Course description
This course covers digital content – a broad term covering any content that is not published in printed form. It is ideal for editors who want to expand their capabilities and understanding, particularly in the educational publishing arena.
The course explains the key differences between print and digital media and shows how the processes and workflow differ. The course will help you to identify the skills and knowledge you need to manage this type of content and provides some working interactive examples.
By the end of the course you will:
- understand what digital content is and where to use it
- understand how print and digital processes and workflow differ
- know how to apply the skills you have acquired while working on printed content to the digital editorial world.
Example Curriculum
Welcome
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Before you start
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Resource centre
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Unit 1: What is digital content?
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- 1 WHAT IS DIGITAL CONTENT? – INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 INTERACTIVE CONTENT
- Exercise 1: Drag and drop activities
- Exercise 1: How did you get on?
- Exercise 2: Matching activities
- Exercise 2: How did you get on?
- Exercise 3: Multiple choice/answer select activities
- Exercise 3: How did you get on?
- Exercise 4: Ordering activities
- Exercise 4: How did you get on?
- 1.2 NON-INTERACTIVE CONTENT
- Exercise 5: Understanding web page features
- Exercise 5: How did you get on?
- Exercise 6: Creating a menu
- Exercise 6: How did you get on?
- Exercise 7: Editing text to fit the market
- Exercise 7: How did you get on?
- The editor’s role in digital content
- 1.3 EXAMPLES OF INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
- Example 1: Drag and drop activity
- Example 2: Matching terms activity
- Example 3: Ordering activity – the publishing workflow
- Example 4: True/false activity – fire extinguishers
- Example 5: Multiple screen activity – fire safety
Unit 2: How is digital content the same as print publishing?
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- 2 HOW IS DIGITAL CONTENT THE SAME AS PRINT PUBLISHING? – INTRODUCTION
- 2.1 WORKFLOW
- Exercise 8: Matching digital to print terminology
- Exercise 8: How did you get on?
- 2.2 STYLE SHEETS, DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
- Exercise 9: Editing a template for style
- Exercise 9: How did you get on?
- 2.3 READING FOR SENSE
- Exercise 10: Editing a template for sense
- Exercise 10: How did you get on?
- 2.4 WORD COUNTS
- Exercise 11: Editing to a strict character count
- Exercise 11: How did you get on?
Unit 3: How is digital content different from print publishing?
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- 3 HOW IS DIGITAL CONTENT DIFFERENT FROM PRINT PUBLISHING? – INTRODUCTION
- 3.1 PROJECT DESIGN
- Exercise 12: Designing an activity
- Exercise 12: How did you get on?
- 3.2 FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Exercise 13: Using a functional specification
- Exercise 13: How did you get on?
- 3.3 TEMPLATES
- Exercise 14: Putting content into an interactive template
- Exercise 14: How did you get on?
- Exercise 15: Style content using Word styles
- Exercise 15: How did you get on?
- 3.4 METADATA
- Exercise 16: Metadata
- Exercise 16: How did you get on?
- 3.5 ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY AND UX DESIGN
- Exercise 17: Alt text
- Exercise 17: How did you get on?
Unit 4: Proofreading digital content
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- 4 PROOFREADING DIGITAL CONTENT – INTRODUCTION
- 4.1 CHECKING THE CONTENT
- Exercise 18: Proofreading interactives
- Exercise 18: How did you get on?
- 4.2 RECORDING YOUR FINDINGS
- Exercise 19: Recording your findings
- Exercise 19: How did you get on?
- Exercise 20: Reviewing bugs
- Exercise 20: How did you get on?
Course completion
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