6+EDLD+5366+Digital+Graphics

EDLD 5366 Digital Graphics/Desktop Publishing EDLD 5366 focuses on skills needed to structure and organize visual communications in both traditional and digital environments. Emphasis on conceptual development, structural organization of information, and interplay of form and verbal content to effectively communicate ideas. Students will learn to think critically, make aesthetic judgments, and become familiar with a variety of tools and techniques used to produce professional work in the fields of graphic design, animation and desktop publishing.

WEEK 1: Design Principles [|Blog Link to Analyzing Ancient Manuscript]

WEEK 2: Logo Design

WEEK 3: Animation

Principles of Design Animation Link

WEEK 4: Creating a Newsletter

WEEK 5: Reflection Blog Link

Course Outcomes Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand and employ design principles 2. Understand and utilize the principles of Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity 3. Utilize software applications (open source or fee-based) to create an animation project 4. Plan and create a logo 5. Design a multi-column, multi-page newsletter 6. Incorporate color and layout consistently Performance Outcomes: 1. Participate in the optional Web conference. 2. Provide peer review feedback to colleagues on course projects 3. Participate in online discussion with colleagues 4. Explore, read, and discuss the purpose of design principles in education 5. Reflect on the outcomes and key learnings of the course.

Course Standards • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Technology Applications: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch126toc.html • National Educational Technology Standards Project: http://cnets.iste.org • Texas State Board for Educator Certification Standards: • http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/standtest/educstan.asp • NCATE: http://www.ncate.org/ • ELCC—Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Leadership: http://www.npbea.org/ELCC/ELCCStandards%20_5-02.pdf