3/4 Done!

I’ve had my content loaded into my modules for quite some time. It would be easy to just say I’m done and leave it at that, but I’m too much of a perfectionist. I’m actually glad that it gives me time to not look at things for a while, because when I go back and look at it with fresh eyes I always find something to improve.

For example, I noticed my formatting was, well, pretty non-existent. Everything was just boring. Visual appeal is important and proper formatting helps to break information up for the brain. Since I just learned this last semester in the graphic design class, I figured it would be a good idea to actually APPLY those principles. I used a coordinating color and made subheadings for each section so there was some separation for new and existing librarians.

*Side note* Did you know that, if you’re making subheadings in Canvas, you need to actually use the subheading feature instead of just changing the font size? This meets the standards for ADA, because screen readers do different things for subheadings and don’t do that for different font sizes. A district nearby got in major trouble for not meeting ADA policy, so we’ve been having to be extra careful with what we do so we don’t meet the same fate.

As far as what I still need to do, I just need to keep looking back at things with fresh eyes and improve where I can. My peer reviews have been incredibly helpful, so I’ll take those into account too. I didn’t hear anything back from posting my video, but it was probably because I submitted the wrong link and nobody was able to view it. By the time I corrected it, nobody was looking anymore.

I’m confident that I’ll be finished in time, because I basically already am. At this point, it’s all fine tuning. I will be implementing this class next year for our librarians, and I’ve already had a request from another district to share it in commons so they can use it with their librarians as well! I’m not going to lie…I was pretty excited when I saw that email. I had been discussing it with another EdTech at a blended learning academy I’m attending at Region 11, and she seemed very excited about it. I told her I’ll make sure she gets it by the end of the school year.

I’ve kept my evaluation simple. I don’t feel like I need loads of data to determine whether the class is helpful, so I’m keeping the evaluation short and sweet. I may go back and tweak some of the questions as I go, so it’s not in its final draft.