VILD - Visual Studies and Learning Design - AAU CPH 2.47

EXPLORING THE VISUAL’S POTENTIALS FOR KNOWLEDGE GENERATION

ViLD’s main goal is to develop the visual as a theoretical and practical field and explore its potential for knowledge generation. ViLD aims to study and reveal the visual’s potentials across scientific and educational disciplines and in professional domains. This endeavor is based on the assumption that visuals hold increased importance for learning, knowledge generation and social practices in a digital networked society.

ViLD aims to explore the impact of visual interactions in the contexts of science, education, art and culture and to develop new ways to qualify, reflect and utilize visual potential for scientific, educational and professional purposes.

Research and development areas:
• Visual learning
• Visual (re)presentations and mediations
• Visual culture and social aesthetics
• Visual communication
• Visual methods
Theories and practices for:
• Developing visual learning practices for all levels of the educational system
• Developing visual knowledge building in cross-disciplinary research
• Using visual representation forms for dissemination and communication
• Using visual practices for organizational development in business communities and institutions
• Using visual methods to develop community practices