The Content Expert as Designer - Empowering the Novice to Develop Effective Interactive Media  

The field of visual communication design has the capacity and the responsibility of establishing effective communication tools for the untrained. This article will address the widening gap in the sophistication of design and content creation in the digital realm. The benefit of improving the online communicational space will be discussed along with the role of the creative professional. Finally, I will propose two solutions to the problem.

Bertsch, Blaine. University of Alberta (2003). Articles>Education>Interactive

Setting the Stage  

Many teachers and instructors now recognize the importance of interaction. They know that their students learn from interacting with the material, with each other, and with them. Moving away from ex cathedra lecturing, instructors increasingly build their courses on hands-on practice, group exercises, and discussion sessions. Surprisingly, this change in methodology is not reflected in the classroom layout. Teachers often take their assigned rooms as they come, and while schools rush to fit classrooms with the latest technology, they seldom invest similar effort in designing more flexible or useful classroom layouts. By and large, the classic classroom is still setting the rules.

Doumont, Jean-luc. Intercom (2003). Articles>Education>Interactive