Overview
The use of photography can be found in various areas such as post-graduate research studies, graduate programs, undergraduate courses, and K-12 educational programs with varying degrees of use over the years. (Close, 2007) In recently years, digital photography has seen a renewed use in areas of research and deep inquiry. (Close, 2007) For example, Diane Matar, a Social Work Education research, used photography in a research study of over 100 politically displaced people in Britain to present a vivid visual representation of the history and timeline of how people sought Asylum. (Phillips & Bellinger, 2010) Additionally, use of digital photography can be found in school reform as described by Halle Preskill (1995). Preskill studies suggest that using still photography is a value and effective way to document the impact of school reform and promote dialogue throughout a study. (Preskill, 1995)
Opportunities
Photography can provide rich and dynamic educational opportunities for teachers and students in K-12 education. The J. Paul Getty Museum has dedicated a section of its website to photography exploration in …show more content…
Weareteachers.com is one of many popular websites dedicated to providing teachers with valuable resources, such as lesson plans. (Walker, 2016) Weareteachers.com highlighted seven ways to use digital photography in the classroom. These ideas included students: creating photography badges, participating in a daily project, developing a year-end slideshow, documenting family connections, creating characters for storytelling, creating posters to decorate the classroom, and writing a paper based on photos. (Venosdale, 2014) The examples Venosdale (2014) presents on We are TEACHERS are only a tip of the iceberg in term of the potential educational opportunities photography presence in the
The use of photography can be found in various areas such as post-graduate research studies, graduate programs, undergraduate courses, and K-12 educational programs with varying degrees of use over the years. (Close, 2007) In recently years, digital photography has seen a renewed use in areas of research and deep inquiry. (Close, 2007) For example, Diane Matar, a Social Work Education research, used photography in a research study of over 100 politically displaced people in Britain to present a vivid visual representation of the history and timeline of how people sought Asylum. (Phillips & Bellinger, 2010) Additionally, use of digital photography can be found in school reform as described by Halle Preskill (1995). Preskill studies suggest that using still photography is a value and effective way to document the impact of school reform and promote dialogue throughout a study. (Preskill, 1995)
Opportunities
Photography can provide rich and dynamic educational opportunities for teachers and students in K-12 education. The J. Paul Getty Museum has dedicated a section of its website to photography exploration in …show more content…
Weareteachers.com is one of many popular websites dedicated to providing teachers with valuable resources, such as lesson plans. (Walker, 2016) Weareteachers.com highlighted seven ways to use digital photography in the classroom. These ideas included students: creating photography badges, participating in a daily project, developing a year-end slideshow, documenting family connections, creating characters for storytelling, creating posters to decorate the classroom, and writing a paper based on photos. (Venosdale, 2014) The examples Venosdale (2014) presents on We are TEACHERS are only a tip of the iceberg in term of the potential educational opportunities photography presence in the