My project is coming together nicely, in my opinion. I’ve received some excellent feedback from my peer reviewers, and I’m working on incorporating their suggestions into my content as I work through the project. Some of the constructive feedback which I’ve found most helpful was the suggestion to make my Piktochart graphics downloadable. I’ll have to look into my options within Canvas, to see what flexibility I have for these document types. I do agree, that it would be beneficial to provide printer friendly documents as a study guide for students. Other edits that were suggested, include a few grammatical adjustments, and formatting the headings to the same size on all pages. All in all, I’ve been working very hard to get a near finished product on my first pass with each peer review. I’m excited to say that my primary reviewer, even went so far as to say “your module 1 is near flawless!” That part really made my day, when I read her review!
When I think about a three week timeline on corporate ID projects, I feel a bit overwhelmed by that timeline. On the other hand, I look at the magnitude of project that I’m taking on this semester. I’m not merely a designer, I’m also the subject matter expert, the teacher, and the researcher for the curriculum. I am spending hours each weekend researching each topic of my course, module by module, and carefully curating the details within the curriculum based upon the appropriate age range and course relevance, while working to provide a scaffolding approach to learning, in order to help students encode the content to memory. I am also working hard to keep the tone of the course consistent from module to module. I want students to want to participate in this course, and discover affective tools and strengths that they have within themselves. I want students to discover abilities that they didn’t know that they had, and witness growth and change over the timeline of the class.
As I’ve said on prior reflection posts, I find myself waking up thinking about this project, and reflecting on content that I might have missed, as I lay my head down at night. I’m hopeful that this project can one day be used to help people manage their emotions, needs, and thoughts. This planet has had a stressful year, and I feel that the topic is of utmost importance as we move ahead with global healing after COVID. If Im seeking a silver lining to the pandemic, it’s the hope that it forced us all to be more mindful and learn to prioritize our own well being again. Life, pre-COVID, felt like it contained blurry lines between reality and social media. We weren’t living our best lives, and we weren’t doing a great job of being present in the moments that make up our life. By stepping back, and applying some healthy guidelines to our lives, maybe we will all come out of this mess, with more happiness, balance, and perseverance.
My Journey Through Instructional Design 