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Overview
This project took a two-page single-spaced narrative, written by the Adult Literacy Program Director, and developed it into an engaging and motivating learning experience. The program director developed the original narrative, who interviewed a current tutor about his experience moving from face-to-face tutoring sessions to virtual tutor sessions using smartphones. This narrative’s rationale was to show new volunteers that it was possible to continue tutoring their adult students during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Instructional Design
Originally, the Youth Literacy Program Director planned to email the two-page, single-spaced document to the volunteers. For many, this was the first time the Director and most of the volunteers had participated in a virtual learning experience. After consulting with the Director, I used the constructed narrative to develop this eLearning course using Articulate Storyline 360. Because of my experience as a reading specialist, I worked with the Director to add additional content to the module.
Reflection
This project was successful and was more engaging for the volunteers. It also provided additional embedded content that deepened the learning experience. I purposefully designed this course using the minimalist user interface, knowing that my audience members were retirees using tablets and smartphones to engage with the course content. As a designer, it is important to design learning experiences for people of all skill levels. I will continue to learning ways to enhance my UI and UX design skills.