What do Visual Research Methods mean for me?

Find the 4 emphasis points about Visual Research Methods from the Blog. Which of the four points do you identify with for your research on your Discourse Community?

Find the section - VRM: What are they good for? Which of these helps you understand the importance of visual research? Practice summarizing and putting in your own words.

Add these thoughts to your Week 7 Reading Notes.

What may be some issues with design here?

What could be some visual design issues here?

When using Visual Evidence as Research, consider the following:

Primary Source

(Did YOU create it?)

• How does it function?
  • Marketing Purposes
  • Informative purposes
  • Show the community
  • A concept connected to discourse research
• Infographic
• Chart/Graph Model
• Mock-Up Social media posts
• Mock-Up Video posts
• Photographic evidence

Secondary Source

(Did you FIND it?)

• Qualitative or Quantiative
• BE SURE TO CITE IT IN YOUR PAPER
• How will you organize a secondary source visual into your paper?
• What is this visual's relevance to your writing?

Visual Evidence can be...

Qualitative = Data that is about ideas, qualities, and factors that influence the research. Emphasizes experiences, reflections, conversations, and concepts to prove points.

Quantitative = Data that is about graphs, charts, stats, and numbers to show points about the research. Emphasizes trends, patterns, percentages in studies to prove points.

Sample Student work

Sample Student work

Sample Student work

Sample Student work

Sample Student work

Sample Student work

Student Works Cited

• Kahn, E. (2019). Social media and body image & 225 interview responses.  https://www.canva.com/design/DADrjqtReKM/4pFSpAJEbO0F7I8VBWWHFg/edit
• Branson, O. (2019). Familial influences on child obesity [infographic] & 225 interview responses. Canva, https://www.canva.com/design/DADs3vEVihk/hhk6fmV11rvjgM1oV6NpA/view?utm_content=DADs3vEVihk&utm_campaign=designshare&u tm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink
• Beasley, T. (2022). Women Health Advocacy & Emma Chamberlain: Mother of Honest Media [infographics].
• Epling, J. (2022). Miami Sail [infographic].
• Stamp, K. (2022). Marine Biology Club [infographic].

Consult today's Visual ToolBox!

Graphmakers

Social Media Generators

A.I. Art Generators

In-Class Week 7 - Visual Evidence Activity

What type of visual infographic best suits your evidence?

Group Share-Show N' Tell

• What visual evidence are you creating and working on (Primary Evidence), or something you've found from another source? SHOW THIS FOR YOUR GROUP! Does your visual evidence...
  • Demonstrate one of Swales' concepts of Discourse Community? (e.g. lexis, communication, hierarchy, platforms of communication, etc.)
  • Show distinct behaviors or non-verbal communication
  • Show the style and design appeal of your discourse community
  • Offer insights about topics and trends of your group
  • Show research stats or facts about the group
  • Help market the brand of your D.C.
  • Act as a recruitment or publicity tool
  • Show your involvement as an active researcher.

Group Task Response

Task 1: Wansink and Robbins article on Infographics - What types of data are they working with?

Task 2: Warrington et al., article asks the seven critical questions to ask of the sources you are finding and evaluating. How might you use these?

Task 3: Warrington et al., article exploring visual rhetoric of sites (ethos, pathos, logos) and image/photographic evidence. What kind of message does your visual convey?

Task 4: VRM Blog methods from Rose - What are the 3 M's of how images and visual content is produced and circulated? How could this apply to your discourse community?

Approaching Research Draft Week

• Review the Discourse Community Research Draft Prompt in Canvas.
• Consult Dr. Smothers' Research Draft Checklist Page in Canvas for what you should be integrating into your Research Draft.
• Consult the Writing Template for the 1st Rough Draft (Discourse Community Research Draft) in the Checklist Page.
• We will be meeting individually for Student Conferences next week in preparation to submit your Discourse Community Research Draft. Sign up for a time in Week 8 via the Sign-up Sheet!

Objectives

• A.I. Friday Forum #5 - How might A.I. make use of visual evidence and help you find this evidence for your D.C.?

• Portfolio materials check-in, Review Dr. Smothers Draft checklist (week 8) and Conference Sign-Up.