#143
I have, over the years, admired sketchnotes which I have seen on various blog posts and on social media. I have even included some in my own blog posts. Hence, I was keen to sign up for a two day weekend workshop via Zoom with Sylvia Duckworth this past weekend.
I appreciate that during the two day workshop Ms. Duckworth reiterated that while sketchnotes may look beautiful and be well executed, the prime purpose is to help individuals with their learning of concepts/procedures (be it through the summary of a book/a chapter read in literature class, the Carbon Cycle in Chemistry, the process of solving math word problems, the timeline for a key figure in history etc.,). An added bonus is that sketchnotes can help individuals stay engaged during presentations which again leads to increased retention of information. She advised that the individual’s artistic skills should not be assessed, but rather - as evident in the information conveyed through words and images - their knowledge and understanding.
Ms. Duckworth delineated between static (done with an abundance of time) and live (done as the name suggests, in real time) sketchnoting. Unsurprisingly, she has this wonderful illustration:
Some prime examples of sketchnotes include:
This image by Sylvia Duckworth, as shared in my July 2019 blog post, TED Talk: Every Kid Needs a Champion, in which she summarizes the key elements of Rita Pierson's inspirational TED Talk:
Chris Gabury’s visual representation of Kath Murdoch’s keynote webinar, Schools as inquiry communities: Building a Strong Culture of Enquiry in Your School as referenced in my May 2020 Listening and Learning blog post:
This wonderful image was shared during Tambi Tyler’s Empathy and Leadership presentation and referenced in my July 2020 Pearls of Wisdom blog post:
Whilst it would be easy to feel overwhelmed or intimidated by such wonderful sketchnotes, I do - thanks to a very mellow and thoroughly enjoyable weekend workshop - feel inspired to develop (or try to develop) the art of sketchnoting. Based on these two quick live sketchnotes done during the weekend workshop, it is evident that I have much to learn.
I look forward to exploring Sylvia Duckworth’s website more extensively and using sketchnotes at upcoming on-line classes as well as conferences to clearly summarize pertinent information with the view of making it easier for me to retain and recall key facts and concepts.
Have you used or considered using sketchnoting in class with your students and/or for your own learning?
References:
Brady, A. (2019) TED Talk: Every Kid Needs a Champion blog post
Brady, A. (May 2020) Listening and Learning blog post
Brady, A. (July 2020) Pearls of Wisdom blog post
Duckworth, S. (2020) https://sylviaduckworth.com/
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