Portfolio

On this page, I’ve highlighted a few of my past learning experience design projects.

Surviving in Place EcoFlow Battery Training Program

For this project, I worked on the Surviving in Place (SIP) program for the Center for Innovative Design and Engineering (CIDE).

The SIP program was created to provide essential resources to help people with disabilities prepare for emergencies. In 2023 and 2024 the CIDE and the Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing (HCPF) distributed over 1,700 battery systems to families across the state of Colorado who rely on life-sustaining medical equipment. I was hired on a contract basis to develop training videos and printable documents about how to use the two types of batteries that were sent to participants of this program.

I collaborated with subject matter experts to identify the most important and relevant features of EcoFlow batteries. I created a 40-page training manual with instructions on how to use EcoFlow batteries as a backup power system, how to plan for an emergency, and how to optimize power usage to survive in place for as long as possible.

Accessibility was a priority for this project, so all design elements follow Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Plain language was a particular emphasis to ensure users who were less comfortable with new technology would be able to use the batteries effectively.

One section of the training manual is included here, but you can also download the entire EcoFlow Battery Instructions pdf.

To create the corresponding video series, I wrote all scripts and shot lists, designed infographics, and oversaw the videographer’s filming and editing process.

Prompt Training

For this project, I built an online module to improve the hiring and training process at Prompt.

Prompt is a college application coaching company that has a unique, proprietary approach to providing feedback on college application essays. All Writing Coaches at Prompt are required to use the same approach to providing feedback to ensure consistency for their clients.

This module is intended to simultaneously provide basic training and assess whether applicants will be a good fit as a Writing Coach at Prompt.

I created custom graphic elements using Piktochart to ensure the lesson had a consistent design scheme. The visual elements created a welcoming yet professional tone for this online module.

Since this course was intended to evaluate applicants’ ability to provide written feedback, I needed a way to collect their responses. Rise 360 has limited data collection capabilities, so I built and embedded Storyline 360 slides and used Cluelabs on the backend to collect written answers in a Google Sheet for review.

Throughout the module, I provided infographics and job aids that applicants could download and easily reference later when working on providing feedback on test essays.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

I hope to create a series of illustrated books for low/non-verbal adults on the autism spectrum.

As a teacher working with adult students on the spectrum, I have always struggled to find age-appropriate books. In this series of illustrated books, I want to appeal to adult interests by delving into academic topics like mythology, history, and science, as well as social-emotional topics like navigating romantic relationships, encountering workplace difficulties, or grieving the loss of a loved one.

These books can help adult readers explore the complexity of these topics by using a robust and intricate art style combined with simple language.

For the first book in this series, I decided to adapt a work of classic literature: Jules Vernes’ Journey to the Center of the Earth. This novel works well for my proposed format, as the plot follows a series of adventures that can be represented primarily visually rather than requiring written explanation.

I’ve included a more diverse cast of characters than the original text to help make the story feel more relevant to a wider range of readers. The first page also acts as a social story to orient the reader and give them the essential context, which further decreases the need for text throughout the book. I’m excited to bring this exciting story to a new audience that might not otherwise get to read it!

Video: Who was the Potato King?

This is an educational video I created about Frederick the Great, one of my favorite historical figures. For this project, I did a lot of research on Frederick’s life before deciding to cover how Frederick introduced potatoes to Prussia. This story has many slight variations, which I think are fun to explore when teaching history, as it encourages the learner to do some critical thinking.

For the video, I used Photoshop to build and stylize each image, After Effects to assemble the video and add movement, and Audition to record and assemble the audio for the project.

Podcast: Baker Miller Pink

For this project, the requirement was to create a 5-10 minute podcast about a color. I chose Baker-Miller Pink, as I love psychology and this particular shade of pink was discovered through a study on “behavioral photobiology” in the late 1970s.

I had a lot of fun reading and synthesizing the multitude of studies on this color and the constant back and forth about whether it actually can make people feel calmer, or if it’s all nonsense.

This podcast was recorded and edited using Adobe Audition.

Here is a transcript with links to my sources for those who require or prefer written media.

Infographic: Neurodiversity

As most of my past work has been with neurodiverse students, I wanted to create a quick reference for those who may not be as familiar with the term. In particular, I wanted to highlight the history of the term and why should matter to educators and employers.

I created two different versions on the same general topic, which can be used in different contexts. The version below is intended to be viewed as a large poster or on a computer, and the version to the right would work better on a mobile phone.

You can click on the infographics to make them bigger!