IDEAS: Integrated Disciplinary Education for Academic Scholarship: Symposium 2015

According to the Association of College and Research Libraries, "visual literacy is a set of abilities that enables an individual to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images and visual media. Visual literacy skills equip a learner to understand and analyze the contextual, cultural, ethical, aesthetic, intellectual, and technical components involved in the production and use of visual materials."

                  10^th Annual IDEAS Symposium
                                     LITERACY THROUGH VISUAL THINKING                                                 

8:45 – 9:15 am          Registration / Breakfast

9:15 – 9:30 am          Welcome and Opening Remarks
                                     Dr. Kenneth K. Saunders, Executive Vice President, NCC
                                     Melanie Hammer, Dean, Arts & Humanities, NCC
                                     Suzanne Liff, Professor, Dept. of Rdg/BEP. IDEAS Coordinator, NCC

9:30 – 10:30 am        Keynote Presentation 
                                      Visual Thinking…Where Learning Meets Design
                                     Mercer Hall and Patricia A. Russac
                                     The American Society for Innovation Design in Education
                             
10:30 – 10:45 am      Break
                                    
10:45 – 11:45 am     Morning Workshop
                                    Applying the Tools of Graphicacy to Our Disciplines

                                    Mercer Hall and Patricia A. Russac
                                     
11:45 – 12:15 pm      Lunch
                                     

12:15 – 12:30 pm      Special Guest Presentation
                                      Just Pictures
                                      Susan Kravitz, Professor Emerita, NCC                                     

12:30 – 1:00 pm        Visualizing the Invisible
                                     Dr. Birgit Woelker, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, NCC
                                     
1:00 – 1:45 pm          Leading Lines: Photography for Scholarly Formation & Revision
                                     Kim Ballerini, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, NCC

1:45- 2:30 pm            Imagine That: Combining Creativity & Critical Thinking
                                     Christine Faraday, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Library, NCC
                                     Alison Guest, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Art, NCC

2:30-2:45 pm             Closing Visions and NEST Raffle Drawing

The IDEAS Consortium gratefully acknowledges the NCC Foundation, The NCC Alumni Association, and the office of the Dean for Arts and Humanities for their gracious support.