Return-Path: <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f2L4Sag14094; Tue, 20 Mar 2001 23:28:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 23:28:36 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sab7bd0d.047@mailhost.lanecc.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Joan Benz" <benzj@lanecc.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-4eff@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:1440] pictograph clarification X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.5.2 Status: O Content-Length: 1930 Lines: 21 For those who are interested, here is more detailed information and clarification of the pictograph that has been discussed here. First, the title is misleading. It is actually a word puzzle. Many people have seen these puzzles before, for example, /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/ means reading between the lines. I developed the puzzle as a warm up activity for an EFF training. The purpose of the puzzle was two fold: 1. to get participants to become familiar with the skill wheel, and 2. For participants to begin to recognize that EFF skills are about USING the skill in a context. I think the puzzle does this and more. As some people have stated, it is a way for participants to begin to construct meaning around the skills and focus on the use of the skill. It can be used in a workshop or in a classroom. Description of the puzzle: I created a 4x4 grid. Each box had a picture representing use of (or need of) one of the 16 EFF skills. I used clip art. Here are some examples of the pictures: 1. A dog reading a book with a light bulb over his head: READ WITH UNDERSTANDING. 2. Two children doing an experiment: LEARN THROUGH RESEARCH. 3. A detective looking for something with a magnifying glass; OBSERVE CRITICALLY. 4. A man who painted himself into a corner: PLAN (This is an example of someone who needed to learn the skill.) 5. A woman looking into a mirror with ????s above her head: REFLECT AND EVALUATE. Putting the puzzle together was a learning experience. I had to think of how the skill was being used and how that could be represented in an action picture. You could experiment with pictures and make your own picture puzzle. I hope this clarifies what people have been discussing. If you have any questions you can contact me personally at benzj@lanecc.edu. I would like to hear if you use the puzzle or if you have ade up your own. Joan Joan K. Benz EFF Trainer Lane Community College Eugene, OR
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