling to myself. Phew. ;-)<BR/>Learning to see is a challenge and must be learned. But I don't think there is any other type of thinking other than visual. I'm not sure, but if you know anyone that thinks/dreams/ponders in long sentences, let me know.<BR/>I think the skill that needs to be mastered is in getting our minds eye transfered into/onto media that can be shared with others.<BR/>We should be equally interested in mastering all forms of media...not just in writing text. Yet, sadly the writing of text is the most highly regarded as an indicator of intelligence.<BR/><BR/>Rowan! I'm glad you brought up Sir Ken. I'm still re-reading his latest book and he talks about ALL of this a lot. I would encourage others to read it. He has a wonderful perspective on the subject of creativity.<BR/><BR/>Happy new year to you all!bschlenkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519463877110474192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post-17411531085981842062007-12-31T10:43:00.000-07:002007-12-31T10:43:00.000-07:00I think that visual thinkers are the most common, ...I think that visual thinkers are the most common, and have been since the dawn of time (think cave paintings before the written word). One interesting thing about writing... most writers try to paint a picture with words, emulating visual communication with colorful, descriptive writing. But visual communication seems to be the hardest to create as ID's. I am reminded of Sir Ken Robinson at DevLEarn and his book on creativity... we can and must become more creative in our industry. Incidentally, my favorite CBT that I developed had an interactive workflow animation that showed workflow from a document viewpoint (remember "I'm Just a Bill" by Schoolhouse Rock?). The users liked this visual represntation most of all the CBT content and gave oodles of positive feedback on it. Yay visual!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430983859790001710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post-37893646104273821962007-12-29T01:42:00.000-07:002007-12-29T01:42:00.000-07:00As CEO of a handwriting improvement service (and D...As CEO of a handwriting improvement service (and Director of the World Handwriting Contest), I agree with you about the cruel pointlessness of print-then-cursive. For more on the matter (and what I do, teach, and recommend instead), please visit my Handwriting Repair web-site at http://www.learn.to/handwriteKateGladstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07062492442607584456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15724579.post-35244684896597739002007-12-28T18:12:00.000-07:002007-12-28T18:12:00.000-07:00I was talking to a colleague last night about how ...I was talking to a colleague last night about how she learned to see. For her is was drawing the same tree for a year in art school. I remember having to draw 100 pictures of an oyster shell in three days. So, you are right, these skills do take practice and lots of it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your video encouragement. That I have only been doing in the last two weeks. Lot to learn.Christine Martellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475948139385466432noreply@blogger.com