Online courseware can help students develop strong independent study skills, while eliminating an unnecessary authority figure who may harbor personal biases. But as John Milton said almost 400 years ago, “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to
Wouldn’t you prefer straight and objective learning material, unshaped and unfiltered by a professor’s personal views? Of course, it’s impossible to achieve 100% objectivity. And good professors foster discussions and reward well-developed arguments, no matter how different their perspectives may
Oftentimes in higher education learning systems, course material is either interrupted or completely saturated by professors’ personal views. But when the New York Times posed the question, “How much influence do you think professors have over their students’ political views?”
The way in which you arrange and display the text in your courseware system is another critical element. The key here is unification. It’s important to remain consistent with writing style throughout the courseware system to help users quickly identify
Font is an influential aspect of your courseware system design, just like your logo and colors. If you’re a font fanatic like me, there exists the danger of choosing a favorite style that may be comfortable for you to read,
Everyone has different views on font styles. These views range from complete indifference to near-fanaticism. Recently I was at a party where an offhanded remark about a certain font (it was Garamond 12) launched into a ten-minute conversation about the
