Looking through the Lens: Adapting and Modifying Photovoice Projects for Active Learning and Engagement in Biology

Abstract

Photovoice projects traditionally include original visual imagery and minimal text to tell a powerful story. Photovoice student projects have been utilized in the health and social sciences to involve students with the local community and also in community-based projects to help at-risk youth call attention to their community problems, such as disease and drug use. The tool of the photovoice can be used in the biology classroom to engage students in the active learning process through community-based projects.