Author: ChristopherBergeron
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What’s in it for me?
One of the discussions that comes up often regarding instructional design and lesson planning is that of how prominent the learning objectives should be displayed and communicated. And this comes up with both adult and children learners. How much and how formal. Do six-year-olds or senior executives for that matter need to know that given…
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Routine and Predictability in Distance Learning (and teaching)
We know that one of the primary predictors of student success is “time on task” and as instructional designers and instructors removing friction to allow for as much distraction free time on task can be invaluable. This is the primary reason that I’m such an advocate for following a predictable pattern schedule wise and layout…
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Audio Instructional Materials
One of my current students is having some health challenges that makes it difficult for them to read and also difficult to read off a screen. This has rekindled an interest in audio-based education. I was of course reminded of Zig Ziglar’s Automotive University which was how he affectionately referred to audio-based instruction delivered on…
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Get thee to a museum
Get thee to an art museum! With all of this talk the past week about learning from photography I wanted to share an even more effective piece of advice when it comes to the increasing sill with regards to good design. Luckily it’s a simple one. Get thee to an art museum! I’m serious. Find…
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ISO Explained
ISO Explained There was a bit of confusing and I received a few questions yesterday regarding ISO and what exactly it is and how it works. In this video, I delve a little deeper. ISO is easiest to visualize when we consider film photography. ISO literally refers to the size of the silver halide crystals…
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The Exposure Triangle
The Exposure Triangle Photography and video are important components of instructional design. As we look at some of the things that photography can help us with regarding good visual design overall as well as good instructional design it would be a mistake not to share one of the more important photography concepts. This is the…
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When in doubt simplify
Another bit of photography composition advice that is useful for instructional design is the idea to simplify whenever possible. Remove as much as possible. This allows for focus on the subject, removes unnecessary elements to reduce cognitive load, and gives you a cleaner overall design.
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Backgrounds
Another important aspect of photography and composition has to do with backgrounds. Essentially the backgrounds in our visual work should not distract our learners. We should be focused on our subject and the backgrounds our images should be used to give context if necessary but we need to be aware of them and not forget…
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Depth of field
Today I wanted to discuss an important photography and videography concept. Depth of field. I’ve been asked quite often about how to get the “blurry background” when photographing or recording video of a subject. In this video, I discuss the concept of depth of field. In essence, the depth of field is how “deep” the…
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