Week 12

The group assignment should be submitted latest on Week 13 (26th December 2015) before Saturday midnight. We gradually completed the group assignments. Some part have not complete, about can finish the whole group assignment next week. 

The title of our group assignment is “Beginner’s Introduction to Photography”. This assignment is about the Basic photography online course, this project will teach learners about photography techniques, the use DSLR camera, editing photo in Adobe Photoshop and light room. This courses will help people interested to photography to be knowledgeable in the basic techniques in taking and editing photograph. The project aims to:

·       Arm learners with basic techniques in taking photo with DSLR camera

·       Enable learners to edit photo with Adobe Photoshop photo editing software

·       Let learners learn matters related to photography in a fun, convenient and affordable way.

This course is intended for people live too far to technique teaching institute and also people that don’t have enough time for learning, they can visit this web site any time and any place. Our target audience would be people interested to photography or wanted to improve their skill on photo shooting. This project targets people between 18 to 30 years old.

We plan 7 lesson to our target audience, that is:

lesson 1: Camera and lens 

lesson 2: Camera Settings 

lesson 3: Lighting 

lesson 4: Composition 

lesson 5: Format and software 

lesson 6: Equipment and software 

lesson 7: Tips and trick

In this 7 lesson, learner can easy understand because we use the presentation slide show and video to teaching. 

Week 11

Today, lecturer turn back the assignment 1 to us because we must redo the assignment 1. When I open the report, I have 11 mistake in my assignment but the bigger mistake is APA style. What is APA style? 

APA style is a format for academic documents such as journal articles and books. It is codified in the style guide of the American Psychological Association (APA), titled the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. The APA states that the guidelines were developed to assist reading comprehension in the social and behavioral sciences, for clarity of communication, and for "word choice that best reduces bias in language". APA style is widely used, either entirely or with modifications, by hundreds of other scientific journals (including medical and other public health journals), in many textbooks, and in academia (for papers written in classes). Along with AMA style and CSE style, it is one of the major style regimes for such work. Many publications have small local style guides that cascade over AMA, APA, or CSE style in a way analogous to how inline styles in HTML cascade over CSS styles (for example, "follow APA style unless otherwise specified herein" or "for issues not addressed herein, follow APA style").

In response to the growing complexities of scientific reporting, subsequent editions were released in 1974, 1983, 1994, and 2001. Primarily known for the simplicity of its reference citation style, the Publication Manualalso established standards for language use that had far-reaching effects. Particularly influential were the "Guidelines for Nonsexist Language in APA Journals," first published as a modification to the 1974 edition, which provided practical alternatives to sexist language then in common usage. The guidelines for reducing bias in language have been updated over the years and presently provide practical guidance for writing about race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disability status.

After redo the assignment 1, I submit again the assignment in the Schoology.

Week 10

Online courses are well suited for motivated people want to learn new skills, advance their career did not give up their commitment to their work or family. Get education online will also save a lot of money. Although some people think that online education is just a terrible alternatives to traditional education because of the savings and convenience, in fact, there are many other advantages. Only online education fully integrated into today's education technology. Also more efficient fast, especially the motivation of learners, providing skills a lack of resources in the traditional education despite high demand from employers. Can even claim that online course is not an option, but a different path has its own reward.

A good online course must often upgrade when after half a year. After that, web designers must design a let learners can feel comfortable and convenient page. This can let learners often browsing this web page. In addition, web page design plays a very important role, web of good and bad can affect learners' psychology. 

A well-designed for online course nurtures both learners learning and learners retention. While ideal values will be from the start is designed to be an online course, the reality is that in the range of electronic learning, and there is a wide range of quality. As a result, almost every online course can benefit from periodic updates. Once the development and implementation of online courses, however, they of course could not be changed or updated for a period of time. Web designers will check the important cultural factors, the purpose of strengthening course and create it. Analysis in this level rich course has great potential.