Visual Culture as a Strategy for Teaching Contemporary Geometry

Reflections and Proposals

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Teaching visual culture, Geometric thinking, Urban environment, Teaching geometry, Teaching itinerary, Pedagogical awareness, Educational technology

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This article proposes a pedagogical reflection on the importance of raising teachers' awareness to recognize the value of the urban environment, especially the architecture of Guayaquil, as a visual resource for teaching geometry. From a qualitative and descriptive approach, a theoretical review is conducted, and using visual culture as a connecting axis, three buildings with geometric richness and heritage value are presented, along with a didactic sequence. Additionally, an educational itinerary with technological extension is proposed that projects the proposal into the 21st century. It invites us to re-signify the city as an expanded classroom and visual text.

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2025-09-21

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Méndez-Reyes, J., González-Rivera, P., & Cadena-Figueroa, M. E. (2025). Visual Culture as a Strategy for Teaching Contemporary Geometry: Reflections and Proposals. VISUAL REVIEW. International Visual Culture Review Revista Internacional De Cultura Visual, 17(5), 141–152. Retrieved from https://visualcompublications.es/revVISUAL/article/view/6040

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Vol. 17 No. 5 (2025)

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