Development
Introduction to the Music Staff
Tools Used: Canva, Articulate Storyline, Photoshop, Audacity
I wanted to build a project from the ground up by showcasing a short lesson on something I loved- music! This project was an opportunity to showcase my skills in curriculum development, Storyline, graphic design, and voice over.
Curriculum Development: Specialized content can be difficult to teach, with a lot of content-specific jargon to be explained. For this lesson, I took the act of music reading and broke it down into its parts. These parts are later synthesized at the end of the lesson and evaluated with a knowledge check.
Storyline: I built this project as a demonstration of my mastery of what all can be done in Articulate Storyline. I worked with triggers to create hover effects on clickable elements as well as buttons that both display and hide layers on a given slide and move between slides. A knowledge check at the end utilizes Storyline’s templates for specific feedback and results.
Graphic Design: With this lesson’s intended wide appeal, I wanted a design that would be bright and engaging enough for younger audiences without being too abrasive for adults. In Canva, I designed three music themed backgrounds to account for visual interest and directing the eye to where the text on screen would be presented.
There were a lot of specific symbols that needed to be included in this lesson. To get clean and transparent images, I used Photoshop. With these newly made assets, I then used Photoshop to fill them in a different color to provide a “Hover” state image in Storyline.
Voice over: Voice over was recorded in my home recording space with Audacity, then edited and combined with the slides in Storyline.
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Breathing Techniques for the Workplace
Tools Used: Canva, Articulate Storyline, Audacity
I wanted to provide an aesthetic contrast to my music lesson by creating a lesson specific to a more adult audience with a calmer tone. I utilized my skills in curriculum development, Storyline, graphic design, and voice over.
Curriculum Development: Beginning with objectives and the “why”, the most effective way to present this lesson was to break each technique into its own section. Each section then breaks the technique down into easy to follow steps, complete with guided narration and animation.
Storyline: With this project, I took the opportunity to demonstrate my mastery of layers and animations in Storyline. Each narrated count for breathing is matched by an animation of the same count that resets if the learner chooses to review the section.
Graphic Design: After choosing a color scheme, I used Canva to generate backgrounds that looked clean and professional but still conveyed serenity to match the subject matter. I used the same theme across three distinct backgrounds to offer visual intrigue, and better direct the eye to where the content is presented on each slide.
Voice over: Voice over was recorded in my home recording space with Audacity, then edited and combined with the slides in Storyline.
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Bats! at the University of Florida Bat Houses
Tools Used: Canva, Microsoft Powerpoint, Photoshop, Audacity
Conservation is a cause close to my heart, so it was easy to pick a subject to carry across multiple projects. This segment is an overview of a selection of different bat species for learners of all ages developed in Microsoft Powerpoint.
Curriculum Development: Conversation is a wide subject, and even the conservation of bats specifically is a quite broad topic. So, I decided to keep the content close to my Central Florida home and focus in on specifically the species of bats that reside in the bat houses on the University of Florida campus.
Powerpoint: Powerpoint is a software that has been around functionally forever and that most everyone knows how to use. In this project, I wanted to demonstrate some of the finer points of the software by including audio, timed animation, and embedded content.
Graphic Design: Nature was a big inspiration for my graphic design in this project. Florida is famous for its oranges and its blue skies, so I incorporated both into the design. The contrast between the blue, orange, and green makes elements “pop” and the black text easy to read. The softer hues make the design approachable and accessible to populations who may be easily overstimulated.
Voice over: Voice over was recorded in my home recording space with Audacity, then edited and combined with the slides in Microsoft Powerpoint.