Instructional Technology

=Instructional Technology=

Lets focus on the basics of visual design and composition...

Elements of Visual Design

 * Line
 * A line is a path that connects two points.
 * It can be straight, curved, diagonal, or zigzag. Lines imply motion and suggest direction or orientation.
 * Shape
 * A shape is the closed form of lines.
 * Primary shapes: ovals, squares, triangles and hexagons
 * Form
 * The three-dimensional quality of an object
 * -this is due in part to light, and dark areas.
 * -when light from a point (torch light or sun) hits an object, part of the object is in shadow.
 * -light and dark areas on an image provide contrast
 * -this suggest volume.


 * Color
 * Colors play an important role in affecting our emotion.
 * Common terms found in colors:
 * Hue (it is the primary colors of red, green, and blue)
 * Saturation (the purity or intensity of the color)
 * Analogous colors (adjacent colors on the color wheel; green-yellow-orange)
 * Complementary colors (opposite colors on the color wheel; e.g. red-green)
 * Cool colors (blue, green, purple)
 * Warm colors (red, orange, yellow)
 * Texture
 * The quality or "feel" of an object - smooth, rough, soft, etc.
 * Textures may be actual or implied
 * Composition
 * Arranging elements within a frame
 * Unity
 * Ordering elements in an image to look aesthetically unified
 * Dominance and Subordinate
 * Achieved through size and color
 * large and bright images dominate
 * Balance
 * Balance implies that the visual elements within the frame have a sense of weight.
 * Positive and Negative Space
 * Negative space is the empty space around shapes and forms
 * This is important for creating balance and for the eyes to relax
 * Rhythm
 * Regular repeating occurrence of elements in the scene like a series of columns and fence.
 * Proportion
 * Applying the rule of thirds
 * Placing important objects at the four intersection of the nine grids
 * Simplicity


 * Differences between Educational Technology and Instructional Technology

Educational Technology (second level title)

 * Seen as combination of instructional theory and learning theory
 * Instructional Theory

Part 1 (third level title)

 * ARCS Model (bulleted list)
 * 1) numbered list (indented)
 * 2) second list
 * Elaboration Theory

Part 2

 * ARCS Model


 * Learning theory
 * Behaviorism
 * Cognitivism
 * Constructivism

=Various ID Models=
 * 1) The simplest: ADDIE Model
 * first indented bullet


 * 1) Systems Model