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Element

Pedagogical Significance

implications for teaching methodology; implications for learning outcomes

Technological Significance

implications for users and designers

Navigation, Links and File Structure

  • Product for students is seamless, transparent; students need not be burdened with non-intuitive clutter
  • Navigation should reflect course priorities
 
  • Navigation and links reflect preferred user practices (i.e., set norms for these practices)
  • File structure reflects nested categories
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