In trying to answer a students question about where rules, like the "rule of seven" came from I ran across this Web page from the North East Texas Consortium, a site that supports some colleges in that area. I loved the rule collection. It consolidated much of what I've learned over the years about making Web pages more understandable and how to prepare instructions. The "Kevin Bacon rule " is simply fun. Check it out.
http://www.netnet.org/instructors/coursedev/general.htm
Here's another reference to the Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two in Wikipedia (Wikipedia was originally created in Pacific Beach, btw).
Sunday, April 15, 2007
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Enjoyed reading about the various rules. I think it all has to due with the amount of media not afforded to all of us. This has caused the general population to have shorter attention spans, especially the younger generation. Perhaps there needs to also be sites out there exploring long stories. Let's bring back to enjoyment of a long tale read to us as children. Just an idea....
How about visiting your library? It's National Library Week this week (April 15 - 21)!
You should step away from your computer every once in a while. You're so Web 1.86!
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