{"id":3011,"date":"2020-08-11T12:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T02:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T04:35:40","slug":"top-tips-for-making-great-digital-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/top-tips-for-making-great-digital-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tips for making great digital content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we head into Week 5, you should be starting to focus strongly on your assessment tasks. Not every assessment involves writing an essay, report or paper. Some of you might need to make a video, create an image-based presentation or even put together a blog or website.<\/p>\n<p><em>Watch our video!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0MuC0zfjA9o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-AU&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The secret to creating great digital content is paying special attention to the planning and design.<\/p>\n<h3>Make a plan<\/h3>\n<p>Depending on the type of work you\u2019re doing, there are several methods for planning a visual project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storyboard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both the whiteboard tool <a href=\"https:\/\/miro.com\/\">Miro<\/a> and the digital workspace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mural.co\/\">MURAL<\/a> are great for helping teams collaborate on storyboards for their projects. <a href=\"http:\/\/software.deakin.edu.au\/2019\/07\/26\/adobe-creative-cloud\/\">Adobe Creative Cloud<\/a> also has multiple design apps that could help you develop your storyboard. You can also download <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/ld.php?content_id=47976973\">our Word template<\/a> for text-based storyboarding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mind map<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can use a variety of online tools for mind mapping exercise. One that is available in the University\u2019s Software Library is <a href=\"http:\/\/software.deakin.edu.au\/2017\/03\/24\/xmind\/\">XMind<\/a>. XMind helps you capture and connect ideas while brainstorming, so you don\u2019t lose any of your hard work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2020\/08\/xmind-featured.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3012\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/top-tips-for-making-great-digital-content\/xmind-featured\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2020\/08\/xmind-featured.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"550,297\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"xmind-featured\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2020\/08\/xmind-featured.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3012\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2020\/08\/xmind-featured-500x270.jpg\" alt=\"xmind screenshot\" width=\"500\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2020\/08\/xmind-featured-500x270.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.deakin.edu.au\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/326\/2020\/08\/xmind-featured.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Script<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Develop the right text for your project using one of the many word processing tools at your disposal. Microsoft OneDrive, Teams and SharePoint all allow you to draft text and collaborate with multiple project owners. Make sure you save your documents in the Cloud to avoid losing any changes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are lots of digital tools that have calendar functions, which makes it easy to plan and share tasks and stick to deadlines. <a href=\"http:\/\/software.deakin.edu.au\/2018\/11\/19\/microsoft-teams\/\">Microsoft Teams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/\">Trello<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/airtable.com\/\">Airtable<\/a> and more provide simple but great project planning and scheduling functions.<\/p>\n<h3>Find the resources you need<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re using images, video recording, audio clips or other potentially copyrighted resources, make sure that you have the permissions you need and cite your sources properly. There is a host of excellent information on how to do this right available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deakin.edu.au\/library\/copyright\">copyright webpages<\/a>, including Module 2 of our Copyright Modules, <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/copyright-module2\">Using Copyright<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pro tip: websites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\">Pexels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\">Unsplash<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/\">Pixabay<\/a> have thousands of stock images that are free to use without attribution. It is still best practice to cite where you sourced an image by pasting a URL or citing Public Domain (PD) or CC0. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deakin.edu.au\/library\/copyright\/find-copyright-free-resources\">find other copyright-free resources on the library website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Choose the right design tool<\/h3>\n<p>There are so many tools to choose from. As a Deakin student, you can access <a href=\"https:\/\/support.deakin.edu.au\/kb_view_customer.do?sys_kb_id=cba3b0ded0b6d90008800ceda200d9df\">PowerPoint<\/a>, which allows you to create videos or slides for that presentation you need to give. You can explore other common tools for recording videos in our <a href=\"https:\/\/deakin.libguides.com\/making_a_video\/tools\">Making a video guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An innovative option for building interactive presentations is a digital storytelling tool like <a href=\"http:\/\/software.deakin.edu.au\/2018\/07\/03\/twine\/\">Twine<\/a>. Also, open-source image editors like <a href=\"http:\/\/software.deakin.edu.au\/2017\/03\/24\/gimp\/\">GIMP<\/a> can help make sure your imagery is just right for that visual presentation you need to give. Similarly, tools like <a href=\"http:\/\/software.deakin.edu.au\/2017\/03\/24\/audacity\/\">Audacity<\/a> let you record and edit audio for podcast-type assessments.<\/p>\n<h3>Ask for help<\/h3>\n<p>There are a lot of options out there \u2013 these are just some of our favourites. As always, we recommend you contact your Liaison Librarian for more advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we head into Week 5, you should be starting to focus strongly on your assessment tasks. Not every assessment involves writing an essay, report or paper. Some of you might need to make a video, create an image-based presentation or even put together a blog or website. Watch our video! 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