Donna NealDevelopment and Design of Media in Educational SettingsAugust 12, 2011

Simplicity Structure Consistency Tolerance

The system status is important Try to match the system with the real-

world experiences Visibility is crucial in the system status

Flexibility Efficiency User control Freedom Aesthetic-visual Minimalist design

Must use standards Uniformity Use recognition instead of recall Constancy

Free of errors Help buttons are useful Have plenty of documentations Users can easily recover from error Users can easily recognize items Users can diagnose with ease

Colors are only for enhancements Keyboard access for all actions Blinking elements are not to be used in

the text/elements Content timing should have an option

to adjust the student’s response times. Audio alerts

Font styles should be appropriate for viewing

Focus indicators Labels associated with images Forms include functionality Appropriate fonts sizes

Vision- large keyboard Hearing- volume accessible Physical- able to access computer

easily Cognitive- ways to reach all learners Age associated barriers- all age

available

Too much: Too little: •Lots of text•Many sounds effects•Loads of color•Numerous labels•Various action buttons•Several keyboard access

•One word phrases•No sound effects•One to two colors•Not enough labels•No keyboard access• Not enough action buttons

Thorsen, C. (2009). TechTactics: Technology for teachers (3rd ed.). Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 9780205578450. Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 9.