Tag: design

  • Presenting Learning Content

    Presenting Learning Content

    The information presented below is equally useful when producing Word documents or PowerPoint slides as well as developing Documents in Blackboard or web pages such as this. Presenting the Content Order Order materials logically this is usually the order in which learners should tackle the content. This is usually a linear route, but if there…

  • Preparing Learning Content

    Preparing Learning Content

    Once all of your existing materials are filed away in folders and easily accessed you can begin to think about the structure of your materials. If you already have materials then this will require you to review and ensure that the materials uploaded are easily locatable for your learners. If this is a new module…

  • Planning Learning Content

    Planning Learning Content

    Step 1 – Understanding the Departmental Template Each department agreed a template right at the beginning of the roll-out of Blackboard which was designed to give staff a framework in which to develop learning materials to make it easy for students to follow. This does differ from department to department, but it should not matter…

  • Structuring Learning Content

    Structuring Learning Content

    Learning content can be presented to learners in a number of ways, most often this will be via the virtual learning environment (VLE) such as Blackboard, but may be as a live presentation on a screen or handouts given to learners in lectures and seminars. Content may be paper-based or media based such as videos,…