tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post112722429643207053..comments2023-11-03T06:03:50.388-07:00Comments on The Learning Circuits Blog: The Lowly Binderjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16271633210993298646noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-1127745280585265692005-09-26T07:34:00.000-07:002005-09-26T07:34:00.000-07:00The "workbook" link seems to be broken.The "workbook" link seems to be broken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10313978.post-1127395392931992762005-09-22T06:23:00.000-07:002005-09-22T06:23:00.000-07:00"What should be part of any well-constructed binde..."What should be part of any well-constructed binder?" I think the answer comes from those who'll use it, with both the predictable and the fed-back uses helping to inform the person putting a binder together in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Think of all the debates over whether to distribute handouts in a workshop or at a presentation -- do you the presenter want or need to control the experience so much that you don't want people flipping through copies of your slides? (Whatever you're displaying -- PowerPoint or real-time sites -- in some sense it's all 'slides.') What if I the participant prefer to have the handout to guide or anchor my notetaking?<BR/><BR/>I think your thoughts for what someone could include in a binder are on target. The specific choice depends on the context in which someone receives or eventually uses the binder. <BR/><BR/>Principles of good editing and good graphic design apply -- e.g., don't rely <I>solely</I> on color as a cue ("Go to the "Financial Factors" section [that's what the header says]; it's on yellow paper.") Take advantage of Robin Williams' CRAP acronym as you design pages (from her <A HREF="http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321193857" REL="nofollow"><I>Non-Designer's Design Book</I></A>: contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity.)<BR/><BR/>Binders are an easy target for mockery -- I think it was a Dilbert cartoon that traced the life cycle: you come back from a conference and store the new binder on the right-hand side of your shelf. Over time, the oldest binders move further left till they fall off the edge and into the conveniently-placed trash can.<BR/><BR/>With the rapid changes in technology, there isn't enough shared memory over a long enough period of time to similarly mock print (or electronic) programmed text, the LP-sized laser disks that used to be as common as business cards at learning conferences, smug phrases like "repurposing legacy content" (which I always read as "reusing old stuff"), the mindless use of "e-" as a prefix (somewhere, I'm sure, you could find "e-everything").<BR/><BR/>And, of course, blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com