Work Samples

The Graduate Teaching Seminar provided some foundational instruction in best practices for serving as an instructor at a higher education institution, especially for the teaching of undergraduate students. As part of this course, I created a sample syllabus for a potential course, explored the development and modification of course policies, experienced active learning teaching strategies, and ultimately worked to produce a teaching philosophy statement.

For Design Thinking and Development Tools, I focused on created a prototype web platform for instructional designers who were looking to learn to use some industry-standard media creation tools like the Adobe Suite. As with much of my work, 4E serves as a theoretical influence that guides the design decisions. In this case, the idea is that the platform would take cues from embedded cognition and would teach all of the skills within an authentic context of doing instructional design work for a "client." View the prototype website below.

This topical seminar focused on the design and implementation of VR research interventions and methods. The course also surveyed some foundational literature that cover how VR is defined, researched, and designed in a variety of contexts. One major assignment during this course involved the creation of a VR learning experience that could be delivered to a potential participant. I used stereoscopic, 180-degree footage to create an immersive rehearsal experience for pre-service music educators. The theoretical framework for this design is rooted in 4E cognition with support from cognitive apprenticeship literature. Best viewed using a VR headset!