Academic Development Program
Lesson Planning Template from Instructional Skills Workshop
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Digital Design Principles | October 11, 2023 | ||
Bridge-In | |||
The students will be placed in breakout rooms. They will be asked to list all the design principles they know by filling out a table. This exercise intends to engage the students with graphic design experience with those without experience in the discipline. | |||
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Pre-assessment | Materials | ||
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Participatory Learning | |||
Time | Instructor Activities | Learner Activities | Lesson Resources |
9 mins | The Bad
The instructor will break the class into breakout rooms. They will be given ten minutes to discuss a specific website and have one person act as the recorder (writing the bullets) and one person act as the timekeeper for the discussion. They should take three minutes for image selection/recommendations, three minutes for font and colour selection, and three for the navigation/user experience. |
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15 mins | The Good
Based on the discussions in class, the students are split into breakout rooms with the same students. The roles of recorder, timekeeper, researcher, and designer will be assigned within the group (they must differ from the first part). The team needs to find an example of a great website based on the discussions in class using specific examples of how the site has kept the design principles, such as font selection, colour, and navigation system. The team must then add slides to their group section of the prevention slide deck and present these findings. |
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Note: The discussion following the presentation will include conversations about challenges with the exercise, how they would do it differently, and if there were any a-ha moments. This is key as they develop collaborative, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. |
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Post-assessment | |||
The students will be asked to complete a reflection paper as a bonus-mark assignment. The students should indicate an a-ha moment and one area that surprised them or didn’t know. They should then indicate what is the next part of the strategy so they can overcome this issue. | |||
Summary/Closure | |||
This digital design principles class aims to equip students with a solid understanding of fundamental design concepts and the ability to apply them effectively in practical projects, focusing on user experience. Students will develop critical evaluation skills and learn to create visually appealing, user-friendly digital designs. | |||
Notes for next time | |||
TBD |