A great directory of tutorials for a variety of technology integration topics, including Powerpoint, Word, using digital cameras, using digital images and making games.
In General McMaster's view, PowerPoint's worst offense is not a chart like the spaghetti graphic, which was first uncovered by NBC's Richard Engel, but rigid lists of bullet points (in, say, a presentation on a conflict's causes) that take no account of interconnected political, economic and ethnic forces. "If you divorce war from all of that, it becomes a targeting exercise," General McMaster said.
These design tips are for the Assertion-Evidence format - this is gaining ground as the brain-friendly yet easy to put together alternative to bullets.
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Most of us have had no training in visual literacy. We think and communicate with words rather than visuals. So it will take some time and effort to begin to think visually as you plan your training materials.
In today's post, I want to walk through how I built the graphics in the course. They're easy to do. And once you have the techniques down, you can surely use that overhead office look in other elearning courses. It's definitely a great way to create an immersive elearning experience.