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Visual Design Essentials: Practical Techniques for Designing Better Online Courses
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Thursday March 25, 2010 02:30 PM
David Anderson, Articulate
Trainers, SMEs, and even instructional designers have spent time learning to write courseware, but very little time on the second half of the development process: design. Ineffective design results in e-Learning courses that are boring or non-engaging. More non-designers are being asked to develop content, and, in many organizations, are now responsible for developing the course. Just as instructional designers learned to design effective learning based on science and research, they can learn the same principles for design. It's not enough to conduct proper analysis, align content with learning objectives, or follow ADDIE to create award-winning courses. Visual communication, graphic design, and multimedia design principles are the missing link for most courses.
Participants in this session will learn to deconstruct the core elements of a course: layout, type, image, color, and mood, seeing real-world examples of before and after. You’ll learn the actionable steps you can apply to your own courses.
In this session, you will learn: - Layout techniques for designing around content, rather than forcing content into restrictive layouts
- Image effects, treatments, and techniques for enhancing designs and aligning visual voice to learning voice
- Typography basics for creating emphasis, contrast, and focus using visual style guides
- Color tools used by professional designers, and how to interpret and apply the schemes
- Creative exercises for identifying custom course elements to design content-specific design themes
Audience:
Novice and intermediate designers and developers, SMEs, or anyone responsible for developing e-Learning.
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