To my readers:
My studies in graduate school at UNT Denton in museum education has been focused on the research of the constructivist learning theory that supports concepts of visual literacy and visual thinking strategies. The concepts of visual literacy, being able to read images for meaning, allows museum visitors to learn critical thinking skills that would enable higher order thinking, including interpretation and evaluation. I believe that it requires visitors to read, share and converse together in front of works of art and broaden each other's knowledge about the work and about the world. My belief is that the art museum plays a considerable role of such learning. I invite you to share your opinions about visual literacy through the posting comments...enjoy.
~Mary
