Revisit the Plan Throughout this course, I discovered how learning theories directly inform the design of interactive and multimedia experiences. One of the things I have enjoyed the most this semester was the opportunity to engage in creative work. Being given Challenges A, B, and C with gradual, structured steps helped me bring my projects…
Practicing Mindfulness Through Creativity Updated: November 4th, 2025Authors: Hailey Godfroid, Julia Snidanko, Alexis Moore Our team consists of Hailey Godfroid, Julia Snidanko, and Alexis Moore. We chose this topic as it connects to each of our fields of study, with Julia and Alexis studying psychology and Hailey studying visual arts. As university students, our goals…
Accessibility within learning, inclusion, and design means intentionally shaping educational environments so that all learners can participate meaningfully from the very beginning. Within the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) perspective, accessibility is understood as a proactive design stance rather than a reactive accommodation. It starts from the assumption that variation in learners’ needs is not…
The open educational resource that I found most impactful in my education is W3Schools. This free website offers introductory tutorials on multiple programming languages, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python. The educational quality is impressively high for a resource that is open and freely accessible. I first discovered W3Schools while taking an introductory coding…
The Design Process The design process involves moving through the key phases of understand, plan, try, and reflect to creatively and effectively solve problems. Each stage calls for a different kind of thinking, and throughout the process, people shift between divergent thinking, which explores ideation and imagination, and convergent thinking, which highlights more of the…
Healthy and Balanced Eating Updated: October 8, 2025 Authors: Alexis Moore, Julia Snidanko, Hailey Godfroid We are creating this project to help pre-teens feel more comfortable and confident when making their own food choices. Our team includes Julia Snidanko, Alexis Moore, and Hailey Godfroid. We chose this topic because we all believe that healthy eating…
For my educational video, I chose one that connects directly to a challenge I am currently facing: learning a new language. I came across an inspiring TED Talk by Lýdia Machová, a polyglot who shared strategies that have helped her and others succeed in language learning. She explained that there is no “special language gene,”…
How short-term memories become long-term memories! I am creating this project because in my search for resources on comics I came across an inspiring video talking about the benefits of comics in the classroom. The speaker discussed how comics are beneficial because they have the past present and future all on one paper and can…
How short-term memories become long-term memories! Updated: September 16, 2025Authors: Julia Snidanko I am creating this project because in my search for resources on comics I came across an inspiring video talking about the benefits of comics in the classroom. The speaker discussed how comics are beneficial because they have the past present and future…
The link to the referenced video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjvTIP7pV20 In my search for resources about educational comics I happened to stubble across a TED Talk video on the topic of using comics in the classroom. When I begin working on a project, I always like to know the underlying purpose for why I am creating it. In…