Higher Education

This is a screenshot of a hotspot-based Rise interaction. Project Goal: To facilitate self-directed study for students to learn about animals within different environments. Method: Each number is a pop-up that tells a story about an animal.  By keeping the student within the “environment” made it much easier for them to not only associate the

This is a screenshot of a Rise scenario-based interaction. Project Goal: To ensure that students know how to calculate birth and death rates.  Most mistakes made are because they are not using the correct equation. Method: We use a character to walk the student through a series of questions about what the calculation is.  If they

Project Goal: The faculty used a complex exercise to teach the types of decision-making in a psychology course.  It involved watching a long movie and then answering questions in several paper-based exercises. The experience was dry and time-consuming. Our goal was to convert the material into more engaging exercises. Method: Text-based scenarios were converted into short

    Project Goal: During course revisions, the faculty had identified that the concept of Punnet Squares was always difficult for students to grasp.  They came up with the idea of using cats as a visual cue to help with comprehension. Method: The faculty gave me a paper-based lesson and chose the appropriate cat photos.