Skills Series • Set 6
Attending to Visual Elements in Teaching
Activity 6.1: The Visual Design Inventory
The Visual Design Inventory is an informal quiz to identify your ability to spot visual problems with a design. It can help you assess whether you can see design issues that could hinder student access or understanding.
Activity 6.2: Visual Design Critique
A Visual Design Critique is a process of analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of visual design elements in instructional materials such as handouts, presentations or websites. Gaining skills in this area may help you improve your instructional materials' appeal and effectiveness.
Activity 6.3: How It Started/How It’s Going
In How It Started/How It’s Going, you choose one visual element from your class to improve, use a design principle to change it, and then share a “before” and “after” version documenting your work.
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