VPAS 651 Visual Storytelling Techniques for Educators

3 credits 42.0 hours
600 level graduate course

An exploration of the art of visual storytelling and its application in the classroom. Using a variety of audio and digital resources, as well as selected children’s books, participants consider how images convey meaning themselves or are used in conjunction with text to tell stories. Participants discover studio projects, presentations, hands-on exercises, and historical and educational resources from Philadelphia-area museums they can use in the classroom to enhance students’ visual literacy and storytelling skills. This course is designed primarily for K-8 classroom teachers, as well as those teaching art, English or language arts; open to all with an interest in visual storytelling.

Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course may not be audited.