In an earlier post, Sarah made reference to an attribution tool which enables users to easily cite ownership of Creative Commons (CC) Flickr images. Images and other media licensed through CC are freely available for reuse. The extent to which the materials can be reused depends on the particular attributions of the license; citing the original author is a basic requirement (indicated by CC BY in the license).
In looking for CC Flickr images to help illustrate an online course for staff development in learning how to teach online, I came across the beautiful sketchnotes of Giulia Forsythe. Giulia uses a process of ‘visual notetaking’ to produce engaging visual guides for staff development on effective learning, teaching and assessment, particularly in the online environment. In an ensuing Twitter chat, Giulia pointed me to Craighton Berman’s Sketchnotes 101 resource as a good starting point for those interested in using sketchnotes for learning and teaching. I have subsequently also discovered the work of Mike Rohde in this area.
As a result, I intend to start producing my own sketchnotes, as well as reusing Giulia’s where appropriate, for online and face-to-face staff development activities. I anticipate that this will be a useful approach to brainstorming the development of online courses, as well as resulting in useful visual aids to illustrate key considerations when designing online courses. Doodles to follow … though it may take some time to emulate Giulia’s very impressive sketchnotes!
There’s a lot of this sort of stuff around. See : Aaron’s graphic facilitation and Mauro’s sketchnotes and Ken Robinson’s talk for a few. There are more, I know.