Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. -- John Cotton Dana
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
EDLD 5366 Personal Logo
I had to create my personal logo for a graphic design class I had to take as a substitute for a leadership class that I took on my own in August...(a leadership class that is now being offered as part of our degree program. Ugh!!) Anyhow, I can't say I ever thought of self-branding prior to this class. Here's what I came up with for my logo.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
EDLD5366 Week 1 Reflection of the Bible of Ethiopia
1) My first impression of the Bible of Ethiopia was that it was created with great care and with purpose. The elaborate designs clearly mean it is intended to be held in high regard. The cover appears to be leather with a colorful cloth inlay in the cover. The text is carefully and neatly written. It appears to be a very important and treasured bible. The pictures appear to tell a story that corresponds to the text.
2) The design element of Contrast is evident in the black and red colored text. Contrast is also being utilized with the pictures with the colors yellow, red and green. There is quite a bit of repetition within the bible not only with the repetition of similar shaped pictures and drawn scrolls but with the colored text repeating in each column of text. The oval shape around the heads of the people in the pictures is repeated throughout. The text is neatly aligned using full-justification. Text surrounding the pictures is aligned to the left as is the text within the small squares on some of the pages. The element of proximity seems to be evident with red text around the pictures; I would assume the text is describing the pictures.
3) The vibrant colors of the hand drawn pictures indicate this bible should be held in high regard. The entire bible is full of regal colors of gold and red which imply a sense of importance. The pictures and text seem to be telling a story that was significant enough to document.
EDLD 5366 Week 1 Teaching Product and Reflection
The teaching product I created was a flier I will send out to all parents of students who are attending the school tutorial program. After the Christmas Break several students were not attending and it became apparent that some parents were under the impression that tutorials were no longer being offered after the break. I can use this flier as a teaching product using the C.R.A.P. components. This product demonstrates Contrast by using bold print in several areas to distinguish important points to be reviewed. Contrast is also reflected in the all capitals in the word “NOT” at the bottom of the flier to call the parents attention to the days tutorials are not in session. Repetition is evident in similar design elements within each of the segments of the flier as well as the use of the same font for text and same font for headings. Related sections of information are grouped together to indicate they belong together which is evidence of appropriate Alignment. And Proximity is shown where the information related to the tutorial days/times are listed directly below the headings and in the clip of the teacher helping the child with the reminder that students receive small group instruction.
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