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Project title: University of Maryland University College (UMUC) redesign of LDT 100x: Instructional Design and Technology: Learning Theories (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Open edX Studio hosted by eduNEXT.
Audience: Graduate-level learners interested in receiving a MicroMasters certificate or pursuing a master's degree in learning design and technology.
Highlighted content: Week 4: Example: Applying Cognitive Load and Learning Theory Comparison Review; Week 5: Formal vs. Informal vs. Non-formal Learning
Highlighted component(s): HTML-coded interactive navigation elements (horizontal and accordion-style tabbing), adaptive learning content (Adobe Captivate-designed adaptive lesson "Managing Cognitive Load and Mayer's 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning"), HTML-coded flip card review.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG4: Leadership, Facilitation, and Collaboration; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media; LG8: Project Management
LDT 100x is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) hosted on edX.org by UMUC. This is the first of four instructional design and technology courses that learners can take individually, or can pursue a MicroMasters certificate from edX. Those that complete the MicroMasters program can apply for admission to UMUC's Learning Design and Technology master's degree program and receive 12 transferable credits towards that degree.
Click on the image above to view the prototype of LDT 100x: Learning Theories. I led a team of three instructional design graduate students to redesign content for this course. All three ID's worked on Module 7: Microlearning as a team effort. I was responsible for redesigning Week 4: Cognitivism and Connectivism and Week 5: Andragogy.
Note: You will need to establish a free account with eduNEXT and enroll to view course content.
For more information about UMUC's Instructional Design and Technology MicroMasters program, click on the image below.
Project title: LDT 100x: Instructional Design and Technology: Learning Theories, Week 4: Cognitivism and Connectivism - Applying Cognitive Load adaptive lesson (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Adobe Captivate 2019.
Audience: Graduate-level learners enrolled in LDT 100x (UMUC/edX ID&T MicroMasters Program).
Highlighted content: The lesson is self-paced and not assessed (informative). The content is responsive to the learners device (using Adobe Captivate fluid boxes).
Highlighted component(s): Adaptive lesson provides an example of cognitive load by analyzing learning material (PHI Adult Learner-Centered Training PDF), and Mayer's 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning. The lesson was created with Adobe Captivate 2019.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
Click on the image above to view the lesson.
Note: You will need to login with or setup an Adobe ID to view this lesson. Although this interactive lesson was designed with responsive pages for mobile devices, it is best viewed in landscape on a desktop PC, Mac, or laptop.
Alternative Lesson: As an alternative to the Adobe Captivate adaptive lesson, learners are given the option to view the PHI instructional material and elements of "Mayer's 12 Principles of Multimedia Learning" by clicking on the accordion-tabbed content in the LDT 100x course.
Project title: Animated introduction video for LDT 100x: Learning Theories, Week 7: Microlearning (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Raw Shorts; YouTube.
Audience: LDT 100x: Learning Theories course re-design project Client/SME.
Highlighted content: I designed this animated introduction video using Raw Shorts animation to introduce learners to LDT 100x: Learning Theories, Week 7: Microlearning.
Highlighted component(s): .Animated "warm-up" weekly introduction video; introduce the week's topic, learning goals, and enabling learning objectives.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the animated introduction video, click "play" on the embedded YouTube video above.
Project title: Introduction to Mars' Geography high school-level geography course (ongoing project).
Platform/LMS: Schoology.
Audience: High school students (Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards).
Highlighted content: Weekly introduction videos (created with CyberLink PowerDirector), Cerego adaptive learning platform lesson (Week 2: An Introduction to Areography and Mars Nomenclature), Week 2: Mars Areography Story Map.
Highlighted component(s): .Mars Nomenclature adaptive lesson was designed with Cerego's adaptive learning platform; Mars Areography Story Map was designed using ESRI/ArcGIS; introduction videos produced with CyberLink PowerDirector (app for Android). All "MicroLessons" (four weeks of instructional content) have terminal learning objectives (TLO's) and weekly supporting enabling learning objectives (ELO's) that incorporate 'Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Skills' for designing effective learning outcomes, and support Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for students in 9-12.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the course, click on the image above.
Note: You will need to establish an account (free) with Schoology and "join" the course with the following access code: V2234-MM7CW.
Project title: Nomenclature of Mars adaptable lesson (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Cerego.
Audience: High school students (Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards).
Highlighted content: Adaptable lesson using Cerego's adaptive learning platform.
Highlighted component(s): .Mars Nomenclature adaptive lesson was designed with Cerego's adaptive learning platform.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the lesson, click on the image above.
Note: You will need to establish an account (free) with Cerego.
Project title: Storyboard for LDT 100x, Week 4 and Week 5 (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Google Docs.
Audience: Client/SME for LDT 100x: Learning Theories course redesign project.
Highlighted content: Storyboard layout that provides client with a snapshot of proposed content, navigation and interactivity elements, and added components for each page of the course.
Highlighted component(s): .Snipped images of course pages, explanation of course content, elements, and components
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG4: Leadership, Facilitation, and Collaboration; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media; LG8: Project Management
To view the document (shared document on Google Drive), click on the image above.
Project title: Learning design infographic poster (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe PDF.
Audience: Clients interested in learning design trends.
Highlighted content: This infographic poster was created as an assignment for UMUC's LDT 630: Learning Design and Data Analytics course. The targeted audience for this infographic is attendees at an eLearning conference.
Highlighted component(s): .The purpose of the infographic is to inform viewers as to the need for adaptable, personalized, and data-driven content to improve online course satisfaction.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the document (shared document on Google Drive), click on the image above.
Project title: Data analysis and course evaluation document (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Google Docs, Adobe PDF, OLC online course evaluation scorecard.
Audience: Client/SME for course design project.
Highlighted content: This document analyzes and reports data as to the effectiveness of adding an adaptable lesson (review of Mars' nomenclature) on Cerego for the 'Introduction to Mars' Geography: Online' course on Schoology. There is a data analysis graph on page 1 comparing student check on learning formative assessment results after implementing the changes in the course. The document also reports the results of a re-evaluation of the online course using data metrics from an Online Learning Consortium (OLC) scorecard.
Highlighted component(s): .Data analytics, OLC scorecard.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG2: Critical Thinking and Analysis; LG3: Quantitative Reasoning; LG6: Learning Analytics
To view the document (shared document on Google Drive), click on the image above.
Project title: Project lead for an instructional design team. Scope of Work document for course re-design project (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Google Docs, Adobe PDF, Google Hangouts, Zoom video conferencing.
Audience: Collaborative instructional design team; Client/SME for course re-design project.
Highlighted content: I led a team of three instructional designers on a re-design project (UMUC's LDT 100x: Learning Theories MOOC on edX). I created the group's identity (Group 1 IDT iconography), produced all of the group's design and project management plan documents, created the "sandbox" instance of the course using Open edX Studio (hosted on eduNEXT), obtained the instructional problem from the client/SME, drafted the client agreement and scope of work document (linked above), coordinated all ID efforts, scheduled all group meetings (primarily using Google Hangouts for real-time chat and scheduled audio/video meetings), facilitated group content production and screen-casting (Zoom video conferencing), scheduled all group meetings and the overall project timeline, and provided the client/SME with the final product and received sign-off from the client. Additionally, I provided technical assistance to the group's ID's with regards to HTML coding (for interactive components and elements), provided guidance on course styling, and assisted with media closed captioning/ADA compliance.
Highlighted component(s): .Design thinking process (frame, focus, identify/propose solutions, design/develop prototype, conduct usability testing, and implement prototype); project management plan; client sign-off expectations; client agreement
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG2: Critical Thinking and Analysis; LG4: Leadership, Facilitation, and Collaboration; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media; LG8: Project Management
To view the document (shared document on Google Drive), click on the image above.
Project title: Design document and client sign-off for LDT 100x: Learning Theories re-design of Week 4: Cognitivism and Connectivism and Week 5: Andragogy (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Google Docs, Adobe PDF.
Audience: Collaborative instructional design team; Client/SME for course re-design project.
Highlighted content: As part of Group 1 IDT's re-design of LDT 100x: Learning Theories, I was assigned the task of re-designing weeks 4 and 5 to meet the stated client/SME's instructional problem and the group's proposed solution, based on the project's scope of work. This document lays out my re-design plan, the overall goal of the project, re-designed terminal and enabling learning objectives, the framing and focus analysis, the identified solution, formative assessments, project outline/schedule, and the re-design plan (proposed content changes, required assets, digital tools, and media, etc.). Feedback from the prototype usability testing is included, as well as a course evaluation plan (post implementation), and finally the client/SME sign-off document.
Highlighted component(s): .Design thinking process (frame, focus, identify/propose solutions, design/develop prototype, conduct usability testing, and implement prototype); project re-design plan for weeks 4 and 5, proposed post-implementation course evaluation, client sign-off.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG2: Critical Thinking and Analysis; LG4: Leadership, Facilitation, and Collaboration; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media; LG8: Project Management
To view the document (shared document on Google Drive), click on the image above.
Project title: The Five Themes of Geography Smart Sparrow adaptable lesson (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Smart Sparrow.
Audience: High school students enrolled in the 'Introduction to Mars' Geography' course.
Highlighted content: Adaptive learning paths using Smart Sparrow's adaptive learning authoring tools.
Highlighted component(s): Adaptive lesson design.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the lesson, click on the image above.
Note: You will need to establish an account with Smart Sparrow to view the lesson.
Project title: Group 1 IDT's Project Management Plan Presentation for Re-design of LDT 100x: Learning Theories (completed project).
Platform/LMS: Powtoon; YouTube.
Audience: Client/SME for re-design project.
Highlighted content: I created this animated presentation on Powtoon to present the Client/SME with Group 1 IDT's proposed project management plan. This was an initial presentation to the Client/SME as we prepared to design and develop the first prototype module for the course (Week 7: Microlearning).
Highlighted component(s): Animated media production.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG2: Critical Thinking and Analysis; LG4: Leadership, Facilitation, and Collaboration; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media; LG8: Project Management
To view the presentation video, click "play" on the embedded YouTube video above.
Project title: Indiana Jones and the Quest for the Lost Treasure Fleet WebQuest (ongoing project).
Platform/LMS: Zunal (WebQuest hosting); Voki (animated character design application); Powtoon (animated scenes, uploaded to YouTube).
Audience: Middle/high school students.
Highlighted content: I created this WebQuest ("inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web." - Wikipedia) when I was taking undergraduate education courses, and since updated some of the content as an instructional design student. On several of the pages I use "Voki" animated characters with speech to guide learners through the quest.
Highlighted component(s): Inquiry-oriented learning; digital storytelling, animated media production.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the WebQuest, click on the image above.
To view a sample Voki animated character, click on the image below.
Project title: 'Mars: Where Social Meets Science' (educator conference presentation - completed project).
Platform/LMS: Nearpod.
Audience: K-12 and informal educators (focus on 6-12 STEM and social studies educators).
Highlighted content: As a Nearpod certified educator, I created this Nearpod presentation as a guest lecturer proposal (which was accepted and well received) for the inaugural Space Port Area Conference for Educators (SPACE) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. The conference was hosted by the Astronaut Memorial Foundation and the KSC NASA Education program. The presentation provided conference attendees with information and resources to effectively design cross-curricular lesson plans that merge science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics with social science topics in the K-12 and informal education classroom.
Highlighted component(s): Real-time interactive presentation elements (open-ended questions, collaboration), audience response and engagement.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the presentation as a PDF (non-interactive), click on the image above.
Project title: ESRI Mars Areography Story Map (completed project).
Platform/LMS: ArcGIS/ESRI.
Audience: All learners (developed for current high school geography course (Introduction to Mars' Geography).
Highlighted content: I created this story map as part of the ESRI Story Maps MOOC. This content is used as part of my Introduction to Mars' Geography course (Week 2: An Introduction to Areography and Mars Nomenclature).
Highlighted component(s): Mars MDIM2.1 Basemap, Mars Landing Sites and feature names overlay., Curiosity landing video on cover page
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the Story Map on ArcGIS.com, click on the image above.
Note: When viewing the story map on a desktop/laptop/Mac, learners will see a video of the Curiosity rover landing on Mars. When viewing on a mobile device, learners will see an image of the Curiosity rover on Mars. When learners zoom in on the map, Mars areographical features will appear by region (color differentiated), as well as landing sites for past and present missions.
Project title: Learning Journal for Adobe Education 'Animating History' MOOC (ongoing project).
Platform/LMS: Adobe Character Animator; Adobe Spark.
Audience: K-12 learners.
Highlighted component(s): This is an ongoing project (through April 2019). For the first course project, I created a scene using an Albert Einstein puppet to tell the history of Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. The scene was created using Character Animator and was published to YouTube. You can view the video directly below.
Highlighted content: I created this learning journal using Adobe Spark to highlight my character animation designs for an Adobe Education Exchange MOOC (Animating History). The course teaches participants how to use Adobe Character Animator to design and develop historical lessons using animated "puppets" in historical scenes.
Competencies: LG1: Communication; LG5: Learning Design; LG7: Technology and Media
To view the learning journal on Spark, click on the image above. You can also view the produced video on YouTube below.