Resources
Our institutions offer many free resources which are useful in preparing for visual literacy lessons and exercises that are reliable sources for the students.
Toledo Museum of Art Online Collection
The Toledo Museum of Art’s collection of approximately 25,000 works of art ranks among
the finest in the United States. Many of the works can be viewed for free through
their online collection. Search by artist, medium, title, style, or other keywords.
THe University of Toledo Digital Repository
The University of Toledo Digital Repository contains a variety of collections including
university archives, manuscript collections, faculty and student research, specialized
digital collections, U.S. patents assigned to The University of Toledo, yearbooks,
college newspapers (Collegian), and other digital content of interest.
Toledo's Attic
Toledo's Attic is a virtual museum with a focus on the region's commercial, industrial, and social history
from the late 19th through the late 20th centuries. Founded in 1995, it is a co-operative project of the Ward M. Canaday Center of The University of Toledo,
the UToledo Department of History, the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, the Maumee
Valley Historical Society, and WGTE Public Media.
Other RESOURCES
Below are many resources available online for use in classrooms and research.
International visual literacy association
The International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA) is a not-for-profit association of researchers, educators, designers, media specialists, and artists dedicated to the principles of visual literacy. The IVLA was formed for the purpose of providing a forum for the exchange of information related to visual literacy. We are also concerned with issues dealing with education, instruction, and training in modes of visual communication as well as their application through the concept of visual literacy to individuals, groups, organizations, and to the public in general.
International Association for Visual Culture
International Visual Sociology Association
The International Visual Sociology Association (IVSA) is a nonprofit, democratic, and academically-oriented professional organization devoted to the visual study of society, culture, and social relationships. Our members represent a wide spectrum of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, education, visual communication, photography, filmmaking, art, and journalism.
International Communication Association
The Visual Communication Studies Division of the International Communication Association (ICA) seeks to enhance the understanding of the visual in all its forms – moving and still images and displays in television, video and film, art and design, as well as print and digital media.
International Society for Education through Arts
The International Society for Education Through Arts (InSEA) is a non-governmental organization and official partner of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization UNESCO. InSEA's purpose is to encourage and advance creative education through art, design, and crafts in all countries and promote international understanding.
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is a professional association of thousands of educators and professionals who provide leadership and advise policymakers in order to sustain a continuous effort to enrich teaching and learning.
Visual Resources Association Foundation
The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) strives to strengthen the visual resources field by increasing public and professional awareness of visual information management while advocating for the value of images in the teaching and learning environment.
National Art Education Association
The National Art Education Association (NAEA) is a professional association founded in 1947 in the United States. It is the world's largest professional art education association.
Association for Visual Pedagogies
The Association for Visual Pedagogies (AVP) is an exciting, pioneering development which is creating a multi-disciplinary global community with shared interests in visual pedagogies.
Graphic Communications Education Association
The Graphic Communications Education Association (GCEA) is an association of educators in partnership with industry dedicated to sharing theories, principles, techniques, and processes relating to graphic communications and imaging technology.
EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE is a not-for-profit association whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology. EDUCAUSE helps those who lead, manage, and use information technology to shape strategic decisions at every level. EDUCAUSE actively engages with colleges and universities, corporations, foundations, government, and other nonprofit organizations to further the mission of transforming higher education through the use of information technology.