Visual aids and Illustrations

A visual aid is anything learners can look at that helps them understand and remember something new: a new fact, idea, process, principle, or procedure.

Subject: What is the Exception File on VisaNet?

Some visual aids:

Subject: The elements of a performance system

Illustration applies the same principle to a book, manual or web page. It clarifies, engages the reader, and makes the subject memorable.

Page from "Organizational Intelligence" by Ken Silber and Lynn Kearny

Page from "The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools" by Liz Wiseman and Lois N. Allen

Subject: The elements of a valid contract

Illustration from a journal article on consulting tips

Page from a journal article: Commemorative bio in memoriam for thought leader

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