Classroom 2.0 “Design Matters”
I as a visual learning have great admiration for professors and teachers using the technology available to create and distribute well thought out visual aides. This advancement has been long in the process. Starting out it may have been just adding pictures to handouts, then slide shows with pictures, and now in the multimedia time warp it is podcasts, videos, or “Youtubing” information.
As I watched Dean Shareski’s video entitled “Design Matters,” I was really inspired but some of the ideas he put forth. The major points that Dean emphasized were; planning, imagery, whitespace/transitions, constraints, and innovation. All of these points are very informational but I would like to talk about the one that influenced me the most.
Constraints:Â to limit or place boundaries on.
Key points:
o  Focusing ideas
o  Design learning that is attainable
o  Requires more planning & saves time in post production
o  Editing for elimination
And finally, my favorite of them all.  Â
 o  The 4 slide presentation
         Chicago Graduate School of Business
              ·  How to sell yourself in 4 slides
                    o  No audio and or video is allowed
              ·   Evoke the viewer
               ·   Do several times & keep as portfolio item
 
http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=307
I believe that this k12online conference was very informative and has my mind thinking how I can incorporate design into my future classroom. Allowing students more freedom and resources will widen their horizons and branch out being more creative and innovative in their creations.
To view this conference: http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-7573353454993995098&hl=en-CA
To listen to this conference: http://k12online.wm.edu/k12.mp3
Background information: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=174
