Thing 9

Using image generators stretches the imagination and challenges the intellect. Creating a message that will be well received and spark some initiative can be an education in itself. When I first retired from the Navy, I spent some time in marketing. I sold yellow-page advertisements to businesses that had never advertised in the phone book before. 

I would interview the owner, ask him or her what made them unique to the market. I would request further information, and within 20 - 30 minutes, I had a working ad for the customer. Now I am using some of the same skills to create educational comics.

This exercise takes me back to the days of glory when I had to think on my feet. Getting students into a pattern can be difficult. I teach English writing in a traditional classroom setting and online. I hear lots of stories of the paper that got away. On the first day of class, I review my technology standards using the syllabus. I try to discuss how to start a document, how to save the document and how to select the correct format, and how to transport files. 

On the day that the first paper is due, I have about a fifty percent failure rate, because instructions are not followed. Some older students have never used a computer, and the younger ones just do not pay attention. I believe that I can use comics to make the point a little better. I look forward to using this in class in the near future.