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Brief Project Intro. Why are you creating this? Who is on your team? Why did you choose this topic? What are your goals for this project? Anything to comment on the process?

FINAL DESIGN COMING SOON

THE PROCESS

Understand (Discover, Interpret, Specify)

DESCRIBE THE CHALLENGE:

  • Provide a concise description of the learning challenge (1–2 sentences).
    Example: Children need to learn problem-solving strategies to deal thoughtfully and efficiently with challenges.

CONTEXT AND AUDIENCE:

  • Describe your audience (typical and extreme cases), their needs, goals, and motivations. Outline the applicable demographic, psychographic, and behavioral factors. Provide insights in approximately four paragraphs.

POV STATEMENT:

  • Reframe your challenge as a Point-of-View (POV) statement combining the user, their needs, accessibility concerns, and insights:
    Format: [User] needs to [user need] so that [insights].
    Example: A child anxious about math needs general problem-solving strategies to successfully work through authentic problems and persevere.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Specify the learning objectives and sub-objectives for your project. Try and get below the surface – do you have any ‘secret’ learning objectives (i.e. promote an interest x, meta-cognitive skills)? I enjoy this resource to help with making learning objectives: https://learning-objectives.easygenerator.com/

Note: This phase focuses on understanding the learning need, not on the multimedia resource you plan to create.

Plan (Ideate, Sketch, Elaborate)

IDEATION:

  • Share your brainstorming process; include any media that supported your brainstorming
  • Describe your most promising prototypes in 1–2 sentences.

STORYBOARD OR SCRIPT:

  • Develop a rough but readable storyboard (hand drawn – take a picture and include) and script/plan (may be hand-written). (2–3 pages).

PRINCIPLES APPLIED:

  • Explain the principles guiding your solution, referencing the Educational Multimedia Design Principles explicitly.

Important Note: Complete drafts of Phases 1 and 2 before starting your prototype.

Create and Share the Prototype

  • Build your prototype using the tools specified in the challenge. Please share your prototype here and in the Challenge [A, B, C] Prototype Sharing discussion by the due date. 

Notes:

  • Use peer feedback to refine your project.
  • AI tools may be used honestly (i.e., refining your ideas and draft content) for script/plan revision (Challenges A, B, & C) and for voice and video generation on the prototype.  That said, I don’t expect you will earn a higher mark using AI. I am looking for authentic effort in design and prototype creation.

PEER FEEDBACK:

  • Summarize the feedback you received; be objective – try to avoid your personal thoughts and judgments here, that’s for the next section.
  • (2-3 paragraphs)

Reflect and Refine

TEAM REFLECTION:

  • Reflect on the prototype, peer feedback, and your learning process. Address:
    • What worked well?
    • What would you change?
    • What revisions you included in your revised prototype.
    • What issues were raised, and how would you address them?
    • Strengths and limitations of this type of multimedia for learning.
    • Connect your responses to the academic literature, include references.
    • (4–6 paragraphs).

INDIVIDUAL REFLECTIONS:

  • Each team member should write a paragraph about their own contributions and those of their teammates. Keep it constructive and positive, while offering suggestions for improvement.