Setting Up A Tutorial Or Project Handout

1. Setting Up A Tutorial Or Project • Handout

2. Setting Up A Project Get an overview of what you want to achieve. Set a goal by specifying an outcome. • Define your topic. • What do you assume? • Keep it simple and direct. • Avoid anything that reduces focus.

3. Visualize The Steps Visualize the basic steps. Make a path. • “Start at the beginning.” (Source?) • Break it up into big steps or milestones. • Break up big steps into small steps. • Use images, whenever appropriate. • The more “visual”, the better. • Use cards with notes.

4. Michael Beutner, Associate Professor, Instructional Technology Office: Strauss Hall 206 (203) Email : beutner@ulm.edu Website: http://ulm.edu/~beutner/528/index.html When you send email, please type in Subject area: EDFN 528, FirstName LastName, YourTopic Making A Tutorial Overview: An Inventory: Part 2. • How do you create a new Powerpoint presentation? • How do you insert a new slide? • How do you insert an image into a slide? • How do you resize an image? • How do you add explanatory text to accompany the image? • How do you add objects like arrows or circles? • How do you copy and paste a slide? • How do you copy and paste parts of a slide? • How do you use “transitional elements”? • How do you add sound? • How do you add video? • How do you control a presentation? • Discussion: How do you create an effective tutorial? • Discussion: How important is “format”? • Discussion: What do you think about the “GEE 21” example? • What is your topic? ____________________________________ • ____________________________________________________ • Who is your audience? _________________________________ • What do you assume? _________________________________ • ____________________________________________________