Text Box: Text Box: a complementary cluster of abilities :      Recommendation: visual literacy topics could be incorporated and applied to student learning outcomes in technology focused education courses such as EDCI 2020 .      Recommendation: visual literacy topics could be addressed in courses often required of elementary education majors (ex: art for elementary education*) or in general education courses  (such as art appreciation, literature,  or communications with intentional reference to visual literacy as a specific set of competencies. Cindy Kovalic~ Suggested visual literacy topics   visual elements * visual principles* color print layout and design   web page layout and design typology decoding visual messages* encoding visual messages*   visual tools for classroom (concept maps, flowcharts, graphic organizers, picture glossaries, maps)   critique of visuals* creation of visual messages*      Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education    Determine the extent of information needed.    Access the needed information effectively and efficiently.    Evaluate information and its sources critically.   Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base.  Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally.  Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.        * Please provide Feedback * Text version of Conclusions: The Missing Piece Return to Main Page Debra Cox Rollins Revised: June 21, 2007