Category: Blog
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<Steal like an Artist> Austin Kleon
The design of the book itself is a pleasure to enjoy. I love the layout design with ample white space, which gave me room to think and reflect—neither too much nor too little. The simple and wild handwriting offered a sense of breathing space and even felt unique in this information-flooded and media-obsessed world. Going…
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How to Convert Slides into a Narrated Presentation Video in 5 Seconds
Intro I’d like to share a cool feature that I recently came across. It’s a really powerful tool that can reduce what would normally take a full day—or even a few days of work—into just five seconds with a single click. I’ve tried quite a few AI voiceover features and AI-generated video tools, but the…
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Career Search & Strategy Workshops
Below is a sample of the Career Search and Strategy workshop curricula I designed, developed, and facilitated as part of the YWCA Elevate Skills program. The presentation slides played an essential role in delivering the training, complementing the integrated lesson plans, reflective worksheets, and hands-on practice sessions. Resume Cover Letter & References
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AI-featured English Learning App for Adult Learners (ELLA)
Group Project Proposal 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…
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ETEC 511_Truth & Reconciliation
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.…
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Audio 8 & 9_Creating and Editing Audio
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…
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Week 8 & 9_Source Audio for Educational Use
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…
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Week 7_Student Media Project
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…
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Week 12_Readings
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…