Technical help
Compatibility
This site is designed to look its best on an up-to-date web browser, and is regularly tested on:
- Mozilla Firefox 3
- Apple Safari 5
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
However, our aim is that the site should at least be legible and navigable on any browser or screen. If anything is preventing you from accessing the site on your chosen browser please let us know.
The system of pop-up "lightbox" windows we use to display illustrations requires Javascript to be enabled. If these cause problems - or if you just don't like them - click on the "Use popups" button at the top of the page to turn them off in favour of "plain" links.
If you are using:
- an iPhone, iPad, Android or other touch-screen device
- a netbook or other device with a screen smaller than 1024x668
- an old browser (the site works on IE6, but is rather slow)
- Accessibility/assistive devices such as screen readers or switch controls
…then we recommend that you turn off popups. If you always want to turn off pop-ups, then bookmark the URL: www.educationaldesigner.org/ed/index.php?popups=off.
PDF Versions and Printing
You will see a "Download Article (PDF)" link at the top and bottom of each article.
The best way to get a hard copy of an article with sensible pagination, headers, footers and page numbers is to download and print the PDF version (Windows users will need the free Adobe Reader or similar software). The PDF versions are designed for A4 paper - if you are using US Letter, check the print settings in Adobe Reader are set to scale output to fit your paper.
Alternatively The "Print this article" button at the top of each article will switch to a printer-friendly view and display the Print dialogue. If you use this method we can't ensure that that articles print out with perfect pagination for everybody, since font sizes margins and headers/footers vary between browsers (not to mention the differences between US and International paper sizes).
Is a paper version available?
No - currently, Educational Designer is only available in online form from this site.
Technical contact
For any technical issues, please contact Daniel.Pead@Nottingham.ac.uk. For other enquires, please see the contacts section.
Acknowledgement: The pop-up windows have been implemented using the open-source "ThickBox" utility by Cody Lindley.