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Providing a Map

Reveal the organizational plan of the course to the students.
Be sure that they can tell where they are within the course and where they’re headed.
Make navigating within the course easy.
Make finding information within the course easy.

Kraft & Kraft


Don’t let the students
feel that they’re lost
in a maze of pages.
We Agree

We think that the second summary includes the most important points (and we think they bear repeating):
 

  • Reveal the organizational plan.
  • Show students where they are and where they’re headed.
  • Make navigating easy.
  • Make finding information easy.
 
Try It

Devise a map for your course. You may want to use one of the following formats:

  • table of contents
  • outline
  • map
  • branching diagram
  • cluster diagram
 
Resources

To learn more about ways to create graphical representations of the plan underlying your course, consult the following:

Book
 

Information Graphics: Innovative Solutions in Contemporary Design, by Peter Wildbur and Michael Burke (Thames & Hudson, 1999)

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