Style Guide

Style Guide

The style guide provide reference to what standard styles should be used while developing content. This would ensure uniformity of content appearance and will ensure that the trainee would identify the content as belonging to a whole. The style guide would specify standard content styles that can be applied to online content. This would include the following. ( Click the item to read more.)

  1. Formatting Guide - (Note: Work in Progress)
    1. Basic Color Palette
    2. Text (Headings, Bullets and numbering, Quotes, Captions)
    3. Tables
    4. Images(Pictures/ photographs/Graphics)
      1. Library of standard graphics
    5. Videos and Animations
  2. Language Guide (TB inclusive Language)
ManuMathew

Formatting Guide

Formatting Guide

Ensuring consistency and professionalism in the content on the platform is crucial for an effective learning experience. Adhering to specific formatting guidelines helps maintain clarity and coherence in the content. 

File Location: Search for specific course materials or content pages within knowledge base platform. It involves navigating through various parameters or criteria to pinpoint the desired information. In the context of our platform, locating a file entails searching for a particular content page based on factors such as page ID, title, status, creator ID, or tags.

  1. Page Library: The Page Library provides a means to locate files based on various parameters, including status (published on LMS, approved, final review etc.), page tags (content overload, for upgrade, grammar check etc.) , page ID, content creator ID, and title, among others. Users can input any combination of these parameters to find the desired content page. Access to the Page Library is available through the provided link- https://ntep.in/PageLibrary .
  2. Knowledge Map: To access files, users can search for the content page title within the Knowledge Map. They can then refine their search based on the status of nodes (pending review, live, depreciated), if needed. Utilize the provided link- https://ntep.in/km-nodes to navigate to the Knowledge Map.
  3. Curriculum: Access the approved courses as well as those under development by navigating through the provided link- https://ntep.in/curriculum?field_grouptype_target_id=40 . This link grants access to a variety of content pages associated with these courses, including nodes and sub-nodes.
     
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Content type

After identifying the desired content page, attention should be given to several parameters including content status, content type, page tags, content creator, and revision information. Before proceeding to translate HTML content to H5P or modify existing H5P content, it is crucial to ensure the correct content status is selected

Further details on other parameters will be provided after explaining the content type.

Content Type (Course Presentations): H5P offers diverse content types catering to various interactive needs, facilitating easy creation of engaging materials. For detailed information, refer to https://h5p.org/content-types-and-applications. Our focus here is on course presentations, where we'll create interactive slides to enhance engagement and learning. 

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H5P content type-course presentation

Ensure that the HTML content utilizes course presentations, with each presentation containing a maximum of 7 slides. If accordion or column formats have been used previously, maintain them without making any alterations.

Below is a thorough guide to assist you in creating or editing content pages while ensuring they meet the required standards:

S.No Parameters Description 

1.

Font Size 

Content title: 100% (Bold) 
Content text: 100%
Table/Figure title: 87.5%

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2.

Margin

1 cm (as indicated by the red lines in the content page provided)

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3. 

Color Scheme

Blue (sharp blue), orange (carrot) or green (emerald green)

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4.

Videos 

 Download the videos embedded within the HTML content and then upload them onto the course presentation for integration.

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5.

Infographic 

 


If there's an existing infographic in the HTML document, utilize the same image by opening it in a new tab and saving it to your system. Then, upload the image to the H5P software. Avoid capturing a screenshot of the image to maintain its resolution.

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For new infographics, if the text isn't clear on existing figures, utilize templates available at https://www.presentationgo.com/ . Upload only the image of the template (e.g., triangle, hexagon) to the H5P software. Add text separately on H5P after uploading the template image. 

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Note: 
If you need to create infographics with text in PowerPoint (PPT), please upload the editable PPT file. However, it's better to avoid using PowerPoint for future pages because PPT files are usually larger than SVG files. It's recommended to create infographics on H5P with editable text for easier modification.

6. 

Icons 

You have the option to use https://www.flaticon.com/  for icons. Additionally, you can employ separators like horizontal or vertical lines to distinguish content text from the icons.

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NimishaArora

Language Guide

Language Guide

The Language guide is primarily extracted from the 'Words Matter' document (Second Edition published by StopTB Partnership in 2022, https://conf2022.theunion.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/stbp_words-mat…). Its use has been envisioned to guide the accommodation of inclusive language for TB training & communication while developing & reviewing course content under the Modernised Training System. Categorized into 'Alternatives', 'To be Carefully Used' and 'Emerging Terms', the guide underlines terms that 'must be replaced or alternatives that are sensitive and inclusive, use of terms that must be re-considered and other emerging terms in TB. 

Alternatives

Use

Replace

Comments

They/them He/him, She/her More inclusive & gender sensitive
Contact Person TB Contact Does not have strong negative connotations but is not person-centered
Person Lost to Follow Up Defaulter Unnecessarily and unfairly places blame on the person receiving treatment
Noncitizen resident or Unauthorized resident/worker Illegal/Alien worker Offensive & isolates their access to TB treatment & care
Person with presumed TB TB Suspect Negative association
TB Prevention & Care or Ending TB TB Control Its continued use is no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) not people-centered, ignores contributions of communities & people affected by TB, -ve connotations of TB authorities as being in full control of all aspects of prevention, treatment & care
PLHIV/AIDS PLHWA/Person living with HIV AIDS Patient Necessary to reflect the fact that an HIV-positive person may continue to live well and productively for many years
Person Living with HIV/AIDS Innocent Victim The term wrongly implies that people infected in other ways (other than those infected medically or at birth through no fault of their own) are somehow guilty.
Person/s with physical disability physically challenged The term ‘physically challenged’ is deemed inappropriate as it places focus on the identity rather than the person & their barriers

To be carefully used

Use

Use carefully

Comments

Person with presumed TB Presumed Presumptive The term ‘Presumed Presumptive’ places emphasis on the disease and not the person with possible tuberculosis. While, it can be used to describe a stage in the process of diagnosing TB, when discussing an individual, it is best to say a person with presumed TB
Burden   It should be stressed that it is the disease, not the people affected by the disease, that burdens a country, a region or the world
Case Finding/Case Detection   Activity occurs by virtue of action taken by the person experiencing symptoms
People deprived of their liberty Prisoner/Inmate An alternative can be ‘People deprived of their liberty’ (in some contexts it can stigmatize people and can impact perceptions regarding the right to health for all
Compliance, Non-Compliance   Noncompliance unfairly assigns blame to the person receiving treatment when many external factors outside a person’s control may be the cause
Adherent/Nonadherent   Unfairly assigns singular responsibility for treatment completion to the person receiving treatment, when many external factors outside a person’s control
Mobile Worker   Refers to a large category of persons who may cross borders or move within their own country on a usually frequent and short-term basis for a variety of work-related reasons, without changing their primary residence or home base
Bacteriologically +ve/-ve Sputum/Smear Positive/Negative Smear microscopy is no longer recognized as a recommended diagnostic strategy. The preferred term is bacteriologically positive/ negative
Key and Vulnerable Population Risk Groups While the term is used in the epidemiology of TB to describe clinical risk groups when discussing an individual or group, it is best to say key and vulnerable populations .
Person Affected by TB/Person on Treatment/Client Patient/TB Patient Patient/TB Patient ‘clinicalizes’ them and focuses on the treatment process rather than the person
Emerging Terms

Terms

Definition

COVID-19 An infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID-19 was first reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019
Bi-Directional Testing The delivery of simultaneous diagnostic testing for more than one disease
COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) A special initiative of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria to provide countries with additional funding to respond to COVID-19 to mitigate its impact on HIV, TB and malaria programs and to initiate and strengthen improvements in health and community systems
Awele

Setting learning objectives

Setting learning objectives

This document outlines the principles for stating learning objectives for each KM Node.

Following are the steps for defining learning objectives.

  1. Clearly outline the anticipated outcomes that learners will be able to demonstrate after engaging with each page.
  2. The learning objectives should be stated such that it correspond to these outcomes. It should guide what the content page should represent. Specify what learners will be able to do, ensuring that objectives:
    1. clearly defined or describes an action
    2. are measurable
  3. Ensure that objectives are learner-centric, focusing on the behaviors that learners should adopt after going through the content, rather than focusing on what the page will “teach”
  4. Incorporate action words from the Modified Bloom’s Taxonomy (see reference table below).
    1. Choose an action word from the various levels of objectives (Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation) when formulating learning objectives, aligning them with the educational activity's overarching goal.
    2. Refrain from using vague terms like understand, learn, and know, as they lack measurability due to the absence of tangible outcomes.

 

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Measurable Verbs:

Benjamin Bloom devised a taxonomy of measurable verbs to facilitate the description and categorization of observable knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviours, and abilities. This theory posits that there exist discernible levels of observable actions indicative of cognitive activity within the brain. Through the utilization of measurable verbs in crafting learning objectives, the explicit actions required to demonstrate learning are articulated.

Table 1: Measurable verbs

Category

Meaning

Verbs

Knowledge

Remember previously learned information.

Arrange

Choose

Cite

Define

Describe

Draw

Enumerate

Identify

Indicate

Label

List

 

Locate

Match

Name

Order

Outline

Quote

Read

Recall

Recite

Recognize

Record

 

Relate

Repeat

Reproduce

Review

Select

State

Study

Tabulate

Tally

Tell

Underline

Write

Comprehension

Demonstrate an understanding of the facts.

Articulate

Associate

Characterize

Clarify

Classify

Compare

Compute

Contrast

Convert

Defend

Describe

Differentiate

Discuss

Distinguish

Estimate

Example

Explain

Express Extend

Extrapolate

Factor

Generalize

Give

Give examples

Identify

Illustrate

Indicate

Infer

Interpolate

Interpret

Locate

Match

Observe

Organize

Paraphrase

Predict

Recognise

Relate

Report

Represent

Restate

Review

Rewrite

Select

Summarize

Tell

Translate

 

Application

Apply knowledge to actual situations.

Acquire

Act

Adapt

Apply

Ascertain

Assign

Avoid

Back

Back up

Calculate

Capture

Change

Chart

Choose

Classify

Complete

Compute

Construct

Consult

Convey

Customise

Demonstrate

Develop

Discover

Dramatize

Derive

Employ

Experiment

Explain

Execute

Generalize

Guide

Identify

Illustrate

Implement

Interpret

Interview

Manipulate

Modify

Obtain

Operate

Organize

Paint

Perform

Practice

Predict

Prepare

Produce

Process

Provide

Relate

Schedule

Select

Show

Simulate

Sketch

Solve

Translate

Use

Utilize

Write

Analysis

Break down objects or ideas into simpler parts and find evidence to support generalizations.

Administer

Analyze

Appraise

Break

Break down

Calculate

Categorize

Chart

Classify

Compare

Conclude

Confirm

Contrast

Correlate

Corroborate

criticize

Identify

Illustrate

Infer

Inspect

Debate

Deduce

Delegate

Detect

Diagnose

Diagram

Differentiate

Discover

Discriminate

Dissect

Distinguish

Divide

Document

Ensure

Establish

evaluate

Examine

Experiment

Figure

Group

Inventory

Investigate

Manage

Monitor

Order

organize

Outline

Point out

Predict

Prioritize

Question

Reconcile

Relate

Resolve

Select

Separate

Solve

Subdivide

Survey

Test

Transform

Troubleshoot

Synthesis

Compile component ideas into a new whole or propose alternative solutions.

Anticipate

Appraise

Argue

Arrange

Assemble

Assess

Brief

Attach

Choose

Collect

Compare

Compile

Conclude

Consolidate

Construct

Contrast

Core

Counsel

Create

Criticize

Critique

Decide

 

Defend

Describe

Depict

Design

Develop

Determine

Discriminate

Enhance

Estimate

Evaluate

Explain

Facilitate

Formulate

Frame

Generate

Grade

Handle

Invent

Judge

Manage

Mediate

Modify

 

Organise

Prepare

Prescribe

Probe

Propose

Rate

Rearrange  

Reconcile

Refer

Relate

Release

Reorganise

Revise

Rewrite

Select

Set up

Specify

Supervise

Synthesize

Test

Value

Verify

Weigh

Evaluation

Make and defend judgments based on internal evidence or external criteria.

Appraise

Argue

Arrange

Assemble

Assess 

Categorize

Choose

Collect

Combine

Compare

Compile

Compose

Conclude

Construct

Create

Design

Develop

Devise

Estimate

Evaluate

 

Explain

Facilitate Formulate

Generalize

Generate

Hypothesize

Improve

Integrate

Invent

Judge

Justify

Make

Manage

Measure 

Modify

Organize

Originate

Plan

Predict

Prepare

 

Produce

Propose

Rate

Rearrange

Reconstruct

Relate

Reorganize

Revise

Rewrite

Role-play

Score

Select

Set up

Specify

Summarize

Support

Synthesize

Tell

Tell why

Value

Write

 

Dr. Priyadarshini