Scope and Content Note
Series I: Research contains published articles by other visual literacy professionals and is arranged into fourteen subseries including Reading, Language, Development and Visualization, and Visualization and Visual Literacy. Of particular interest is Sub-Series N: Television, which documents research in nine areas including a study on the effects of television on children.
Series II: Teaching consists of class syllabi, papers, and related class assignments. It also houses several theses and dissertations reviewed by Seels.
Series III: Professional consists of an assortment of publications, presentations, grants, and projects submitted during Seels' career. Her vita provides a more concise and up to date chronology of her career and a list of publications.
Series IV: Games and Exercises consists of several board games, exercises, and visual games that challenge players to concentrate on visualization rather than on the use of text.
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1999
Creator
- Seels, Barbara (Person)
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
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Copyright
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
Biographical Note
Dr. Barbara Seels is currently Associate Professor Emeritus from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, Department of Instruction and Learning, Program in Instructional Design and Technology, where she retired from active teaching in 1999. Much of her professional background may be reviewed in her enclosed vita.
Her professional research and scholarly work has been focused on the effects of television upon society, particularly children and adolescents.
She has been an active member of the International Visual Literacy Association and has contributed a number of articles and presentations and held several elected offices in that organization.
Full extent
12 Box(es)
Full extent
10.83 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses research and teaching materials documenting Barbara Seels' work in the field of visual literacy between 1968 and 1999.
Arrangement
This collection consists of twelve boxes divided into four series:
- Series I: Research
- Series II: Teaching
- Series III: Professional
- Series IV: Games and Exercises
Provenance
The Barbara Seels Papers (ACC# 1993-01198 and 2000-02280) were received in 1993 and 2000 from Dr. Seels.
Subject
- University of Pittsburgh (Organization)
- Title
- Barbara Seels Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Stephen J. Hussman in September 2001.
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Visual Literacy Collection Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu