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Schaeffer, Randy S.; Bateman, William – 1996
State-of-the-art computers being used today for instructional multimedia products have monitors capable of displaying millions of different colors. Designers are given virtually unlimited control over the factors that govern the display of these colors. This paper examines how color is displayed on computer monitors and interrelationships with how…
Descriptors: Color, Design Preferences, Guidelines, Instructional Design
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Pulsinelli, Alesha; Roubie, Cynthia – Performance Improvement, 2001
The project DEVISE case study shows how diversity modeling can be used as a powerful design tool. Designers used performance-centered design techniques to create a virtual learning environment in which students with learning disabilities would be more fully supported with an interface that meets their needs. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Design Preferences, Educational Technology
Misanchuk, Earl R.; Schwier, Richard A. – 1996
The hypertext markup language (HTML) used to develop pages for the world wide web also has potential for use in creating some types of multimedia instruction destined for CD-ROMs. After providing a brief overview of HTML, this document presents pros and cons relevant to CD-ROM production. HTML can offer compatibility to both Windows and Macintosh…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Graphics, Design Preferences, Foreign Countries
Chen, Ming-Pu; And Others – 1996
Some of the elements instructional designers must consider when designing screens for computer based instruction (CBI) include legibility, readability, and particularly font size. The purpose of this study was to determine which size font is most effective for CBI. Participants were 163 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design
Dunlap, Joanna C. – 1998
This paper presents guidelines for World Wide Web-based instructional design, based on the 3Ls (i.e., linking, layout, and learner support). The first section, focusing on macro level design, discusses nodes and links, including how nodes work, determining nodes, node size, presentation format, characteristics of links, and kinds of links. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Design Preferences, Guidelines, Hypermedia
Knupfer, Nancy Nelson; And Others – 1997
This study examined the design, aesthetics, and functionality of educational and noneducational Web pages from the perspective of visual literacy. Educational Web pages were subdivided into K-12 and college/university settings, and the non-education categories included commercial, publications and communications, informational and cultural, and…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Content Analysis, Design Preferences