Today, we are tackling navigation. What it means and find out why it is so important. It is actually from Latin word Navigo which means to sail, swim or fly away. This is from whence the English word Navigation is derived.
In lay terms, good navigation is the ability to easily go where you want and still know where you are and ho to get back at any one point. E.g. in a library, if you can easily find any book section andfind your way around with ease then you would consider the bookstore to have a good navigation plan. Usually when you talk about navigation, you talk about logical accessibility.
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It is also about reaching the audience. The Sarit Centre is a perfect example in this sense. It has normal stairs, lifts and even a 'flat stairway' so that if for example you have a wheelchair, you can still get around the shops. That is very meticulous navigation system
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Opening: (60 mins)
- Introduction to the lesson.
- homework discussion
- Warming up - Get Carter!
Work: (120 mins) - Student Excersise: Online Cop:
A round the world trip with 10 burning questions.
Closing (60 mins) - Student and trainers: Brainstorming session/ class discussion.
- Trainer: closing talk, homework and evaluation
This is an exercise where the trainer gives the students a map with which to find various hidden object inside the premises. These maps should be their navigation tools in finding these objects.
The students are given a list of urls within which they are to find answers to set questions.
These are the questions that you have to answer !
A good navigational design will contain
- Minimise travel:
create the simplest and shortest path between any 2 points
- Minimise depth:
Create a Hierarchy with the fewest possible levels(more levels more travel)
- Minimise redundancy:
Avoid creating multiple paths to the same place from the same place from
the same screen.
and use this handout
1. navigation design basics
2. navigation solutions in different websites
3. quiz - what is this site for ?
Clickz.com
Knowledge* student knows
- that different good and bad navigation affect communication
- the aspects of good navigation design
Skills* student can
- use different navigational models put on different websites
Attitudes* student feels
- a critical approach towards different ways of navigational presentation
of information.