Category Archives: AECT Standard 1 (Content Knowledge)

Candidates demonstrate the knowledge necessary to create, use, assess, and manage theoretical and practical applications of educational technologies and processes.

Whitespace Project

Posted on April 4, 2016 by tlpipes

For this week’s assignment, we were asked to focus on the whitespace of our project.  Whitespace refers to the blank areas of the page.  It can be used to create symmetrical or asymmetrical design.  It can also be used to … Continue reading →

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Organization

Posted on March 21, 2016 by tlpipes

This week’s assignment focused on the concept of organization.  Organization affects readability and understanding of an image.  It also helps the user determine which elements of the image are more important. Here is my example: Users The users are high … Continue reading →

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Color and Depth

Posted on March 14, 2016 by tlpipes

This week’s assignment centered around color and depth.  Color needs to be used carefully.  It can improve readability and help users focus on important items. It can also distract readers and may cause confusion.  Depth incorporates scale factor, dimension (shadows), … Continue reading →

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Selection Project

Posted on March 6, 2016 by tlpipes

For this week’s project we were asked to consider selection and figure-ground while we were designing.  The simplest way for me to describe selection and figure-ground is what your eye is attracted to.  Figure is what you focus on and … Continue reading →

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RSS Feeds

Posted on October 22, 2015 by tlpipes

RSS feeds are still a bit of a mystery to me.  Here is what I have gathered so far. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary.  You can use a feed reader like digg.com to subscribe to various … Continue reading →

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Code of Professional Ethics in Educational Technology

Posted on October 2, 2015 by tlpipes

Reading and learning about codes of professional ethics has been eye-opening for me.  For an assignment in my Educational Technology class, we focused on the Association for Educational Communication and Technology (AECT) code of ethics.  This particular code of ethics is … Continue reading →

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RSS in Education

Posted on March 28, 2013 by tlpipes

You can copy and paste directly to your post page, embed an Evernote or Google Doc or any number of ways to display your artifact. Include a reflection for each artifact, along with assigning the proper AECT Standard. As you … Continue reading →

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