INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION

I was fortunate to do a double major in the unconventional combination of Human Biology and Semiotics & Communication Theory at the University of Toronto, as it made me aware of how dynamic the process of communication and learning can be, regardless of the context. It empowered me to question outdated-yet-prevailing pedagogies in my courses and reimagine how specialized scientific knowledge can be made more inviting, rather than estranging.

A side-project I initiated during my time as a chemistry education researcher was to apply my team's research findings and basic Constructivist learning principles to create the quintessential tutorial video for a topic in CHM138 Introductory Organic Chemistry. Adobe After Effects and YouTube alone have the power to shift the learning experience from two hour-long lectures in a 300-seat hall with overhead projector to self-regulated, opportunistic learning. Along with heavy scaffolding, e-learning, and jargon-free language, I imagine a modular approach in an online medium to be viable for a large-scale undergraduate audience.