This tutorial introduces the users to the fundamental concepts on how to create presentations and infographics, as well as provides guidance on the tools to be used, best practices, and mistakes to avoid. The tutorial includes quizzes for self-assessment

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Technological University Dublin ARROW@TU Dublin Open Educational Resources Applied Social Computing Network 2019 Presentations & Infographics Quality Blended Learning Consortium Follow this and additional works at: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ascnetoer  Part of the Adult and Continuing Education Commons, Computer Sciences Commons, Educational Methods Commons, and the Instructional Media Design Commons Recommended Citation Quality Blended Learning Consortium, "Presentations & Infographics" (2019). Open Educational Resources. This Multimedia is brought to you for free and open access by the Applied Social Computing Network at ARROW@TU Dublin. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Educational Resources by an authorized administrator of ARROW@TU Dublin. For more information, please contact arrow.admin@tudublin.ie, aisling.coyne@tudublin.ie, gerard.connolly@tudublin.ie. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License Funder: EACEA Gain the “know-how”QUALITY BLENDED LEARNINGPRESENTATIONS AND INFOGRAPHICS• Know how to create interactive presentations• Know how to create infographicsPRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningLEARNING OBJECTIVESQUALITY BLENDED LEARNINGCREATING PRESENTATIONSINTERACTIVE and ACCESSIBLE PDFs                                                                                              Quality Blended LearningPR SENTATIONS and INFOGRA HICS                                                                                               lity le e  Le r i gHOW TO PREPAREDefine the structure Since presentations must be very straightforward and logical, make sure that the structure of the presentation is clear and easy to follow. Make presentations independent unitsIt is important to remember in a blended learning context to add a little more information into the presentations to make them independent units of learning.Identify the needsPrepare yourself for engaging interactive content. Identify your target audience and their needs, use marketing psychology to trigger their curiosity, use your creativity to make your content fun, combine data with visual content, invite your students to participate and last and most importantly, do not forget to personalize your content.Brace yourself and get ready:Facilitator box:Have you ever tried Prezi?PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningHOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN PRESENTATION WITH PREZIOnce you are ready to go, all you have to do is follow the next steps to create your own outstanding presentations.PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended Learning1STEP 1Create your Prezi account by clicking on the Get started buttonSelect the Create your free Basic account option and enter your data.PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningSTEP 2Create a new presentationOnce you are in the dashboard, click on the New presentation button to get started on making your new presentation.This button will take you to a new tab called theCanvas which is where you will edit your Prezi. Write a title of your presentation and choose who can see this presentation.If you are using free version, you must choose: anyone on the web. PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningSTEP 3Customize the themeChange theme options to customize. You can choose a predesigned theme, change the background colour, or add a background image.PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningSTEP 4Lay out your topics and add contentTo begin creating your presentation, click on the field that reads Click to add text. You can fill subtopics with text, images, video and more.  PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningSTEP 5Use animationsFrom the editor, click on the animation icon in the context toolbar or go to View > Animations to show the sidebar. Once you open the sidebar, youwill see start and end points that show where the animations appear in your presentation. PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningSTEP 6Add images, videos or audioClick on Insert at the top of the page. A drop down menu will appear that will allow you to add an image, video, audio and much more.PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningSTEP 7Present and shareYou can easy jump around the slides. Moreover, you can use mobile app to present anywhere, whenever opportunity strikes.PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningOTHER RESOURCESPRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningWatch this video tutorial to find out more1. Before you have the presentation, be aware of the fact that Prezi completely depends on internet connection unless you have a desktop app.2. Prezi is not printer friendly, therefore handing out slides to participants of your lecture might present a problem. WHAT TO AVOIDThere are many mistakes and pitfalls that are quite common for teachers. Be aware of them and differentiate yourself from the others!PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningEVALUATE YOURSELF!Before you start making the presentation, make sure that you put enough effort in outlining its structure.Click on the correct answerA. TrueB. FalsePRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningAnswer B is incorrect!Since presentations must be very straightforward and logical, make sure that the structure of the presentation is clear and easy to follow. EVALUATE YOURSELF!PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningA is correct answer!Since presentations must be very straightforward and logical, make sure that the structure of the presentation is clear and easy to follow. EVALUATE YOURSELF!PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningQUALITY BLENDED LEARNINGCREATING INFOGRAPHICSINTERACTIVE and ACCESSIBLE PDFs                                                                                              Quality Blended LearningPR SENTATIONS and INFOGRA HICS                                                                                               lity le e  Le r i gHOW TO PREPAREDevelop a script The first thing to do is develop a script for the topic you want to cover. Therefore, write down key words you need to mention about this topic. Pay attention to Copyright!If you want to include photos, make sure you pay attention to Copyright.Be a designer! Make all the topics that you want to cover nice on the eye and be a designer for a day.Brace yourself and get ready:Facilitator box:Have you ever tried Canva?PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningHOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN INFOGRAPHICSOnce you are ready to go, all you have to do is follow the next 3 steps to create your infographics.PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended Learning1 2STEP 1Create your first canvaVisit https://www.canva.com/. Once you have registered you, enter the application and land on you your account page.  Select the icon for infographics.PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningSTEP 2Select a templateBy clicking on one of the templates you will be able to start editing it according to your purposes.PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningSTEP 3Add text, photos, coloursBy clicking on the template the Toolbar appears above the selected infogram. You can add text, photos, change Font, background, use colours etc. In category Elements you can add free photos, grids and frames, shapes and lines, illustration and icons or charts to your infographic. PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningOTHER RESOURCESCanvaCanva offers a number of resources to learn how to perfect the art of infographics creation. PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended Learning1. You have to organise your information clearly and effectively.2. Don’t forget your hierarchy.3. Ensure you choose colours with a good amount of contrast.4. You shall avoid “weak flow”: you don’t know where to look first in infographics.5. Keep you colour palette small.WHAT TO AVOIDThere are many mistakes and pitfalls that are quite common for teachers. Be aware of them and differentiate yourself from the others!PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningEVALUATE YOURSELF!Which of these is a good piece of advice when creating accessible PDFs?Click on the correct answerA. Readers love images. You can use as many as you want.B. Make sure you use colours in a good amount of contrast.C. When creating infographics, you do not need to organise your information effectively. PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningAnswer A is incorrect!Avoid using non essential and non informative images, it can make your content difficult to read.Also, you need to consider accessibility! Screen reader users include people who are blind, have low vision, or have cognitive disabilities. Adding non informative images can result in a frustrating experience for impaired users.EVALUATE YOURSELF!PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningAnswer C is incorrect!Organization is the key for a good infographic. Differentiate sections per topic, start by describing the broad context and only get into details in the further sections.EVALUATE YOURSELF!PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningThe correct answer is B!Infographics take all textual information and convert it into an easy to read, highly visual piece of content that people are much more likely to read, understand, and remember. Therefore, using a good amount of contract of colour is necessary for people to read easier. EVALUATE YOURSELF!PRESENTATIONS and INFOGRAPHICS                                                                                               Quality Blended LearningTHANK YOU!This slides were created by the Quality Blended Learning ConsortiumDISCLAIMER. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.Please keep this slide for attribution.

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