We need more of what Steve had. He saw something that was simply better than what had preceded it, and he was willing to gamble based on that instinct. That required an ability to think first and foremost as someone who lives with technology rather than produces it.
Jobs is perhaps the greatest user of technology to every live. He was able to think first and foremost as someone who lives with technology rather than produces it.
I’ve been working on some How-to instructional design materials and came across this How-to video:
I suggest you open this link[below] in a new window, so you can continue to read my comments, as you watch.
The somewhat quirky presentation, I feel, lends to the home-iness of this design. Which allows the viewer to be comfortable and have a sense that ‘This is going to be ok.‘ What I really like is how well this has been compartmentalized: Intro, Get Started, Follow the Steps and Conclusion–it makes for a nicely organized feature of the presentation itself.
In Instructional Design terms, Allison Carter has included several good key design components in this video: Alison is teaching a procedure here and takes the viewer thru several steps….in her Intro and on down thru her Conclusion. So, Alison is:
Alison is able to do all this Content Performance by visually organizing the: Facts, Concepts, Processes, Procedures & Principles within a ‘Display Method [the video]’ that is pleasing, fun, short, to-the-point, and has created a scenario the viewer can easily relate to.
Just read the comments, below the video, to see how readers/viewers became motivated!
I even started to look around my own office and think of ideas where I can use a little re-organization.
When I am designing an online course, I use lots of check lists and charts to help guide me. Then, when reading an articles on Three Keys That Make Good Interaction Design Great, these words stood out to me:
Hello, this list can be used to double check an online course. Are these being represented in the course I’m designing? Why can’t a check list, like this one, be used to help create some dynamic online design? I say “Yes it can!”
“What was once educationally significant, but difficult to measure, has been replaced by what is insignificant and easy to measure.
So now we test how well we have taught what we do not value.”
Art Costa, professor emeritus at Cal State Fullerton
About a year ago, maybe longer, I was hunting for a unique wedding gift for some designer friends and happened upon Shapeways: a 3-D printing service. I played around with their online design tools, however opted for a beautiful glass pitcher. David Minich was shopping for eyewear and used Shapeways to create his own business: Make Eyewear. David creates infinitely customizable eyewear. The beauty of rapid prototyping is that you can design just about whatever you want, then print it on demand. What could you make with this type of technology?
My friend Chris Landry is a fabulous videographer and he really does tell great stories. Recently he created this gem:
