EDLD 5366 Week 5 assignment: Course Reflection
Before I began this class I had some preconceived notions about what a Digital Graphics class would be like. I was overwhelmed and nervous about what might be expected of me. As the class began and I read the syllabus, I was put at ease and knew that what the course entailed was not going to be as overwhelming as I had thought. After reviewing the updated Bloom’s Taxonomy to include digital terms, I was pleased to know that I have been able to move from just Remembering to Creating. “You can’t understand a concept if you don’t first remember it, similarly you cannot apply knowledge and concepts if you don’t understand them.” (Churches, 2007).
The first assignment had us creating a layout that followed the CRAP design. “The C.R.A.P. principles are good ways to double check your design work.” (Rundle, 2006). I was not familiar with these design principles before the class. As I began to create my assignment I noticed that the design principles were all around me, in my classroom, at my house and on my wiki that I had already made. I had been using these principles and just didn’t realize it. Now I am more conscience of them when I’m rearranging my web pages or arranging the pictures on my walls.
Creating the Logo was the second assignment and was a lot of fun. I had not thought of branding myself or creating a logo for myself. There were several different websites that helped me create a logo and I had made several that I just couldn’t decide between. “Simplicity is the key to logo design”. (1stwebdesign, 2011). I also worked with a group and we created a group logo. This would be used on our group web site/wiki that we made. On this assignment I also learned about putting the html code on the wiki for the logo to appear. That wasn’t actually a part of the lesson it was something one of my group members showed me.
Lastly, I collaborated with the group to make a wiki that would work for a school or classroom. There were five of us in the group, which worked well because there were five pages to create. I was assigned the regular education page since I am a regular education teacher.
References:
Churches, A. (2007, April). Bloom’s digital taxonomy. Retrieved from http://www.techlearning.com/article/8670
Rundle, M. (April, 2006). How C.R.A.P. is your design cite? http://thinkvitamin.com/design/how-crap-is-your-site-design/
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