Tired of PowerPoint?

2011 AECT International Convention Celebrate 3.0: Design.Learn.Community

Tired of PowerPoint? Using research-based and theory-grounded guideline in selecting Web 2.0 tools for effective and engaging presentations.

Dr. Corey Lee, Assistant Professor

Dr. Jeremy Dickerson, Associate Professor

Dr. Joe Winslow, Associate Professor & Department Chair

2011 AECT International Convention

Celebrate 3.0: Design.Learn.Community

Outline

1. What is Multimedia Learning?

2. Graphic Design

3. What are the effective Web 2.0 presentation tools? Why?

4. Strategies for technology integration

Multimedia Learning1. Use words and graphics

Multimedia Learning2. Don’t decorate, communicate!Don’t use pictures which aren’t conceptually relevant

Multimedia Learning3. Present words as audio rather than onscreen text

Multimedia Learning4. Avoid cognitive overload

Graphic Design: Visual Design Principles

CRAP Principles in Visual Design

Alignment• Key idea: Nothing should be placed on the page

arbitrarily. Every item should have a visual connection with something else on the page.

• Strong alignment helps guide the user's eye, making the page easier to browse and drawing the eye to the most important parts of the page.

• According to Williams:– center alignment tends to look formal and can sometimes

look dull or "mushy" – strong left or strong right alignment looks more

professional and clean

Alignment Examples

Contrast

ContrastContrast makes a page more interesting and readable

Key idea: • If two items are not exactly the same,

make them different, really different.• Shape, font face, size, weight, texture,

line, spacing, color, etc.

Contrast Example

Contrast ExampleLess effective More effective

Contrast Example LESS effective MORE effective

Proximity• Key idea: Group related items together.• Proximity helps the user identify which

items go together– Close proximity implies a relationship – Use placement, size, and color to group

items that go together– Don’t be afraid of empty space! – Less is

Proximity Example

Repetition• Key idea: REPEAT some aspect of the

design throughout the entire piece.

• Repetition of visual elements throughout the design unifies and strengthens it by tying together otherwise separate parts.

Repetition Example

CRAP Makeover

Effective Web 2.0 Presentation Tools14 presentation tools were reviewedhttp://vandelaydesign.com/blog/tools/online-presentation-tools/

AnalysisauthorSTREAM SlideShare/

SlidecastsPrezi Google Docs ???

Functionality video/narration/PPT

friendly

Video/narration video none

Usability x x x x

Utility x x x x

Easy to use x x x x

Strategies for Technology Integration

1. For online course presentations

2. To share with students and colleagues

3. To engage students

4. Students as the authors/designers/developers

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