Creativity

In my mentoring role with young mothers for a local non-profit, I noticed a need for parenting helps. I designed this course from material in my graduate courses on creativity to help the young women I worked with.

The Design Process

Mind Map

I sifted through my research, course notes and texts to establish a framework. Then I consulted with my targeted users to narrow down the topics to be covered using a Miro board.

Storyboard

The course divided into three main topics. Different instructional patterns were developed for each segment with separate Miro storyboards for each.

Style Guide

The minimalist style guide was developed to decrease cognitive load.
All graphic elements were edited in PowerPoint.
Learning is enhanced through a story scenario: a family struggling to engage their listless children.
A mentor figure guides the learner throughout the course.
The animated scenario scenes were carefully timed to compliment background music, edited with Audacity,

Personalization

The course was designed for three child age groups using variables and triggers.
Learners can re-navigate the course to learn parenting skills for each of their children.
A name variable was added to personalize and clarify.

User Choice

Learners navigate to topics of interest
Each topic has different presentation to provide variety:
- branching scenarios
- a scored submission
- an escape room
Each topic has a different presentation for each of the three age groups

Branching Scenarios

Situations are presented with three responses.
Incorrect answers trigger brief explanations and a "try again" opportunity
An instructive slide appears with additional information when the correct response is made

Scored Submission

Learners select options in a gamified setting
Variables triggered by each selection tabulate into various categories
Results are presented providing personalized guidance
Multiple attempts are encouraged and variables are re-set

Escape Room

A parallax display slides from side to side as the user searches for items to sort
Objects are dragged and dropped in a sorting exercise
Guidance is provided after each attempt and a downloadable job aid is available
Multiple attempts are encouraged and variables are re-set with increasing support.

Feedback

Likert survey questions asses user opinion

Course duration is approximately 44 minutes

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