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Group 5: Annie Hoang, Ran Kang, Yanny Mak Project Name ELLA: AI-powered English News Tutor※ ELLA stands for English Language Learner Assistance Project Objective The objective of this project is to create a mobile application that helps adult English Language Learners (ELL) study English using AI-driven personalized content and assessments, without requiring users to create…

I chose ‘Sixties Scoop’ and ‘foster care’ as keywords to search for educational history-related documents in British Columbia, where I currently live, and found the following collection:” This collection helps us understand the educational history of the Indigenous foster care system, which was mandated by child welfare authorities for Indigenous families between 1965 and 1984.…

Initial Recording I used the Voice Recorder app on my iPhone to record the audio and then tried to move the files to Audacity on my laptop. However, I soon realized that there’s exra step to get Audacity to open .m4a files. Here’s a tip I found useful for that step. Quick Tip: How do…

Learning Outcomes Audio Source Design Considerations This audio file is the first episode of The Lord of the Rings audio dramatization, created by the BBC and publicly available on the Internet Archive (http://archive.org). It serves as a strong example for undergraduate students in the media studies program, showcasing an audio drama project. Students will first…

Learning Outcomes Title Asynchronous Presentation on Consequentialism theories Purposes The purpose of this media project is to provide students an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the four types of consequentialism, as well as showcasing their application into the organizational content and their own personal decision making. Students will be prompted to create…

In my role as an instructional designer in higher education, various types of interactive media, such as interactive text, graphics, and videos, are used to support student learning, especially in asynchronous online courses. These interactive media are considered effective tools for supplementing written descriptions and narrative commentary, which can often become text-heavy. They are particularly…

Learning Outcome Explain the two ethical theories—consequentialism and deontology—and identify the differences between them. Interactive Video Design Considerations Following the introduction of the two ethical theories—consequentialism and deontology—this interactive video presents specific hypothetical scenarios that challenge students in the ethical decision-making process. The interactive features of the video align with Shelton et al. (2016)’s description,…

Learning Outcome Identify and explain each element of the Four Rs of Indigenous education. Interactive Graphic Design Considerations This interactive graphic is designed to help students achieve the learning outcome by actively engaging them with the content. The H5P activity encourages students to actively interact with the material, preventing them from skipping through the text-only…

The paragraph below is an attempt to incorporate interactive text. I’ve added hover-over text to the key word and included a hyperlink to the Wikipedia site. In this unit, we will be looking at Consequentialism. The Consequentialist says that the morally right thing to do is when the end result achieves your goal. For instance, most…