Graphic Facilitation & Learning Theory

...and now for some musings from Adult as Learner: Class II...

My second class kicked off with a very interesting sidebar conversation with a fellow adult learner (whose name escapes me.) Upon learning of my art background, she suggested that I might make for a wonderful "Graphic Facilitator". 

I had never heard of Graphic Facilitation - so I ran right home and read up on it.

From Wikipedia: "Graphic Facilitation is the use of large scale imagery to lead groups and individuals towards a goal. The method is used in various processes such as meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences. This visual process is conducted by a Graphic Facilitator.

The early field of Graphic Facilitation was named “Explicit Group Memory” by Facilitator Geoff Ball, who “discovered” that a shared picture supported group learning or more importantly – a lasting memory in the group." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_facilitation

There are some great examples on the web of the artwork produced by graphic facilitators, such as this: