https://unsplash.com/photos/shallow-focus-photography-of-books-lUaaKCUANVI This course has significantly reshaped how I understand multimedia design and has given me valuable tools that I find myself already implementing into my design choices today. Entering EDCI 337, my Flight Path highlighted my prior experience with multimedia through social media management and course design in an aesthetics clinic. While I had developed…
Image Reference Germs vs You Comic: How illness happens and how we can prevent it. Updated: February 24th, 2026 Updated: March 4th, 2026 Author: Jenna Falkenberg Introduction I chose this topic because illness is something everyone experiences, yet many people especially the younger age groups misunderstand how infection works. My goal is to help young…
Multimedia Assessment Rubric 1(Does not Meet Expectations) 2(Marginally Meets Expectations) 3(Meets Expectations) 4(Exceeds Expectations) Theories of Multimedia The resource design shows minimal to no use of multimedia learning theory or cognitive load principles. High extraneous cognitive load is evident through unclear formatting, distracting visuals, or redundant narration and text. Intrinsic load is unmanaged, making…
Accessibility within learning means creating environments that remove barriers rather than expecting learners to adapt. As Kat Holmes explains, “disability isn’t a lack of ability, it’s a mismatch between a persons abilities and their environment.” This perspective reframed accessibility as a design problem rather than an individual limitation, and it made me reflect critically on…
This module helped me reflect not only on how learning experiences are designed, but also on how I learn most effectively as a student. Active learning stood out as especially relevant to my own learning habits because I notice that I understand and retain content better when I am required to do something with it rather than…
Learning about multimedia learning theories made me realize that the way we process visuals, text, and narration isn’t just about aesthetics, it’s about how our brains actually take in and retain information. Connecting these ideas to my experience creating social media content with an educational aspect gave me a whole new perspective on designing for…
Current Coordinates At this point in my learning journey, I am coming into EDCI 337 with some exposure to multimedia, partly through academics but particularly through social media management for businesses. I work in an aesthetics clinic where I design interactive and educational content mainly through Canva and Instagram reels, including videos and visual posts,…