I am a Latin teacher, so I am frequently working to recruit and retain students. Informing them of the benefits of the course is usually one of my first steps, and this infographic works to do that. I like that image and the background provide a classical element. However, some of the text is difficult to read, both because of the fading in the background, and the smallness of the font. Likewise, the graphs become difficult to read because of the text on the dark color. These are things that Reynolds would likely discourage. There is definitely powerful material here, and I like the bullet points, but I think it could be presented in a different way to make it more approachable.

In addition, if one is attempting to attract a larger audience and sell a product (in this case, Latin), it might be more beneficial to be more modern, bright, and exciting. This rings old school and archaic, and might not draw a big audience. While Latin is indeed old and no longer spoken, that’s not often the best way to sell the language to the modern student and parent. The information is there, but in terms of making use of the infographic model, I think there is room for improvement.

My own experience building an infographic was definitely challenging. I often have a hard time visualizing the best layouts, but I appreciated the sites provided to us (piktochart and easel.ly) for their templates. This could easily turn into a great project for students to present information in a different and exciting way. I’m interested in learning more through these programs and testing this out with my own students in the future.