Resources and techniques in education

Resources and

techniques used to aid in

Education

OBJECTIVE

•TO DESCRIBE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND TECHNIQUES USED IN EDUCATION

RESOURCES USED IN EDUCATION• BROCHURE

• BULLETIN BOARD

• POSTER

• CARD BOARD

• TALK/ORAL PRESENTATION

• INFORMATIVE CAPSULE

BROCHURE

WHAT IS IT?

A BROCHURE IS A FLYER, PAMPHLET OR LEAFLET THAT IS USED TO PASS INFORMATION ABOUT SOMETHING. IT IS PRINTED, HAS CONCISE INFORMATION, AND IT CAN BE MADE USING PAPER, CARD BOARD, OR OTHER KINDS OF MATERIALS. IT IS FOLDED IN THREE PARTS.

IT HAS THREE PARTS:

• FRONT COVER

• BACK COVER

• INSIDE FLAP

RECOMMENDATIONS TO FOLLOW

A. FRONT COVER

• LOGO OF THE INSTITUTION

• NAME OF THE INSTITUTION

• ATTRACTIVE TITLE

• CAPTIVE IMAGE

• CATCHING PHRASE OR EPIGRAPH

INSIDE THE BROCHURE

• THE INFORMATION IS IN ORDER.

• IT SHOULD BE INTERESTING AND ATTRACT THE READER.

• THE INFORMATION MUST BE CLEAR, CONCISE, RELEVANT, ATTRACTIVE AND WITHOUT MISTAKES.

MORE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A BROCHURE

•THE IMAGES SHOULD BE STRIKING AND RELATED TO THE INFORMATION SHARED

BACK COVERIT CAN INCLUDE:

• A SYNTHESIS

• CONCLUSION

• CREDITS

• FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS

• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OR PEOPLE YOU WANT TO THANK

• EDUCATIONAL PHRASE OR STATEMENT

MORE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A BROCHURE

• DESIGN

TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE COLORS YOU ARE USING. THEY CAN NOT BE A DISTRACTING FACTOR FROM ITS CONTENT. THERE SHOULD BE A BALANCE IN THE COLORS USED.

IN ADDITION, THE SPACING SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE. MAKE SURE YOU USE INDENTATION, SEPARATION LINES, CORRECT MARGINS.

THE FONT SIZE OF A BROCHURE SHOULD BE 9.

BULLETIN BOARD

DEFINITION

• A BULLETIN BOARD INFORMS ABOUT A PHENOMENON, FACT OR SINGLE TOPIC

• IT EXPRESSES A GRAPHIC OR PHOTOGRAPHIC IDEA OF ONE OR MORE ELEMENTS

• THE OBJECECTIVE OF A BULLETIN BOARD IS TO PRESENT A GROUP OF IDEAS THAT DEAL WITH THE SAME TOPIC.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A BULLETIN BOARD

• IT SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR, EASY TO READ TITLE. IT MUST BE EASY TO UNDERSTAND, AND THERE MUST BE WHITE SPACES WITHIN IT.

• FEW TEXTS SHOULD BE USED IN THE CONTENT. A GENERAL PHRASE, OR GLOBAL QUESTION USING BIG FONT SIZE IS MORE APPEALING THAN LONG TEXTS OF SMALL SIZE.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A BULLETIN BOARD

• THE CHOICE COLORS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE. THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE COLORS OF THE BACKGROUND AND THE MATERIAL BEING EXPOSED SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

• THE MAIN PICTURE OR IMAGE MUST BE KEPT IN HIGH RELIEF

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A BULLETIN BOARD• AVOID USING FANCY CORNER

DECORATIONS. INSTEAD, YOU SHOULD USE A FRAME MADE OF COLORED RIBBON.

• THERE MUST BE BALANCE WHERE PICTURES ARE SET WITHIN THE BULLETIN BOARD.

• PRESENT THE IDEAS IN AN ORGANIZED WAY.

COLORS USED IN A BULLETIN BOARD•THE COMBINATIONS OF COLORS BELOW PROVIDE MORE VISIBILITY:

•BLACK OVER YELLOW AND VICE VERSA

•WHITE OVER BLACK AND VICE VERSA

•ORANGE OVER BLACK AND VICE VERSA

•GREEN OVER WHITE AND VICE VERSA

•BLUE OVER WHITE

GUIDELINES FOR A POSTER

• A POSTER IS ORIENTED TO INFORM ABOUT A SINGLE FACT OR EVENT. AT THE SAME TIME, IT ATTEMPTS TO GET PARTICIPATION IN ITS DEVELOPMENT.

• TO AVOID REPEATING THE SAME WORD, PRONOUNS, ARTICLES AND ADVERBS ARE USED.

• THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE WORDS, DRAWINGS, PICTURES, IMAGES, PHOTOS, DIAGRAMS, ETC.

• IT HAS A HIGH PERSUASIVE CONTENT. EXPRESSIONS LIKE “DON`T MISS IT! “ ARE COMMONLY FOUND

POSTERS GUIDELINES• BEFORE ITS ELABORATION:

• OBSERVE THE DIFFERENT POSTED POSTERS ATTENTIVELY

• IDENTIFY THE INFORMATION TO BE COMMUNICATED CLEARLY

• DEFINE THE SIZE OF THE POSTER

• TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE POSTER

POSTER GUIDELINESDURING ITS ELABORATION

•REDACT A SHORT AND

CATCHING TEXT

•BE SPECIFIC IN YOUR TEXT

STATING THE DATE, PLACE, TIME,

ETC.

•SELECT AND ELABORATE

THE CONTENT AND GRAPHIC

RESOURCES TO BE USED

•DESIGN THE POSTER

DIAGRAMMING THE WRITTEN AND

GRAPHIC ELEMENTS IN AN

•ORGANIZED AND

HARMONIZED WAY

ELABORATING A POSTER

AFTER ITS ELABORATION, MAKE SURE OF

THE FOLLOWING:

•THE POSTER FULFILLS THE PROPOSED

OBJECTIVE

• IT IS ORGANIZED AND ATTRACTIVE AS A

WHOLE

•THERE ARE NO SPELLING MISTAKES

•THE DATA IN THE POSTER IS CLEAR

BOARD WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND CONTENT • A CARDBOARD IS USED TO STIMULATE THE

IMAGINATION AND THE DETAILED OBSERVATION.

• IT PROMOTES ANALYSIS

• IT IS USED TO ESTABLISH SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

• IT IS USED TO SETTLED IDEAS

• IT PROVIDES A WAY TO REVIEW SOME INFORMATION

MORE GUIDELINES

• IT IS BASICALLY FORMED OF A

TITLE, IMAGES AND TEXT

WITH BIG SIZE LETTERS

• IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE

CARDBOARD, CARTON, OR

ANY RESISTANT MATERIAL

• THE MARGIN SHOULD BE OF

ONE INCH APPROXIMATELY

• THE HORIZONTAL FORMAT IS

BETTER THAN THE VERTICAL

ONE. THE VISUAL ANGLE

COVERS MORE THIS WAY.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

•IT IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY EMPLOYED IN EDUCATION. IT IS AN ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT A SPECIFIC TOPIC.

•IT IS VERY USEFUL TO TALK ABOUT NEW TOPICS TO THE COMMUNITY

ORAL PRESENTATIONADVANTAGES

• EASY TO BE ORGANIZED. IT CAN BE USED WITH LARGE GROUPS TO RAISE INTEREST AND CURIOSITY ABOUT A TOPIC.

• IT IS USEFUL TO SOCIALIZE INFORMATION

DISADVANTAGE

• MEASURING THE LEARNING OF THE AUDIENCE IS NOT EASY

• THE AUDIENCE CAN NOT CLARIFY DOUBTS

• PEOPLE MAY LEAVE IF IT IS BORING

• KNOWING ABOUT THE TOPIC IS NOT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A REAL GOOD TALK

PREPARING FOR AN ORAL PRESENTATION• DETERMINE THE OBJECTIVE OF YOUR

PRESENTATION

• CHOOSE AN INTERESTING AND HELPFUL TOPIC FOR THE PARTICIPANTS

• PLANNED YOUR PRESENTATION CAREFULLY AND AHEAD OF TIME

• USE UPDATED VISUAL RESOURCES FOR YOUR PRESENTATION

• USE RESOURCES THAT HELP CLARIFY THE INFORMATION PRESENTED

• DEFINE THE ASPECTS THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED DURING THE TALK OR ORAL PRESENTATION

MORE SUGGESTIONS FOR YOUR ORAL PRESENTATION

• WRITE A PLAN OF YOUR PRESENTATION. REVIEW THE PLAN AND MAKE SURE IT IS ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO YOUR OBJECTIVES

• PREPARE A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO MOTIVATE THE AUDIENCE

• MAKE USE OF LOCAL SITUATIONS OR ANECDOTES THAT HELP PRESENT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TOPIC IN A DRAMATIC FORM

WHEN HAVING YOUR ORAL PRESENTATION

• ASK QUESTIONS TO CHECK IF THE AUDIENCE IS GETTING THE MESSAGE

• OBSERVE THE REACTION OF THE AUDIENCE AT ALL TIMES

• ADAPT THE LANGUAGE YOU USE TO THE LEVEL OF THE PARTICIPANTS. MAKE IT SIMPLE.

• FINISH YOUR PRESENTATION SUMMARIZING THE MAIN TOPICS OF YOUR TALK

• LEAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE

INFORMATIVE CAPSULE

IT IS ADDITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION OF A TOPIC

IT IS WRITTEN IN SHORT SENTENCES NO MORE THAN 5 LINES LENGTH.

THEY TAKE NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES