Which pedagogical questions can teachers ask to develop visual literacy
Enquiry
- What's going on in this image? (*image can be any visual artefact)
- What do you see that makes you say that?
- What more can we find out?
Explanatory
- What does this image say to us?
- Who are the audience?
What kind of image is this?
- What media has been used to make it?
- Is purpose of this image; art, advertising, documentary, educational, instructional, inspirational?
Purpose
- Why was it made?
- How does it work?
- Does it meet its objectives
Creative Construction
- How else could this image be used?
- How could you change/improve this image?
- How would you use this image?
Critical enquiry
- Where has this image come from?