Higher Education

eLearning

“Patty was a little difficult to keep occupied when she was little.”  ~My mom when interviewed for my Honors thesis project. Tweet As an adult? Same. I am always moving, exploring, thinking, and making.  That is why my LXD work specific to eLearning is very gratifying. I am always engaged in something a little different …

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Exploring animals within their environments – Rise hotspot interaction

This is a screenshot of a hotspot-based Rise interaction. Project Goal: To allow students to learn about different 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 animal with …

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Calculating Birth and Death Rates – Rise

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 …

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Decision Making Lesson Integrating Vyond video with Rise

This is a screenshot of a Vyond video that was integrated into the Rise interaction, creating a seamless user experience. 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 several paper-based exercises. It was a dry time-consuming process. …

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Genetic and Punnet Square lesson in Articulate Rise

    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. …

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