We are happy to introduce the 2022 IVLA Workshop Series!
Each workshop is presented by an IVLA member who will showcase their expertise and training. Topics include visual literacy and big data, visual plagiarism, eye tracking, isometric maps, doodling, collage, and visual literacy as a universal language.
Registration is required; however, in the spirit of accessibility and inclusivity, IVLA is presenting these workshops for free to anyone who may wish to participate.
Below we have included the workshops and registration links; more information about individual sessions will be shared through the IVLA listserv, member portal, and on social media in the coming weeks. Feel free to share with your colleagues or others you think may be interested. All times are Eastern Time.
Arts for Solidarity: Visual Literacy as a Universal Language
March 1st, 11am EST
Eric Sung, Associate Professor of Art, Department of Art and Art History, Providence College, USA
Presenter Bio:
Eric Sung is an artist and photographer who is an associate professor in the Art and Art History Department at Providence College and the founding director of Business and Innovation Program. Since receiving his MFA from Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts at Indiana University, Sung has established himself as a visionary artist, publicly-engaged scholar, and award-winning teacher. His innovative and creative vision has materialized multiple interdisciplinary ideas into action with a diverse group of stakeholders.
Sung has led interdisciplinary projects that infuse photography into multiple disciplines, including global health, history, architecture, political science, and marketing. His experiential scholarship and companion works were recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) with a research grant. Sung’s work also appeared internationally in pee-reviewed and juried conferences and venues, Society for Photography Education National Conference, Imagining America, International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement International Conference and Global University Network for Innovation International Conference.
Professor Sung is a leader in connecting the arts with real- world public problems, and it is in that vein that he is known not only as a public scholar, educator, and artist, but also as a genuine community builder and uniter.
Teaching Visual Literacy Principles through Identity Collage
March 7th, 11am EST
Ashley Pryor, PhD Associate Professor of the Humanities in the Jesup Scott Honors College, University of Toledo, USA
Presenter Bio:
Ashley Pryor (Geiger) is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar (Ph.D. Philosophy, The Pennsylvania State University, 2000), who lives and works in Toledo, Ohio. Drawing on her research and teaching in the humanities, her visual work uses digital collage and the manipulation of old photographic processes like calotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and daguerreotypes to create a bridge between the past and the present — especially as it relates to those who have been forgotten, overlooked, or underrepresented in history. Her work takes up the strategies of “détournement” — a technique of “rerouting” dominant cultural assumptions first developed in the 1950’s by the Letterist International and the Situationists.
Pryor’s work has appeared in numerous online and print publications and her work was exhibited most recently in Birr Ireland and the Knoxville Museum Art. She was a 2021 Merit Award Recipient from The Arts Commission.
Doodle Your Way to Creativity: Visualization Techniques to Unlock Creative Thinking
April 5th, 1pm EST
Iryna Molodecky, Professor of Advertising and Creative Thinking (Retired), Sheridan College’s Pilon School of Business, Canada
Presenter Bio:
With a career of over 25 years in advertising, graphic design, illustration, and visual facilitation, and 13 years as a professor of Advertising and Creative Thinking at Sheridan College’s Pilon School of Business, Ontario, Canada, Iryna has brought to her teaching a wealth of skills and knowledge, including creative and visual process work. Passionate about making a meaningful difference in the way students experience learning, Iryna is dedicated to preparing learners to become creative problem solvers and co-creators in the ever-changing world that demands innovative and visual thinking skills. Iryna has developed a Visual Toolkit for Sheridan College that focuses on a variety of drawing strategies for teaching business in higher education. Recently retired from Sheridan, Iryna is focusing her time on further developing visual tools for teachers and students in higher education. Iryna holds a B.A. in Fine Arts, a Master’s Degree in Creative Studies, a Graduate Certificate in Creativity and Change Leadership, and a Certificate in Visual Facilitation.
Creating Isometric Maps for Wayfinding
May 3rd, 11am EST
Sarah Dewar, Educational Technology Specialist, Michael Garron Hospital (formerly Toronto General Hospital), Canada
Presenter Bio:
Sarah Dewar is a seasoned instructional designer and developer. She has over 20 years of experience in the realm of adult learning, complemented by 15 years of experience creating innovative eLearning solutions for healthcare professionals. Sarah is currently developing a Virtual Reality training solution to orient healthcare workers to a new state-of-the-art healthcare centre. She also creates custom animation to engage learners. Sarah shares her knowledge internationally and volunteers her expertise to not-for-profit organizations.
Creating Interpretive Instructional Graphics and Examining with Eye Tracking-SESSION 1
June 7th, 11am EST
Creating Interpretive Instructional Graphics and Examining with Eye Tracking-SESSION II
June 7th, 12pm EST
Pinar Nuhoglu Kibar, Ph.D, Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Presenter Bio:
Dr. Kibar holds MSc and Ph.D. in Computer Education and Instructional Technology from Hacettepe University. Her research interests include e-learning, multimedia learning, visualization in education, knowledge and information visualization, information design, and visual literacy. Dr. Kibar is currently focused on dynamic infographic design in the learning process, animation, video, and learning dashboard design in education. She lectures courses in which visualization and learning converge, such as Graphics and Animation in Education, Educational Video Design, Multimedia Design and Development, and Information Design. She concentrated on infographics within her Ph.D. and proposed a model for using infographics as a learning strategy. Following her Ph.D., her studies and projects generally focus on information design in various learning processes and mediums. She is highly concentrated on her project VistoLearn (http://vistolearn.online/), which IVLA supports within IVLA’20 research grant. The project VistoLearn aims to explore the learnable structure of VL skills and design appropriate learning processes for learners to develop their VL skills.
Cut and Paste: Preventing Visual Plagiarism
July 12th, 8am EST
Lisa. Winstaley, Assistant Professor School of Art, Design, and Media, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Visual Literacy and Big Data
September 6th, 10am EST
Yannis Skarpelos, Ph.D., Professor of Visual Cultural Studies and Visual Semiotics, Department of Communication Media and Culture, Panteion University, Greece
Presenter Bio:
Yannis Skarpelos studied Sociology and holds a PhD in Visual Cultural Studies. He is teaching at the Department of Communication, Media and Culture since 1996. His interests are focusing on the sociological and semiotic visual analysis. The last decade his research is focused on computational analysis of big visual data, videogames and social network analysis. He has written the books: Terra Virtualis: The Construction of Cyberspace (Nefeli, 1999), Historical Memory and Greekness in Comic Books (Kritiki, 2000), Image and Society: From Documentary Photography to Visual Sociology (Topos, 2012) and The Uncertain Sighns (Topos, 2019). He has also edited the volume Digital Games: Philosophical, social and cultural aspects (Oasis, 2019).