Jason Toal
Educational media, Interaction design, Visual thinking, Sketch-noting, Open education (OER), User experience (UX), Online communities, Web design, Wordpress, Audio, Podcasting, Analogue media, Comics.
The reMARKable comics/zines class
Jason Toal
Your typical, white, male, super-hero comic fan from the 80s. Collecting and marvelling in the stories and artwork that goes into this medium.
Super powers:
- Doodling
- Button pushing
- Bionic hearing
- making noise
https://slides.com/dragginz/remarkable
This session will
- Show examples of comics, discuss their background and importance
- Look at 2 case studies
- Practice making remarkable marks (ie drawing)
- Create 3 'micro comics' from thin air
- Wonder twin powers (image and text) ACTIVATE!
- Making meaning in an artifact demonstrates understanding (activity for learning)
- Allows for multiple means of representation (UDL)
- Fun!
WHY? Comics! (or zines)
Who is using comics
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Educational Technology
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Health Care
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Community Outreach
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Research Communication
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Teachin
Recent Case Study
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Dr. Jessica Motherwell McFarlane (Psychology)
Recent Case Study
- Arleigh Bell (TRU School of nursing)
- Layout
- Text
- Image
How Comics work
The form brings a structure (like a book)
The panels for the layout and control the pace
The gutters engage viewer
Ki (起): The first panel forms the basis of the story; it sets the scene.
Shō (承): The second panel develops upon the foundation of the story laid down in the first panel.
Ten (転): The third panel is the climax, in which an unforeseen development occurs.
Ketsu (結): The fourth panel is the conclusion, in which the effects of the third panel are seen
Lets make Comics!
ReMARKable comics class
By Jason Toal
ReMARKable comics class
Comics marry art and language in a way unique to the medium. Whether you’re a fan or not, have you considered using comics in your teaching, in communicating your research, or in engaging with your community? We’ll talk about the practical application of comics, how they “work,” and why you might want to give them a try.
