This interactive eLearning module was the first learning object that I developed as part of my coursework for the Masters of Instructional Design & Technology program at California State University, Fullerton.
Target Audience: Middle School/High School Teachers
Responsibilities: Instructional Design, eLearning Development, & Storyboarding
Tools Used: Adobe Captivate (2019)
Year: 2019
For the development of this learning object I knew that I wanted to select a topic that was (1) a subject that I am familiar with and (2) a subject that I was passionate about. What I decided on was a topic that I had previously researched during my undergraduate studies: mental health disorders. For this module I wanted to focus on depression among the teenage population as the symptoms of depression can be hiding in plain sight. Taking into consideration that teenagers spend a majority of their time in school I felt that it would be important to develop a learning module that provides teachers with the knowledge necessary to spot signs of depression since teachers spend so much time with their students.
In the first phase of the development process I focused my efforts on developing a flowchart in order to map out the overall flow of this learning module. Once I had mapped out the content I focused my efforts on developing storyboards in order to create the content and map out the interactions I wanted to include for this particular learning module. For interactivity I created multiple slides with click-to-reveal segments and ended the module by asking the users to participate in a knowledge check to assess their learning of the material.
Once I had completed the initial development of the module I conducted a quality control (QA) phase to ensure that the module was functioning as it intended. This consisted of me checking to make sure all the interactions were working proper and to ensure all the hyperlinks were routing to the correct websites.
Working on this project really reinforced my passion for developing meaningful instructional material for a wider audience. This project really pushed me to quickly develop my skills with Adobe Captivate and my overall skills as an instructional designer.
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