Final Unit 6

Well,I guess my justification and video were a go once I sent it to my usability group under a separate e-mail so that the blog did not condense the picture too much. Thanks to Kim and Dr. Lohr for the feedback. I will not change anything and just tell Dennis that the Draft blog video and justification is my final for the unit. Dennis thanks for helping with this unit it was fun!Ann

Unit 6 first draft

Visual literacy has proven to be a difficult concept for me to grasp. So, I am looking forward to my short summer vacation where I plan to golf.

My final portfolio shows pictures taken from the Masters.com website. I did not see where the pictures needed to be mine, but if that is the case, please let me know in the usability suggestions.

I like golf. I like to participate in the sport as well as view it on television and walk in the gallery. I will not spend any of my precious leisure time with any other sport to the amount of time I will devote to golf. I have tried to personalize the photos with dialogue giving an insight to my views on the game. It is challenging and a game that can be played alone or with friends. I guess that is another reason why I enjoy the solitude of the game.

Most of all I enjoy the fact that golf and nursing are similar. If you want to cheat you can, but if you are of high integrity and have strong moral ethics you won’t cheat and both you and the game are better for playing by the rules.

As with school, you don't learn if you cut corners and with this draft I am trying to pull together the lessons of the semester.

1) I chose to organize the pictures on the left and the text on the right.

2) I chose one of the web correct fonts, Verdana.

3) I violated one of Mayers' principles in that I have visual and audio going on in the show.

4) I used vibrant color.

5) I repeated the design throughout the show so the learner would not be confused from slide to slide.

6) I should get points from Tufte (and hopefully Dennis) as I did not use PowerPoint.

7) In the pictures I explained how the picture and the tip are appropriate.

8) For those who enjoy the game of golf these pictures from the Masters web site will allow them to remember these experiences.

9) I used the concept of proximity (Mayer would like this) when I had more than one picture and aligned the words across from the picture I was referencing.

10) I sufficiently used white space in the movie.

11) I utilized symmetry in each slide.

12) I chunked information concerning each tip.

13) I used the diamond design process as I was editing the video, I started out with too much time with each slide, and too much verbiage, so I removed information so that the information could be read in the time alloted and complete the requirements of the assignment.

14) I achieved Gestalt with conveying that these slide parts are certainly reasons why, I do enjoy the whole game of golf.