VKB Vision
Visual Knowledge Building is a very old way of communicating effectively with visualization. Old civilizations used visualization such as symbols to express (the things they want to express).
A visualization says a lot more than spoken words. Visualizations are the most efficient and best way to tell something in a short amount of time. In a culture, the visual knowledge is passed on and used by all the other members within the civilization. But the biggest disadvantage is not understanding each other because each individual has a different interpretation of understanding symbols and meanings of (visual) expressions, due to personality and cultural difference. That’s why the written word has always been used trough out the years as the main form of communication and leaving (important) information behind.
The written word is a very complex way to communicate and with the help of visualizations other people from other cultures can understand more easily than without visualizations. Visualizations are very helpful to make the daily life more understandable and comprehensive. Like for example with road signs, by looking at a image (by someone who doesn’t understand the language spoken in the country where he or she’s at) someone can understand easily what the meaning of the sign is and take action for it. If the sign only contained written words this person wouldn’t understand the meaning of it and accidents could happen more easily.
With the new digital era, new ways of communication came into the picture. The new way of communication has started. Digital natives are being thought from the beginning in the visual surroundings around us while the older people, the digital immigrants, have problems to fully comprehend the new way of communicating and adapt to it.
With the written word people automatically think of visuals that come with it in to mind. Visuals and text can be misunderstood by the receiver.
A serie of photographs can be the best way to communicate different types of symbols, feelings and meanings to be understood correctly by the receiver (as meant by the sender).
Where the written word stimulates the imagination of the receiver of the message the visualizations force the sender to create a own view.
The learning theory of the digital era developed by George Siemens is based on three theories:
behavorism, cognitivism and contructivism.
These theories were developed in a era where learning was not being combined with modern (E-learning) technology. Over the last 2 decades technology has showed how people communicate (and live). Effective learning styles should incorporate self reflection and learning of own mistakes by getting well structured feedback by peers.
According to George Siemens learning is not about knowing things an learning random facts but more about discovering and making the right choices/connections with your mind between the overload of data we receive every day, by doing so we create new information and a new understanding (and creating a own unique vision).
VKB is a growing form of our modern age learning. We have found and incorporated new techniques (like internet) to learn about chosen subjects. Wikipedia and Google have given us the opportunity to learn and find knowledge and other things faster and more comprehensible.
Also blended learning and E-learning saves us a lot of time and effort then people in the old fashioned way would have take to get the same amount of information. We now can use the extra time we have to use new things and new theories or just simply save time. Modern technologies give us more opportunity to communicate with each other (trough mobile communication and internet) faster than ever.
I think the minor Visual Knowledge Building was a very interesting minor and learned me to approach visualizations differently than before. The power of good clear visuals is very strong can let people from other cultures and languages communicate (more) easily then with just the written word.
Visual Knowledge Building is a very old way of communicating effectively with visualization. Old civilizations used visualization such as symbols to express (the things they want to express).
A visualization says a lot more than spoken words. Visualizations are the most efficient and best way to tell something in a short amount of time. In a culture, the visual knowledge is passed on and used by all the other members within the civilization. But the biggest disadvantage is not understanding each other because each individual has a different interpretation of understanding symbols and meanings of (visual) expressions, due to personality and cultural difference. That’s why the written word has always been used trough out the years as the main form of communication and leaving (important) information behind.
The written word is a very complex way to communicate and with the help of visualizations other people from other cultures can understand more easily than without visualizations. Visualizations are very helpful to make the daily life more understandable and comprehensive. Like for example with road signs, by looking at a image (by someone who doesn’t understand the language spoken in the country where he or she’s at) someone can understand easily what the meaning of the sign is and take action for it. If the sign only contained written words this person wouldn’t understand the meaning of it and accidents could happen more easily.
With the new digital era, new ways of communication came into the picture. The new way of communication has started. Digital natives are being thought from the beginning in the visual surroundings around us while the older people, the digital immigrants, have problems to fully comprehend the new way of communicating and adapt to it.
With the written word people automatically think of visuals that come with it in to mind. Visuals and text can be misunderstood by the receiver.
A serie of photographs can be the best way to communicate different types of symbols, feelings and meanings to be understood correctly by the receiver (as meant by the sender).
Where the written word stimulates the imagination of the receiver of the message the visualizations force the sender to create a own view.
The learning theory of the digital era developed by George Siemens is based on three theories:
behavorism, cognitivism and contructivism.
These theories were developed in a era where learning was not being combined with modern (E-learning) technology. Over the last 2 decades technology has showed how people communicate (and live). Effective learning styles should incorporate self reflection and learning of own mistakes by getting well structured feedback by peers.
According to George Siemens learning is not about knowing things an learning random facts but more about discovering and making the right choices/connections with your mind between the overload of data we receive every day, by doing so we create new information and a new understanding (and creating a own unique vision).
VKB is a growing form of our modern age learning. We have found and incorporated new techniques (like internet) to learn about chosen subjects. Wikipedia and Google have given us the opportunity to learn and find knowledge and other things faster and more comprehensible.
Also blended learning and E-learning saves us a lot of time and effort then people in the old fashioned way would have take to get the same amount of information. We now can use the extra time we have to use new things and new theories or just simply save time. Modern technologies give us more opportunity to communicate with each other (trough mobile communication and internet) faster than ever.
I think the minor Visual Knowledge Building was a very interesting minor and learned me to approach visualizations differently than before. The power of good clear visuals is very strong can let people from other cultures and languages communicate (more) easily then with just the written word.
