Design and Development
Chronicles of Crocheting: Articulate Storyline Project
Course: EDIT 6190E
Project Summary
When I initially applied to the Learning, Design, and Technology program at UGA, I had a background in multimedia and graphic design that became one of my areas of expertise that I often used in my previous positions. Because of this, my strengths out of the entire ADDIE process were centered around design and development. Being introduced to Articulate Storyline in EDIT 6190E, Design Thinking and Development Tools with Dr. Jie Lu, was the first point in my ID career that it felt like I had unlimited possibilities for creating what I had envisioned. As one of my first instructional design projects, I wanted to design a course that encouraged learning, yet implemented several interactive elements that allowed the learner to be a part of the experience. I’m often the person that just jumps into a new hobby, buys the material and tools needed, and watches my first tutorial to get hands-on experience. However, I knew family members and friends who were different, opting to get a better understanding before immediately spending money on a hobby they may never do again. Because of this analysis, I decided on my targeted audience to be individuals interested in crocheting, but hesitant to start, allowing the course to offer a safe “starting point” for those individuals.
Guided by theories such as Mayer’s Principles for Multimedia Design and Constructivism Learning Theory, designing and developing a beginner course meant that several of the activities reinforced the information learned in lessons, consistently providing feedback whenever a wrong answer was chosen. The scaffolded layout of the course allows learners to build knowledge based on the information provided in the prior lesson. Additionally, narrated and text instructions are provided for learners to create an accessible and inclusive experience. Ultimately to evaluate the effectiveness of the course, a survey was implemented at the end to gauge the learner's virtual crocheting experience. There were many instances of trial and error - moments where I wanted a trigger to do a specific function that was planned out in my head, but I had no idea how to implement it in the program. Although this was frustrating, the time, effort, and growth I experienced with the creation of this course is what made me choose this artifact and project as a representation of my design and development skills.
ASAM Podcast Workflow Course
Course: EDIT 6200E
Project Summary
During my time in the LDT program, I had the opportunity to work as an instructional design intern for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). Coincidentally EDIT 6200E, Designing Interactive Learning Environments with Dr. Beth Woods, allowed me to work with my supervisor during my internship to help design and develop a five module course to assist future interns with understanding ASAM’s podcast workflow. Not only was I working with a real organization, but the experience also simulated how frequently I would be approaching my client with design decisions based on their needs, client revisions, and overall to ensure that I was successfully creating a course that is effective for their targeted audience. After being presented with the topic, I began to assess the most important aspects that needed to be touched on in the course, so I spoke to one of the senior managers on the Learning Design and Innovation team at ASAM. Specifically in charge of podcasts, she offered me a better understanding of the objectives they wanted future interns to achieve. Afterwards, the design and development process was structured by establishing one introduction module, three content modules, and one exit module, with all content modules including at least one interactive activity for learners to engage with.
Within this course I crafted checklists targeted for podcast edits, recorded, edited, and narrated instructional videos showcasing the podcast recording and editing platforms utilized by ASAM, and built interactive experiences using the web platform Genially. Unlike my previous project in Articulate Storyline, this course was developed completely in Articulate Rise which followed ASAM’s format for their online courses. Although I had prior experience with Rise, the chance to refresh my skills and implement some of the beta features into my work made me feel confident with the final product created for this course, and it is currently implemented as a module in ASAM’s onboarding for future interns.