{"id":7910,"date":"2020-05-05T15:22:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T19:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=7910"},"modified":"2020-10-01T10:31:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:31:23","slug":"new-image-based-learning-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2020\/05\/05\/new-image-based-learning-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"New Image-Based Learning Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s get visual! Two new image-based activities are now available in the lesson authoring tool in Transparent Language Online for Education<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

We remember more of what we see than what we hear[1]<\/a>\u2014a fact that should be exploited particularly in language teaching. Images of objects bring vocabulary items to life and street scenes from far off regions brings another country and its culture right to your screen, creating a more engaging experience.<\/p>\n

To help learners visualize language and explore culture, we\u2019re adding two new interactive image activities to Transparent Language Online: Image Explorer \u2013 Preview It <\/em>and Image Explorer \u2013 Locate It<\/em>.<\/strong> Both activities work with flat images and 360-degree images, so your learners can explore a real-world environment from their phone, tablet, computer, or even a VR headset.<\/p>\n

Image Explorer \u2013 Preview It<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019ve completed any number of lessons in Transparent Language Online, you\u2019ve almost certainly run in to the Preview It<\/em> activity, in which you click through a series of vocab items presented in the known and learning language.<\/p>\n

Image Explorer \u2013 Preview It<\/em> builds upon that premise, strategically placing labels on an image of the lesson author\u2019s choosing. In the example below, learners explore a market in Indonesia, where they can click on labels to read and hear the word or phrase for the corresponding object, such as \u201clas uvas\u201d for grapes. Labels can be used to preview vocabulary or to point out relevant cultural, historical, or other notes.<\/p>\n

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Lesson authors can place as many labels on an image as they wish, and can link multiple images together so learners can explore a full environment, such as different rooms in a building or several streets in the same city. The activity supports both flat images and 360-degree images, which learners can explore both on their computers and phones or in a VR headset.<\/p>\n

Image Explorer \u2013 Locate It<\/h2>\n

Image Explorer \u2013 Locate It <\/em>builds on the previous activity, taking all of the vocab-based labels and asking learners to click on the corresponding label to a given word or phrase. In the example below, a learner is shown \u201clas pi\u00f1as\u201d, the Spanish term for \u201cpineapples\u201d, and has correctly identified the corresponding label on the image.<\/p>\n

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No double duty for lesson authors here\u2014all vocab labels configured in Image Explorer \u2013 Preview It <\/em>will automatically display in this activity, so while you can choose to further edit the labels, you won\u2019t have to duplicate your efforts.<\/p>\n

You can expect to see these image activities appearing in some of our upcoming materials in Transparent Language Online, but both activities are already available for use in your custom lessons created with the Lesson Authoring tool in Transparent Language Online for Education! Watch this quick tutorial video<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t have an account? Learn more about Transparent Language Online for Education<\/a> and sign up for the free trial to explore lesson authoring, class management tools, reporting, and more.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0089914#s3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Transparent

Let’s get visual! Two new image-based activities are now available in the lesson authoring tool in Transparent Language Online for Education. We remember more of what we see than what we hear[1]\u2014a fact that should be exploited particularly in language teaching. Images of objects bring vocabulary items to life and street scenes from far off…<\/p>\n

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