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Visual literacy, combining words and graphics, enhances student learning in digital environments. Educators should adopt visual literacy tools beyond traditional text for effective multimodal learning.

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Area of Science:

  • Education
  • Digital Learning
  • Visual Communication

Background:

  • Students engage heavily with digital and multimodal learning environments.
  • Traditional educational methods often rely solely on text.
  • Integrating visual elements is crucial for modern pedagogy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the application of visual literacy as an educational tool.
  • To demonstrate how visual literacy can enhance student learning.
  • To provide an example of visual literacy in transcultural nursing education.

Main Methods:

  • Describing the use of visual literacy in an online learning context.
  • Presenting a specific case study of visual literacy application.
  • Making a visual literacy teaching tool accessible online.

Main Results:

  • Visual literacy effectively enhances learning by integrating text and graphics.
  • The provided example showcases successful application in transcultural nursing.
  • The online tool offers a practical resource for educators.

Conclusions:

  • Visual literacy is a vital component for effective digital and multimodal learning.
  • Educators should move beyond text-based instruction to incorporate visual tools.
  • The described approach and tool can improve student engagement and comprehension.