Category Archives: visual

Orbis Pictus: The earliest picture textbook for children

Posted on December 30, 2010 by geoffcain

Image via WikipediaI have been ranting all holiday about John Comenius‘ textbook, Orbis Pictus, from 1658. It is the first known illustrated text book for children. It has 240 short chapters with an illustration and text that corresponds to the … Continue reading →

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Image Resources on the Web

Posted on November 3, 2010 by geoffcain

Finding Images on the Web for use by Educators Although search engines such as Google.com and others enable you to quickly locate photos, clip art, and other visual media, most that is found is not in the public domain and … Continue reading →

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Of Concept Maps and Crucifixions

Posted on October 21, 2010 by geoffcain

I visited the National Gallery earlier this year and I spent a lot of time looking at a few paintings of crucifixion or passion paintings. I was particularly interested in a few early renaissance paintings. These paintings come from a … Continue reading →

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