Hello and welcome back to my blog. For this assignment of our ICT course, we were tasked with creating an infographic about the various legal & ethical issues in material design we had covered previously. We were allowed to choose from 5 topics, which were plagiarism, copyright & fair use, safety & privacy, netiquette and cyberbullying. I picked plagiarism as my subject since it is a prevalent problem especially in our line of work in the education department.
I used Piktochart to create a simple yet informing infographic that I think is both visually appealing and easy on the eyes. I provided a definition, reasons for why plagiarism is wrong and potential risks of it, followed by a list of things we can do to stop or avoid plagiarism. I found the website user-friendly and it had a wide range of graphics/icons to choose from.
Infographics can be great tools of teaching since they can be shaped and catered for every audience accordingly, keeping subjects interesting for everyone. For instance, younger students might find infographics with colorful and whimsical themes more interesting while more mature audiences might prefer simpler, more serious themes. The whole point of an infographic is to be more than just blank text, but a more attention-grabbing passage that is easier to ingest.
Some shapes and colors help when you need to highlight important points, like arrows, question/exclamation marks or bright colors. Using dots or lines to connect items can highlight a correlation or a chronological order. You can also use images or symbols related to the subject to make it easier for the students to understand. This comes in handy especially in language classrooms when you're trying to teach vocabulary or expressions.
Click here to take a look at my infographic.
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