About me

I am Patricia Appiah-Boateng. I hold a B.ed degree in Art Education from the University of Education, Winneba, post graduate diploma in Distance Education by distance, from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

I work with the University of Education as a graphic artist at the Institute of Educational Development and Extension-Distance Education Department.

My duties as a Graphic Artist in this regard involves evaluating and upgrading levels of computer literacy, and graphic design in desktop publishing (DTP), establishing and maintaining visual standards of the graphic design components of IEDE publications;

· design the IEDE house style for printed materials
· design generic covers, internal layouts and icons for all distance education courses
· produce a house style guide to maintain the house style developed for IEDE
· develop guidelines for visual presentation of diagrammatic information for distance education materials
· train and advice counterparts in IEDE in DTP and information design.
· facilitate in workshops to explain the IEDE design approach and how the writers should present the visual input (illustration/diagrams) for distance education study materials.

My research interest involves using educational technology for effective distance education delivery and I hope this course is going to go a long way to inspire me to higher heights.