User talk:Dajanzen

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File Summary Information
Hi! I cleaned up the summary for File:Cognitive Prior Knowledge.jpg based on the information you provided. Please go to that page and click on Edit to see how it should be formatted. Then, if you would, please review the instructions at Special:Upload and tell me how the instructions should be revised to make them easier to understand and follow. Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 18:47, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

See. The are required as part of supplying information for the file. If you upload additional files, please format your summary as:

Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 19:32, 5 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you! I have updated the other summary pages to match the formatting that you provided. This is part of a class project, so we are trying to get figure this out as we go. Much appreciated! Can I ask you another quick question about providing a worksheet for those taking our training. I saw Wikitext or textWiki... is this preferred over uploading the worksheet as an image or PDF? Looking for the correct method!


 * DJanzen (discuss • contribs) 19:55, 5 April 2016 (UTC)


 * You're welcome! I know you're busy with your project, but when you get a chance, I would appreciate any feedback you have on improving the instructions at Special:Upload. As an instructional designer yourself, I'm hoping your perspective will help improve the instructions so they would be more clear to the average new Wikiversity user.
 * The choice to make with using wikitext vs. an image vs. a PDF is how you want your users to be able to access and use the worksheet. Wikitext generates HTML web pages. It may be viewed on any device, and copied and pasted into almost any editing tool (text editor, word processor, spreadsheet, etc.). An image may be viewed on screen, but generally can't be edited except by those familiar with graphic editing tools. Images tend not to print well, due to the many variables of browser, operating system, printer, printer drivers, etc. PDFs print well, but are more difficult to view on mobile devices and require an add-in that may not be available on a given system.
 * That's the long way of saying use wikitext if you want the most flexibility for your users, use images if you want to ensure appearance but eliminate flexibility, and use PDFs if you specifically want users to be able to print your content but not easily reuse it in other formats.
 * Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 20:30, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Great! Wikitext it is. I would love to ask for your perspective on how to improve our pages but that should probably wait until it is graded! Will do our best to follow formatting protocol and I will take a look at your the pages to see if I see anything that could be clearer!

DJanzen (discuss • contribs) 20:47, 5 April 2016 (UTC)


 * Your instructor has a fairly specific format you need to follow for now. The most valuable advice I could give for instructional design is based on Horton's Absorb - Do - Connect approach to Contextual Learning. Provide background information, engage learners in a range of activities designed to reinforce the learning, and include a mechanism that forces them to connect that learning with their own experience or environment. It's amazingly simple and effective. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 21:48, 5 April 2016 (UTC)