{"id":3204,"date":"2023-12-19T18:59:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3204"},"modified":"2023-12-19T18:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T18:59:35","slug":"spring-2024-reading-circle-visual-thinking-the-hidden-gifts-of-people-who-think-in-pictures-patterns-and-abstractions","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/event\/spring-2024-reading-circle-visual-thinking-the-hidden-gifts-of-people-who-think-in-pictures-patterns-and-abstractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2024 Reading Circle &#8211; Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\">With her genius for demystifying science, Temple Grandin draws on <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\">cutting-edge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\"> research to take us inside visual thinking and uncover how a world increasingly geared to the verbal tends to sideline visual thinkers. Grandin proposes <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\">new approaches<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\"> to educating, parenting, employing, and collaborating with visual thinkers, with insight of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW142236841 BCX0\">particular relevance<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\"> to educators from every discipline. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW142236841 BCX0\">Hailed as a \u201clandmark book that reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers\u201d please join us to explore how Grandin\u2019s insight might influence your own teaching, advising, and mentoring work. 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