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The following list provides pre- and post-symposium resources in order of speaker presentation. Included are brief descriptions of the content of their presentations, articles you may wish to read prior to attending the symposium, and downloadable podcasts of symposium presentations that will be available after the symposium.
MARK SADOSKI, Ph.D.
Dual Coding Theory: A Cognitive Basis for Multiple Literacies
Dual Coding Theory provides an established scientific basis for an expanded view of literacy because it deals with the psychological interconnections between language, imagery, and affect. At the heart of Dual Coding Theory is an explanation of the essentially human concept that is at the heart of all literacy: meaning. This presentation explores that theory.
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GUNTHER KRESS, Ph.D.
Multimodal Discourses
Our everyday life has exploded with a diversity of communicative modes-language, image, music, sounds, texture, and gestures. The interrelations in contemporary texts of different modes of communication and their effects on forms of learning and knowing will be the focus of this talk.
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ABIGAIL HOUSEN, Ph.D.
Aesthetic Thought, Critical Thinking and Literacy
Aesthetic thought and critical thinking play a role in the definition of literacy. This presentation will discuss the Visual Thinking Strategies program and its research findings regarding the development of student literacy.
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PHILIP YENAWINE, KATE RAWLINSON & MICHELLE GROHE
Panel on Museum-Based Arts Integration
Yenawine, Rawlinson and Grohe will moderate a panel addressing two museum-created projects, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education's Arts in Education Model Development & Dissemination grant program, as they discuss the content of their programs, professional and staff development, assessment, and the future of these three-year art integrated museum created programs. Both projects utilize the Visual Thinking Strategies© methodology.
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DAVID BUCKINGHAM, Ph.D.
Towards Digital Literacies: A New Perspective on Media and Technology in Education
Children today are growing up surrounded by an ever-expanding range of electronic media. How can educators help them to understand and to participate more actively in this media-saturated world? This presentation will discuss the necessity of media literacy education, and what it involves both in schools and informal educational settings.
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Faith Rogow, Ph.D., Tessa Jolls, Elana Yonah Rosen, & Cyndy Scheibe, Ph.D.
Panel on Media Literacy
Rogow will moderate a panel comprised of three school programs. The discussion will center around core media literacy concepts—how these are linked to mandated curriculum, assessed, and ways in which they may evolve in the future.
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DEBORAH L. BEGORAY, Ph.D.
From Classroom to Museum and Back Again: Visual Literacy Integration for Educators
Based on research conducted by the presenter and others, this session will address the practical application of visual literacy principles by classroom and museum educators. Changing conceptions of literacy across the curriculum, expansion of the language "arts" and new notions of "text" create exciting possibilities for shared understandings resulting in more effective school/museum partnerships.
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