{"id":58,"date":"2017-03-19T22:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T03:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2017-03-31T16:21:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T21:21:45","slug":"introduction-to-styles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/introduction-to-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Styles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Using Styles in Microsoft Word<\/h1>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>By the end of this training, you will be able to explain:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>the importance of universal design;<\/li>\n<li>how\u00a0Styles add semantic structure to a document;<\/li>\n<li>how semantic structure enhances useability, especially in long documents;<\/li>\n<li>how to\u00a0control layout without extra formatting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Audience: faculty, staff, and administrators at North Hennepin Community College.<\/p>\n<p>Prerequisites: ability to use Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n<h3>Description of content<\/h3>\n<p>This training includes three modules.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/module-1\/\">Module 1\u2013Introductions to Accessibility<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0introduces the concept of universal design. The focus is a document that was produced for a specific visual look, and how that document appears using a computer, an Android Phone, an iPad, and a screen reader.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lesson Format: video with voice-over (9:26 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Assessment Format: targetted reflection questions (5:00 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/module-2\/\"><strong>Module 2\u2013Document Structure<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0introduces semantic structure, demonstrating the &#8220;behind the scenes&#8221; mark-up in a document as well as the displayed result.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lesson Format: PowerPoint with annotations (2:48 minutes). Students are encouraged to view the presentation at their own pace.<\/li>\n<li>Assessment Format: targetted reflection questions (5:00 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/module-3\/\"><strong>Module 3\u2013Applying Styles<\/strong><\/a> provides\u00a0a basic overview of how to apply styles to a document.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lesson Format: video with voice-over and annotations (3:06 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Assessment Format: targetted reflection questions (5:00 minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Total training time: 30:20 minutes.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>Many individuals at NHCC do not leverage the full capabilities of Microsoft Word, treating it instead as a glorified type-writer with auto-correct features. This training will help employees use Word more efficiently and productively by providing basic information about Styles.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to enhancing productivity, this training will explain how use of Styles enhances the readability of a document for all users, particularly users of assistive technology, such as screen readers. By leveraging universal design features, this training will help the college continue to move\u00a0towards full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).<\/p>\n<h3>Effectiveness of Training<\/h3>\n<p>This training will be effective\u00a0because it successfully leverages several multimedia learning principles.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Multimedia Principle<\/strong>. Both Module 1 and Module 3 use video and narration to leverage the visual and auditory channels for information acquisition. Module 2 uses text and graphics without narration in a self-paced environment to assist with learning of new concepts with a great deal of technical language.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contiguity<\/strong>. Wherever possible, printed words are placed near corresponding graphics. To highlight connections, arrows are used to direct the user&#8217;s eyes from the text to the appropriate part of the graphic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modality<\/strong>. Both Module 1 and Module 3 use audio narration with minimal use of printed text.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redundancy<\/strong>. Printed text is used to highlight key points of the audio narration, rather the providing a word-for-word transcription of the audio narration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coherence<\/strong>. In all cases, graphics are used to support the learning. They include relevant screen shots of documents, and arrows to direct the learner&#8217;s attention.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personalization<\/strong>. Narration and printed text adopt a casual style, referring to &#8220;you.&#8221; Narration is delivered in a conversational style. In some cases, the narration may be too soft or too fast to be effective for all learners.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Segmenting<\/strong>. Styles are introduced in three separate modules, interspersed with review and reflection for the learner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using Styles in Microsoft Word Introduction By the end of this training, you will be able to explain: the importance of universal design; how\u00a0Styles add [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8th0v-W","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112,"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/torrencia.org\/MSET\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}