020 – Better Visual Design

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In Episode 20 of the EdTech TV Podcast Brent discusses why design is important and how you shouldn’t sacrifice your lesson or presentation for poorly designed PowerPoints.

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Better Visual Design

Brent talks about the importance of good design and how it can help make or break a class or presentation.

Resources Mentioned:

Cult of Pedagogy – Jennifer Gonzalez (@cultofpedagogy)

Haiku Deck – Haiku Deck on EdTech.tv

Canva* – Canva on EdTech.tv

Prezi

Keynote

*The header image for this post was designed in Canva in about 45 seconds.

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