Dual Coding With Teachers

I have great vision, but the font, size, and layout of this book makes my eyes hurt. For a book about visual learning, I could not learn anything. It's getting sent back.

Covers not just dual coding but cognitive load, graphical organisation, posters, slides, infographics, icons, sketchnoting, walkthroughs, documents, in a why, what, how, which, who, when and where, to use format. Fully referenced (in a great format that should be adopted by higher educational institutions). Beautifully visualised & written by an very experienced educator who has a background in graphics - theres nothing on the market quite like this that I am aware of.

For a book that's meant to provide guidance on the visual aspects of teaching, this is a very visually unwieldy piece of work. Lots of red ink (why?), unnecessary sketches of author and researcher heads, 250 pages of same-order-of-graphic-complexity information and I have no idea where or what to look at first on any one page. Found a typo within minutes. The font is too small. Paper is thin. Landscape format is not ideal. Dual coding is introduced stating it needs to be done 'properly' but this is then not addressed on subsequent pages. It's like a square kilometer of infographics cut up into A5 sheets and bound as a booklet. I (trained architect turned language teacher) really wanted something solid on dual coding and visuals but this book induces visual vertigo and I'm too dizzy to take in whatever rich information it might in fact contain.

I’ve yet to read this. Ironic that a book about graphics and visual presentation should use such tiny font. I can’t comment on the content as each time I try to read it I’m overwhelmed by so many diagrams and print that’s a struggle to read. Disappointing after seeing good reviews.

I have really enjoyed how easy it has been to engage with this educational literature especially when theres a lot of dense text out there. The book has definitely revolutionized some very archaic thinking that I didnt know I had and has forced me to look at my teaching practices carefully! Very easy read (especially if you like graphics/pictures)! Highly recommend.

Laid out really well for a novice like me