Free! Adding Infographics into the Online Classroom

FREE!

ADDING INFOGRAPHICS

INTO THE ONLINE

CLASSROOM

Presented by

Dr. Andree Swanson, Ashford University

Dr. Paula Zobisch, Ashford University

© 2013 Zobisch & Swanson Research Studies

Today’s Agenda

Theory behind the addition of infographics

into the online classroom

Jumping In and Getting Started

Adding Infographics with Free Online Programs


Theory behind the

addition of infographics

into the online classroom


PROBLEM

• Research revealed:

• Students believe they are unable to connect with

their instructors in online classrooms

• General problem:

• Faculty and administrators in online programs…

• Social and psychological connectivity needs of

students are not addressed

This lack of attention to the social and affective needs

has a negative effect on learner satisfaction and

retention

Swanson, Hutkin, Babb, & Howell. (2010, Sep) © 2013 Zobisch & Swanson Research Studies

LITERATURE REVIEW

• More online courses

• Often less successful

• Higher dropout rate than

in traditional schools.

• Omission of social

interaction in distance

learning

• Online instructors do not achieve

a social connection (e-connectivity)

with their students

(Slagter van Tryon & Bishop , 2006)

• Faculty do not consider the social

and psychological needs of each

student’s learning styles

(Fearing & Riley, 2005).


DEFINITION OF TERMS

E-connectivity

Feelings of social connectedness

Between students and faculty

In a technologically enhanced online

learning environment

(Slagter van Tyson, 2007; Slagter van Tyson & Bishop, 2006)


SIX EMERGING THEMES

Show relevance to students

Establish e-connectivity

Instructor presence

Positive communication

Ability to be open to social networking

Use of technologies to e-connect


So what do students and faculty want?

• To be heard

• To feel that they are

cared about

• To know that

someone is out there

• To e-connect


Image(s) from Microsoft Clip Art.

Benjamin Franklin said…

"Tell me and I forget.

Teach me and I

remember.

Involve me and I

learn.”

Image(s) from Microsoft Clip Art.

MEMORY RETENTION

• We remember

• 10 % of what we

hear

• 20 % of what we

see

• 65 % of what we

see and hear

Image(s) from The Weiss-McGrath Report

Question:

How do you remember best?

A. Hearing

B. Seeing

c. Hearing and seeing

VISUAL?

One method for the “seeing”

individuals is the QR Code

QR Codes

Source: http://www.infographicsarchive.com/create-infographics-and-data-visualization/


“At its most basic, a QR Code is a barcode on steroids.

They're used for encoding information in two-

dimensional space -- like in the pages of magazines, in

advertisements and even on TV and Web sites. They

were originally used to track auto parts, but have

become popular (especially in Japan) for much broader,

often commercial purposes.” (O’Brien, 2010)

Image(s) from switched.com

QR Codes

Image(s) from http://www.free-power-point-templates.com/articles/qr-code-in-

powerpoint-presentations/

How can use

this in your

classroom?


Adding Infographics with Free

Online Programs

© 2013 Zobisch & Swanson Research StudiesImage(s) from Dott Cornwall

What is an Infographic?

Adding Infographics with Free Online ProgramsamCharts

Flisti

IconArchive

Infogram

Piktochart

Pixlr

Visual.ly

Wordle


An Infographic is…

Something to

spice up

complex or

‘boring’ data

A tool to be

clevor and

humorous

Should tell good stories

Image(s) from http://www.coolinfographics.com/blog/2013/7/26/death-taxes-2014-poster-and-interview.html

Sample Infographic

amCharts is a set of JavaScript and flash cards for websites

and Web-based products. An ideal tool for generating charts


You can download and use all amCharts

products for free. The only limitation of

the free version is that a small link to this

web site will be displayed in the top left

corner of your charts.


http://extra.amcharts.com/editor/

amchartShttp://www.amcharts.com/

How can use this in

your classroom?

Image(s) from amCHARTS

http://www.amcharts.com/

Brushing Teeth?

Price of Gold – Sep 2013

Create free online polls without signing-up


FLISTIhttp://flisti.com

Image(s) from flisti.com

How can use this in

your classroom?

http://flisti.com/

Let’s try this….

IconArchive has more than 335,000* free icons

that can be searched by category, popularity, or

date.

*This number changes daily.



http://www.iconarchive.com/

ICON ARCHIVEhttp://www.iconarchive.com/

Image(s) from iconarchive.com

How can use this in

your classroom?

http://www.iconarchive.com/

Infogr.am will create interactive charts

Source: http://www.infographicsarchive.com/create-infographics-and-data-

visualization/


“Create interactive infographics

and charts with a few clicks,

place them in your article, blog

post or share with friends.”

http://www.infogr.am/

INFOGR.AMhttp://infogr.am/

Image(s) from infogr.am

How can use

this in your

classroom?

infogr.am

Piktochart is used to create more engaging

presentations from data.



Forever Free

•With limited themes 7 free themes

•Access all charts

•Piktochart branded

•more info 10 image upload slots

PIKTOCHARThttp://piktochart.com/

Image(s) from piktochart.com

How can use

this in your

classroom?

http://piktochart.com/

A free online photo editor

Source:http://www.infographicsarchive.com/create-infographics-and-data-visualization/


PIXLR

Image(s) from pixlr.com

How can use

this in your

classroom?http://pixlr.com/

http://pixlr.com/

PicMonkey

http://www.picmonkey.com/

Late breaking news!

Visual.ly is used to create infographics quickly and

easily



VISUAL.LY

Image(s) from visual.ly

How can use

this in your

classroom?http://visual.ly/

http://visual.ly/

Wordle generates “word clouds” from text/data

http://www.infographicsarchive.com/create-infographics-and-data-visualization/

© 2013 Zobisch & Swanson Research StudiesImage(s) from wordle.net

http://www.wordle.net/

WORDLE

Image(s) from wordle.net

How can use

this in your

classroom?http://www.wordle.net/

http://www.wordle.net/

Any questions on Infographics?

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Dr. Andree Swanson

Dr. Paula Zobisch

Biographies

http://rediscoveringthebible.com/Biographies.html© 2013 Zobisch & Swanson Research Studies

Dr. Andree Swanson

Assistant Professor, Ashford University

Adjunct Faculty, Kaplan University

Ed.D. Educational Leadership, University of

Phoenix

MA, Organizational Management, University of

Phoenix

MHR, Human Relations, University of Oklahoma

Former Dean of General Education at a

distance learning university

Former National Training Manager

Former government employee

Dr. Paula Zobisch

Assistant Professor, Ashford University

Ph.D. Adult Education, Capella University;

MBA emphasis in Marketing, University of

Central Oklahoma

Director of Marketing and Major Accounts

Sales Manager, 3M Distributor, Oklahoma

City, Oklahoma 1989 – 2007


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