Mariya Khan

This action research project was selected due to the increased necessity for rigorous professional development experiences designed to increase technology implementation in the K-12 classroom. Since professional learning opportunities impact the teaching experience, peer coaching was selected as the method of professional learning to ensure supportive, sustainable, and authentic learning opportunities

The goal of this assignment was to design, implement, and evaluate a personalized professional development experience appropriate for an identified population of learners. A needs assessment was first developed and administered to a group of potential elementary participants. The learning procedures were then developed based on specific learning theories which would benefit and accommodate for the target population.

Students immerse themselves in the task of becoming a web designer by using HTML5, CSS, and/or JavaScript to create a website, specifically designed for an intended audience. The Web Page requires the designer to increase opportunities for frequent user interaction to enhance the User Experience (UX). Students create a storyboard, administer usability tests, refine the web page according to results, and report results of the effectiveness of the User Experience.

This international, distance-education internship with Bath Spa University allows students to collaborate with a faculty member, mentored by a Learning Technologist (LT), in order to redesign a module in Blackboard VLE (Minerva) intended for blended or distance learning. While working collaboratively with the professor, the Instructional Designer was asked to reorganize the contents of a specific course while effectively incorporating aspects of blended learning.

This Photoshop created HVAC Instructional Document was specifically designed to create an Instructional Handout to assist learners through the steps of any learning process using appropriate visual literacy skills. More specifically, this document was intended for users to be self-sufficient by troubleshooting their personal Air Conditioning or Heating units without requesting additional assistance.

This professional self-created webpage demonstrates personal strengths that have been exhibited over the past several years as an Educational Technology graduate student at James Madison University. There were many hand-coded entries applied, and design principles used throughout the creation of this website.

This Photoshop created, interactive children’s storybook, illustrates the struggles of having a rare vision disorder that does not allow individuals to see color. This first personal account, allows the reader to personally gain appreciation for differences through a child's unique perspective.

This interactive, Adobe Captivate Module was uniquely designed based on research conducted on the topic of visual literacy and its impact on the brain.

This instructional document was created using Microsoft Word in order to visually assist learners and to ease them into the development of the instructional material.