Annette, Part of the reason I did this was to find out how long it would take. The answer: too long. I'd say between reading the article, sketching up some ideas for graphics on a piece of paper, finding the clipart, then putting the whole thing together using LineForm took about 6 hours.
The other reason I did this was to determine if there was any pedagogical value in the exercise and I think there was. The experience is similar to any work you do to teach others about an idea: you learn more about the topic as you try to figure out how to communicate it to others. For example, there were a few times during the drawing creation when I realized I had to go back and re-read sections of the article i really didn't understand well enough the first time. I think it would be a good experience for students to find out what they really didn't understand the first time they read an article and to think about the key ideas in more depth as they figure out what is the best way to represent them in images. The key issue is whether the amount of time needed to create the graphic is worth what is learned. Tough one to answer. This was the first time I used LineForm, so some time was lost just learning how to use the tool. Other tools might have been just as good, such as Photoshop or Illustrator (but Illustrator has more power than is needed and is a really complicated program). If a student has some facility using a graphics program then it wouldn't take as long. Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On Sep 17, 2011, at 10:57 AM, Annette Taylor wrote: > > > > > > > Wow. How long did this one take you to make? > > This would have taken me HOURS and I'm not at all convinced that students > will LEARN better :( > > But it is impressive. Unfortunately this is an EXTREMELY minor part of > anything that I teach, so it's not very useful for me. I'd like to see some > on more salient things like obedience or conformity. > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Professor, Psychological Sciences > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > [email protected] > > From: Michael Britt [[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 6:20 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Psychology Research Infographic > > > > > > > > I decided to try my hand at creating an infographic. InfoGraphics are really > not a new idea - just the act of translating data into an appealing visual, > but infographics have become all the rage in the "twitterverse". I based > this infographic on two pieces of very interesting research: > > Dunn, E. W., Gilbert D. T., & Wilson T. D. (2011). If money doesn't make you > happy > then you probably aren't spending it right.. Journal of Consumer Psychology. > 21(2), 115-125. > > Van Boven, L., & Gilovich, T. (2003). To do or to have: That is the question. > Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 1193-1202. > > Happy to get your feedback on this graphic. To create it I used a vector > drawing program called LineForm (Mac only), along with some clipart and a > little Photoshop hackery. Came out pretty good I think: > > http://www.thepsychfiles.com/money-happiness/ > > I'll put a link to download the PDF on this page later today. > > Again, feel free to let me know if there are mistakes or areas lacking > clarity. > > Michael > > > Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. > [email protected] > http://www.ThePsychFiles.com > Twitter: mbritt > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=12731 > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > or send a blank email to > leave-12731-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=12732 > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > or send a blank email to > leave-12732-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=12734 or send a blank email to leave-12734-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
