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Standards:
- A logical, consistent, intuitive, and uncluttered layout is established. The course is easy to navigate (consistent colour scheme and icon layout, related content organized together, self-evident titles).
- Learning material is organized and grouped into meaningful blocks of information (chunks) that are neither too lengthy, nor too fragmented and separated.
- Instructions provided are well written and free of jargon.
- Course is free of grammatical and spelling errors.
- Text is formatted with titles, headings, and other styles to enhance readability and improve the structure of the document.
- Flashing and blinking text are avoided.
- A sans-serif font with a standard size of at least 12 pt is used.
- When possible, information is displayed in a linear format instead of as a table.
- All tables, charts, graphs, etc. are accompanied by a title and summary description.
- Slideshows use a predefined slide layout and include unique slide titles.
- For all slideshows, there are simple, non-automatic transitions between slides.
- Interactive elements (quizzes, learning activities, polls, etc.) are easy to use and view, and are clearly marked.
- Includes a way for students to track their progress through the course (e.g.: module progress bar, checklist of completed assignments, visual map of course modules).
- Media is provided with consideration for file size and user bandwidth.