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Redesign an existing slide deck (Dewey’s Theory of Constructivism)
One of my favorite things to do is to reimagine existing materials. As a graduate student at Arizona State University, I was tasked with doing just that for one of my courses. In it, I tackled an informative yet bland PowerPoint presentation on Dewey’s Theory of Constructivism. You can find a PDF of the presentation here:Dewey’s…
Read MoreChroma 58602 Quality Assurance Training
The culmination of my master’s program, my Chroma 58602 Quality Assurance Training, was a four-month process. At that time, I was required to find a client with a training gap, identify how best to provide for that gap, understand the content needed to create the lesson, and then execute it. Deliverables for the client included:…
Read MoreSecrets of the Pizza
As part of LDT 504, I was tasked with creating a complete lesson on making pizzas using Articulate 360. I had a blast and invested an unexpected amount of time in this project. Using the recipes of Chris Bianco, the lesson covers the nutritional value of pizza ingredients, its baking, and a handful of other…
Read MoreCanvas How-to Lesson
The signature assignment for EDT 502 was a group effort that took the form of a lesson on how to use Canvas for students new to the learning management system (LMS). Together, we assembled a tutorial that took a student from logging in to submitting a discussion post. As it was focused on ASU’s specific…
Read MoreHow to Install Project 1999 on Windows 10
I am a gamer. I have played games since my parents brought home our first Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) back in 1987. One of my initial motivations for teaching grew from my love of games, particularly with my introduction to Advanced Dungeons and Dragons when I was twelve. Lacking YouTube, and my older brother who…
Read MoreAnatomy of a Website
At the start of 2018 GoDaddy made a massive marketing push for their web design services. With a deal and Super Bowl commercial that practically gave sites away the company was scrambling to meet demand. Where once a small internal team of designers with a handful of project managers could handle the demand the department…
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