BNL$to$bring:$

Syllabus$
Printout$of$Topic$sheets$with$BNL$notes.$
Printout$of$assignment$sheet$with$BNL$notes$
Printouts$of$cockroach$fact$sheets.$

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Dr.$Poproski$is$with$the$Center$for$Enhancement$of$Teaching$and$Learning.$She$is$
observing$the$class$today$to$be$able$to$make$some$suggesEons$to$me$about$how$to$
do$a$beFer$job$as$a$teacher.$Shell$sit$in$for$the$rst$half$of$class,$observing$us.$Ill$
leave$for$the$second$half,$and$shell$lead$a$discussion$with$you.$Ive$asked$her$to$be$
here$to$evaluate$me,$not$you.$She$will$not$share$your$names$with$any$observaEons$
you$make$that$she$conveys$to$me.$
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Regarding$each$as$discussed,$did$either$of$the$cockroach$docs$address?$
ABO:$
Grouping$helps$readers$see$relaEonships$among$items$on$a$page$or$screen$
Subcategories:$Proximity,$Similarity,$Alignment.$
Contrast$sets$items$apart$and$helps$readers$quickly$grasp$which$items$are$
dierent$from$one$another.$(Explicit$reference$to$emphasize.)$
RepeEEon$communicates$consistency$and$predictability$through$repeated$
paFerns$of$design$elements$whether$on$a$page,$screen,$table,$or$visual.$
Sevilla:$
Emphasis$(very$similar$to$ABOs$contrast,$but$Sevilla$suggests$its$important$for$
guiding$the$readers$eye$to$the$most$important$thing$rst).$
Flow$addresses$what$happens$with$the$readers$eye$a]er$nding$the$most$
important.$
Alignment$assists$with$ow.$
RepeEEon$(very$similar$to$ABOs,$focusing$on$consistency$and$predictability$(both$
words$appear$in$both$descripEons$of$repeEEon).$
Unity$establishes$a$relaEonship$among$parts,$even$if$the$parts$are$quite$
dierent.$This$has$overlap$with$repeEEon,$I$think.$$
BNL$feels$the$thing$missing$is$a$spark,$something$that$interests$or$intrigues$the$
reader.$Anything$else?$

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The$builtain$word$templates$are$accompanied$by$many$others$you$can$buy$on$the$
Internet$(but$beware$templates$with$macros$that$can$install$malware$on$your$
computer).$
There$are$also$templates$for$many$kinds$of$documents$in$Adobe$InDesign.$

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