WEEK 2: 

Part 1: Digital Media Checklist Update 

Part 2: Digital Document Creation

Part 1: Digital Media Checklist updated 
to reflect new ideas from week 2

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Creation Notes:

1. What is the purpose of the document?

The purpose of this document is to describe a new activity to be added to the Warrior to Workforce Program Professional Development Workshop 3: Time Management. The activity would follow an instructor lecture and group discussion on the topic: Overcoming Procrastination in the Workplace.

2. What are the needs of the audience (students)?

As this document would be used in a blended learning environment, the digital document should be able to be viewed:

a. In a presentation (the instructor will present the document via large screen).

b. As part of the participant's digital student guide (the participant will have a PDF of the document on their laptops).

c. As a hard copy (the participant has the option of obtaining a hard copy for viewing and the physical recording of notes).

3. What colors should you use and avoid?

The higher education academy where I work (and where I would be using this digital document) has design standards in terms of colors, icons, and use of images. The digital document must align with the approved global design standards of the Academy.The colors chosen are part of the Academy's approved colors.

4. Are images and graphics integrated effectively?

To keep the digital document as simple as possible, only two graphics are used:

• The Warrior to Workforce logo page (which is as the cover of all such materials)
• The Do Icon (which is the approved icon to use for activities)

Although other images and graphics are used in other parts of the workshop materials, additional images or graphics were deemed unnecessary as part of this activity document. The purpose is to keep the design of the activity as simple as possible so as keep the focus of the participant on the learning activity.

Visual Design Principles:

Simplicity: Although Ariel font is the only approved font for Academy course materials, I decided to explore the use of Open Sans font for this digital document. For actual course work, I would need to change to Ariel (unless a global formatting change in all materials is at some point approved).

Contrast: Academy approved colors (dark blue, light blue, and light green) are used to mark groups and related content. The background is left as white as this document must be a print-ready design.

Repetition: Fonts for headers and body text kept consistent. Boxes and borders are consistent and make use of two approved shades of the same hue.

Proximity: Related items (each action step and related action plan) are kept together to guide the participant in the completion of the activity.