Embedding visual communication principles in Instructional Design phase of Learning Object creation process

This paper presents a process of redesigning instructional design (ID) template for the ID writers, in which the visual communication (VC) expertise is captured in the form of prompts. In order to capture VC expertise, we first studied the traditional ID creation process and analyzed the decisions taken by the VC experts at various stages in the process. We then identify VC principles that lie at the foundation of these decisions. In our process, we apply the same principles in an alternate manner, so that VC inputs are present in the process, but in a different form, which is useful for the animator. We operationalize VC principles by giving prompts within the ID template, so that the ID writer is able to apply the principles by simply responding to them. There are findings presented, which indicate that the new template was found usable, as compared to the earlier templates.