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PBL - learn by doing

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PBL - learn by doing

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Big idea: icons are everywhere in society. From road signs to branding, they communicate a lot of information in very little time, in a single, simple picture.

learning can be enhanced through the use of icons to communicate information and activity.

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do/create/write/build

Design your own icon

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the task

1. The task is to produce an icon that you can use in your courses to reduce the verbal clutter on a page

2. Marking criteria

a. the nature of the object that is the icon has to be obvious

b. has to be a .jpg or .pdf filec. has to look simpled. the meaning of the icon has to be easily derived

from the icon

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structure and timeline of activitiesresearch 10 minutes - what makes a good icon?

user comprehension, design guidelines, insights on design

examples 10 minutes - browse www.thenounproject.com for ideas

individual or group activity 15 minutes - create - draw it - photo

critique 5 minutes - upload draft to shared workspace: email to [email protected]

group activity 5 minutes - critique - say one nice thing and one interesting, one surprise and one challenge

finalise your icon 10 minutes - following the draft critique

finalise your icon

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presentation and feedbackwhat instructions or resources might have made this a better task?who loved it? who hated it?who can empathise with students on their experience in this task?