Working with a course developer on a course about Globalization, I wanted a way to provide images at the top of every section as a way of visually introducing the topics to be covered. This provides stimulation for cognitive reiteration later in the course, when students are working with the content and they have already seen the images in context. That re-use can also provide a level of consistency as well as familiarity.
Globalization is a complex topic and there were many images I could have used, but the course has a thematic focus on labor and trade. With this in mind, I chose images that some students may find surprising, or even a little bit unsettling. I wanted to challenge some potential sterotypes and/or preconceptions about who actually makes up the working class in a global economy.
