The document discusses various types of handouts, study guides, and visuals that can be used to enhance teaching and learning. It describes syllabi as providing logistical course information and instructional activities. Study guides are structured note-taking systems that lead learners through concepts before, during, and after instruction. When creating study guides and visuals, designers should follow principles of graphic design such as font size, color, alignment, and balance to improve readability and focus attention on key areas.

1. HANDOUTS, STUDY GUIDES,
AND VISUALS

2. PRINTED HANDOUTS
• Convey content information
• Assess learning in correspondence study
• Enhance teaching, learning, and managing
• Course syllabus and study guide
• Graphic design principles should be applied

3. SYLLABUS
• Course logistics
• Course title
• Course meeting dates, times, and locations
• Instructor information
• Office hours
• Course materials and policies
• Attendance and homework policies
• Participation information

4. SYLLABUS INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Class schedule with topic list
• course goals and objectives
• Reading assignments
• Discussion questions
• Assignments
• Test and exam information
• Study guides

5. ASSESSMENT INFORMATION
• Grading scheme
• Project evaluation criteria
• Grading contracts
• Student pre and post assessment
• Project/assignment examples

6. INTERACTIVE STUDY GUIDE
• Structured note taking system that leads the learner through a series
of concepts
• Improves student note taking
• Management tool that directs course activities before, during, and
after instruction
• Can be used in any classroom including all categories of distance
education systems
• Organized and more systematically sequenced

7. STEPS TO PRODUCING THE INTERACTIVE
STUDY GUIDE
• Identify the behavior objective for the lesson
• Create a detailed outline of topics that relate to each objective
• Identify key words
• Use geometric shapes
• Create word pictures
• Sequence the displays
• Develop sub-displays
• Produce the ISG using proper graphic design priciples

8. GRAPHIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES
• Size: Letter size is closely related to legibility
• Font: The thin extensions to letters often used in textbooks
• Color and contrast: Color should be bold and simple
• Alignment: centering text for television display
• Capitalization: the literature or readability is quite clear that
uppercase and lowercase lettering

9. ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
• Balance
• The center of interest
• Emphasis
• Unity
• Contrast
• Rhythm

10. SUMMARY
• The syllabus holds the course and learning experience together
• Documents provide background information, amplify concepts,
and give a sense of direction to any and all instructional events