Drafting Stage:Students receive feedback on a draft of the infographic and/or it’s content from instructors or peers.Research Stage:Submission of an annotated bibliography, report, or first draft of infographic content.Assignments should adequately scaffold students movement through the various steps involved in designing an infographic as a final product of an inquiry process. It requires that they find, synthesize, and integrate a range of information in order make decisions for then arranging and designing the infographic to effectively communicate the argument through a highly visual format.īefore introducing an infographics assignment, instructors should consider the skills students currently have to effectively research, integrate, and organize the information to be communicated through an Infographic as well as the design and digital technology skills for designing the infographic in a visually appealing way.
Producing an infographic requires that students draw on a large skill set. What are the elements of an Effective Infographic Assignment Design?įirst and foremost, the infographics assignment aligns with intended learning outcomes of the course. Accurate, properly referenced material is communicated effectively through a highly visual and well organized layout. Overall, thought should be given to who the target audience is and what purpose the infographic will serve.
Infographics should easily allow readers to access referenced material through citation. As an academic work, it is important that the information be accurate and properly cited. Much like an essay, an infographic is often the end product of a research project or inquiry process. As a quick visual representation, Gillicano and colleagues (2014) suggest that an infographic is easily comprehended and read in less than a minute. Each element (text, graphics, data representations, etc.) meaningfully contributes to communicating an accurate and concise presentation of information. There is an introduction, main argument, and conclusion (Canva, 2017). What makes for an effective Infographic?Įffective infographics tell a story. Examples include Canva, Piktochart, or Infogr.am.įor a comparison of the three above-mentioned online tools for Infographic creation, see the following comparison chart.ĭownload (PDF, 33KB). Photoshop, PowerPoint, and Word can be used, however, new online digital tools for Infographic creation are increasingly popular. Smaller than but similar to a poster, an Infographic often communicates a central argument, topic, or thesis focusing on the overall patterns, themes, or salient points.Īn infographic is often designed using graphic design software. What is an Infographic?Īn infographic is a highly visual representation of information, data, or content that is intended to quickly communicate information to a reader. Video clips from the Lunch and Learn session are also available throughout.
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Images presented throughout are available for download as full infographics – these are available under Resources at the bottom of the post.
This post is a summary of the eLearning Lunch and Learn session presented on October 2nd, 2017. What are the elements of an effective Infographic Assignment?
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