Hi Alistair,
Here's my pennies worth:
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Possibly more of a 'wow' image? Would be nice to show a sample of
what can be done with Xerte on the first page?
Possibly more emphasis on the introductory page bullets ( it wasn't
too clear to me that they would be the topics of the object, though
that might just be the way I look at things!).
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I Liked the list on page 2
Even though its for 'Trainers', would they be aware of all the terminology used?
- I felt that some of the images were a bit 'busy' though I
appreciate it's hard to convey what Xerte can do in a few pages -
enlarge the images perhaps, or link to 'demo pages' rather than plain
images?
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No mention of cameras on Tablets in the page text - do you need to
update this?
Tabs content is good.
(I'm a Picasa fan - simple for folks to understand, and will resize,
crop, add labels, provide composite image and handle screenshots
easily without harming the original.)
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Typo - ( sp[histication ).
Again, a good set of examples
- Any thoughts on even more advanced image creation e.g. edge
feathering, , shadows or rounding off corners?
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Images on all other pages except this one - possibly add some here? (
eg snapshots of the software and sites)
A useful starting point for Staff Trainers !
I think your main problem might be knowing where to stop. The more I
look at Xerte, the more I see how flexible it can be, and when HTML5
comes along - I think it will knock spots off most of the competition!
Hope this helps!
John
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On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Alistair McNaught
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> Hi all
>
>
>
> We’re currently putting together some supporting materials on the Xerte
> community site (www.xerte.org.uk).
>
>
>
> I’m aware that
>
> · Xerte is easy to use for people with limited technical skills but
>
> · To get the best from its multimedia capability teachers need to
> develop their skills with images, audio, video etc.
>
>
>
> With this in mind I’ve been trying to put together some background info for
> staff developers about some of the training needs people might have if they
> wanted to go from being very basic users of Xerte (or anything else for that
> matter) to being confident users.
>
>
>
> Let me know if you think the following is going along the right lines. It’s
> meant more for trainers than the staff themselves so it doesn’t do all the
> “how to” stuff in detail but if you know of some good links I could add them
> in.
>
>
>
> http://vle.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xot/play.php?template_id=159
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>
>
> Alistair
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> Alistair McNaught
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