2. Big idea: icons are everywhere in society.
From road signs to branding, they
communicate a lot of information in very little
time, in a single, simple picture.
Driving Question: how can learning be
enhanced through the use of icons to
communicate information and activity?
4. the task
1. The task is to produce an icon that you can
use in your courses to reduce the verbal
clutter on a page
1. Marking criteria
a. the nature of the object that is the icon has to be
obvious
b. has to be a .jpg or .pdf file
c. has to look simple
d. the meaning of the icon has to be easily derived
from the icon
5. structure and timeline of activities
10 minutes - what makes a good icon?
research user comprehension, design guidelines, insights on design
10 minutes - browse www.thenounproject.com for ideas
examples
quick share - what makes a good icon? tweet it! #mim2012 or email
feedback
to 8410907.0353@e.linoit.com
individual or 15 minutes - create an icon - draw it - take a photo
group activity
5 minutes - upload draft to shared workspace: email to
critique
8410907.0353@e.linoit.com
5 minutes - critique - say one nice thing and one interesting, one
group activity
surprise and one challenge
finalise your 10 minutes - following the draft critique finalise your icon
icon
6. presentation and feedback
what instructions or resources might have made this a
better task?
who loved it?
who hated it?
who can empathise with students on their experience
in this task?
