COLOPHON
2016-2017
Designers
The following staff of the Center for Instructional Innovation and Assessment contributed to the design, graphic creation, video production, and coding involved in the Showcase:
- Graphic design: Wynter Thorne
- Video footage and production: Penelope Kipp, Eston McKeague, Justina Brown
- Animated video introductions: Jesse Nichols
- Scripting and CSS coding: Nickelos Hill
- Web & Content development: Nickelos Hill, Charlotte Roulet, Andi Zamora, Justina Brown
Design Elements
- Typeface: Lato
Fonts used are a part of Google Fonts
- Colors: Western Blue (#003f87), #0083d6, #636780 (Neff), #4c7585 (Biswas), #446e8f (Love), Grey (#4d4e54), Almost Black (#202229).
Software Used
- Adobe PhotoShop / Illustrator
- Atom IDE
- Adobe AfterEffects
- Adobe Premiere
Coding
- Based upon the ZURB Foundation 6 Framework
- Embedded Videos - This Showcase utilizes YouTube to play movies on the "Videos" pages by embedding YouTube's proprietary code for each of our movies into the HTML.
- Javascript and the jQuery library
- SCSS preprocessor and mixins
Image Permissions
All of the graphical design elements for the Innovative Teaching Showcase are original creations generated via in-house photography and graphic design. Images are either created in-house, provided by featured instructors, or obtained via Creative Commons licensed sources. Photos obtained from Fotolia or other stock image providers are used in accordance with their content license agreements; All other copyrighted material on the website is used with permission.
Home Page and Design Elements
- Vector art - Wynter Thorne
Showcase Pages & Videos Images
All of the graphical design elements for the Innovative Teaching Showcase are original creations generated via in-house photography and graphic design. Images are either created in-house, provided by featured instructors, or obtained via Creative Commons licensed sources. Photos obtained from Fotolia or other stock image providers are used in accordance with their content license agreements; All other copyrighted material on the website is used with permission.
Bidisha Biswas
- Audio - Ketsa, May Starlight Find You, message received
- Video 1 - Role of Critical Thinking in Political Science
- Video 2 - Culture of Critical Thinking
- Video 3 - Critical Thinking Tactics
- Video 4 - Inspiring Critical Thinking through Writing
- Video 5 - Becoming Critical Thinkers
* Content obtained by CIIA Staff, 2017
** Content obtained by Bidisha Biswas, 2017
*** Content obtained through Creative Commons Licensing, 2017
Mark Neff
- Audio - Ketsa, May Starlight Find You, aimless
- Video 1 - Critical Thinking Roots
- Video 2 - Walking Through Critical Thinking
- Video 3 - Benefits of Critical Thinking in Any Discipline
- Video 4 - Playing Devil’s Advocate to Promote Critical Thinking
- Classroom Footage*
- Snowy bridge***
- Screenshots*
- Classroom Footage*
- Video 5 - Conflicting Simultaneous Explanations in Critical Thinking
* Content obtained by CIIA Staff, 2017
** Content obtained by Mark Neff, 2017
*** Content obtained through Creative Commons Licensing, 2017
Ed Love
- Audio - Ketsa, May Starlight Find You, interlude
- Video 1 - Engaging Critical Thinking via Student Ownership
- Classroom Footage*
- Screenshot*
- Classroom Footage*
- Video 2 - Thinking Critically & Innovatively about Experimental Design
- Video 3 - Critical Thinking Payoffs & Responsibilities
- Video 4 - Intentional Use of Surprise in Teaching Critical Thinking
- Video 5 - Analysis and Creativity
* Content obtained by CIIA Staff, 2017
** Content obtained by Ed Love, 2017
*** Content obtained through Creative Commons Licensing, 2017