Design Matters

K12 Online conference notes from 2009

found these in the archives

Design matters when creating presentations for classes, for staff development, for anything tyou expect other humans to pay attention to

constraints
asset map
studio as design model
do no harm
does it work is it beautiful powerful inspiring?
planning
planning matters
purpose?
help students focus
imagery
visually illiterate
flickr storm david jakes tutorial
images that build some thought
supplement their writing
whitespace and transitions
less is more position key elements for empahsis
transitions to change pace or ideas
constraints keep it tight
focus ideas
elimination matters
innovation
seeking significance
no templates
personal touch matters
even worksheet and handout design matters
does assessment help students focus on design
branding matters
designmatters.wikispaces.com

http://www.pageflakes.com/alice_mercer/16573397
a pageflake built around reflections on these
presentations rather than using pageflakes just for feeds
links
http://beyond-school.org/2007/10/20/k12-online-conference-deans-presentation-matters-to-my-walden-20/

ideas - photos of people for staff dev presentations - one pointing at the screen on wall
one looking at the computer screen

http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=174
http://designmatters.wikispaces.com/Design+Matters