Thread: Not Overloading On Content
Post: Not Overloading On Content
Author: Christy Sales

Posted Date: January 11, 2012 6:28 PM
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 For my Course Design Project I am doing the importance of stretching while training for a ½ marathon. I am mainly going to focus on types of stretches a person can use after they complete a run. 

In order to not dump content into a person’s lap while reading the website I would like to include the different avenues of learning. I will have a mixture of learner-content and learner-learner on the website. Part of the website will include Informatics style to give the person the basic information on why stretching is so important when training for a ½ marathon. Then I will include descriptions of each stretch with a video to accompany it to help the person make sure they are doing the stretch correctly. Then I want to include the Publishing style. I want people to have an opportunity to help each other. Based on people’s different levels of knowledge, someone might have a stretch that works best for them I that I didn’t cover. I want people to share information in order to add to the knowledge on the site. 

The site will have dynamic information because their will be sharing between people as they publish and communicate their ideas. The content will be transparent because I don’t want to overwhelm people with information. I know how I can’t stand reading a site that has to much going on, therefore I don’t want my site to be that way. The information will be asynchronous because it will allow for flexibility. If someone comes up with a better stretch than one listed on the site they are able to share it with the world. The postings will also allow for reflection on progress and for any questions that might arise.

Thread: Not Overloading On Content
Post: target audience
Author: Rhonda Schalk

Posted Date: January 17, 2012 9:44 AM
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Christy,
I don't want to make assumptions as to your target audience (age group, etc), but I will...I assume that you are targeting teens and up? Are you targeting beginners, intermediate, advanced half-marathon athletes?

I like that you will have an area for contributions from your learners. Others' experiences are always valuable. I was wondering, then, if there would be monitoring for those comments from people who are just trying to get as much junk out in cyberspace as they can and aren't actually contributing? You know, spam type stuff that nobody needs to see. (Does this make sense?)
Rhonda

Thread: Not Overloading On Content
Post: audience/spam
Author: Christy Sales

Posted Date: January 20, 2012 4:22 PM
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Those are some very good thoughts.  I really hadn't thought about how I could do that.  I was just hoping that no one would do that.  I guess I could check the site every so often to delete the spam posts.  

I'm also planning on sticking to beginner type runners.  I wanted it to be a site that would be helpful for someone just starting out.  Thanks for your thoughts!

Thread: Not Overloading On Content
Post: Novice v. expert audience - so what?
Author: David Knowlton

Posted Date: January 21, 2012 9:39 AM
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I do think that Christy is doing herself a service by thinking about her audience more specifically than just "runnders."  I think that it does make a difference whether her site is for novice runners, just starting out, or for expert runners.

I'd say that the same is true for all of the projects.  Who EXACTLY are you designing for?  Even if you view your web-site as publically available, that doesn't mean that you don't have a clear audience in mind.  I mean, think of tv commercials.  The audiences for tv commercials are very specific to exact audiences even though they are available over the public airways.  Let me give one example:  "Every kiss begins with Kay."  :-)  That jewelry commercial is NOT targeted at women.  It's targeted for men.  Right? 

So, same with instruction:  Who is your audience?  More importantly, do you see why it matters?  For example, how will Christy's site be different with novice runners in mind than it would be with expert runners in mind?  Think about that question as it applies to your own site.

:-)

Dave