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Curriculum, instructional design, and documentation.

Each entry describes context, work completed, materials produced, how it was implemented, and where it stands now.

01 / Curriculum

Accessible Curriculum Materials

active
Context

Existing course materials were not usable by students who relied on screen readers, extended time, or alternate formats.

Work completed

Audited the existing materials, rewrote instructions in plain language, restructured documents with semantic headings, and produced alternate formats for each assignment.

Materials produced
  • Revised unit documents
  • Alt-text and image description guide
  • Accessible assessment templates
Implementation

Used across sections of the course and shared with colleagues teaching the same content.

Current status

In active use and revised each term.

02 / Curriculum

Adaptive STEM Curriculum

active
Context

A STEM sequence needed to serve students working at substantially different levels within the same classroom.

Work completed

Built tiered versions of each task, modified lab procedures for safety and access, and wrote alternate assessments aligned to the same objectives.

Materials produced
  • Tiered task set
  • Modified lab procedures
  • Alternate assessments
Implementation

Piloted with mixed-ability classes and adjusted based on teacher feedback.

Current status

Active; expanding to additional units.

03 / Education

Literacy Assessment System

active
Context

Teachers needed a consistent way to track reading progress without adding new software or reporting overhead.

Work completed

Designed the assessment protocol, scoring guides, and a tracking sheet that rolls individual results into class-level views.

Materials produced
  • Assessment protocol
  • Scoring guides
  • Progress tracking sheets
Implementation

Administered on a set schedule and reviewed during team planning time.

Current status

Active.

04 / Instructional Design

InnovatED Instructional Tools

in development
Context

Planning, differentiation, and documentation were being handled with ad hoc files across different classrooms.

Work completed

Developed a shared template set for unit planning, differentiation notes, and student work documentation.

Materials produced
  • Unit planning templates
  • Differentiation planner
  • Documentation forms
Implementation

In pilot use while the toolset is consolidated for wider release.

Current status

In development.

05 / Instructional Design

Accessibility in the Future

active
Context

Students entering design and technology fields had little exposure to accessibility standards or assistive technology.

Work completed

Wrote a course unit covering WCAG basics, assistive technology demonstrations, and a build project evaluated for accessibility.

Materials produced
  • Unit outline
  • Demonstration materials
  • Project rubric
Implementation

Taught as part of an existing design course.

Current status

Active.

06 / Education

Shark Tank Engineering

active
Context

An engineering unit needed a structure that connected design work to communication and presentation skills.

Work completed

Designed the project sequence, prototyping constraints, presentation format, and panel evaluation criteria.

Materials produced
  • Project brief
  • Prototyping constraints
  • Panel rubric
Implementation

Run as a culminating unit with an external review panel.

Current status

Active.

07 / Education

Innovation Lab

active
Context

A shared build space required consistent procedures and a way to record what students produced.

Work completed

Established rotating build challenges, equipment procedures, safety training, and a documentation routine for finished work.

Materials produced
  • Challenge library
  • Equipment procedures
  • Documentation routine
Implementation

Operating during scheduled lab blocks.

Current status

Active.

08 / Education

College for Kids Courses

active
Context

A university summer program needed short courses in engineering, media, and web design for younger students.

Work completed

Wrote and taught multi-day course sequences with daily build activities and end-of-week showcases.

Materials produced
  • Course outlines
  • Daily activity plans
  • Showcase format
Implementation

Delivered on campus during summer sessions.

Current status

Active.

09 / Instructional Design

Website Design Instruction

active
Context

Students needed a practical introduction to web fundamentals that produced something publishable.

Work completed

Built a sequence teaching HTML, CSS, and layout through incremental, publishable student sites.

Materials produced
  • Lesson sequence
  • Starter files
  • Publishing checklist
Implementation

Taught in classroom and summer program settings.

Current status

Active.

10 / Research

Garageland Archives

active
Context

Documentation of Southern California independent music was scattered across private collections and unlabeled media.

Work completed

Conducted interviews, digitized recordings and print material, and built a cataloging structure with consistent metadata.

Materials produced
  • Interview recordings
  • Digitized print material
  • Catalog and metadata schema
Implementation

Maintained as an ongoing archive with periodic public releases.

Current status

Active and ongoing.

11 / Photography

Photography

active
Context

Performance and community events were largely undocumented or documented inconsistently.

Work completed

Photographed performances, portraits, and events; processed, captioned, and archived the results for later use.

Materials produced
  • Selected image sets
  • Caption and rights records
Implementation

Used in archives, editorial work, and artist materials.

Current status

Active.

12 / Publishing

Publishing and Multimedia Work

in development
Context

Research and archive material needed a public-facing written and multimedia form.

Work completed

Drafted features and produced accompanying audio and image material drawn from the archives.

Materials produced
  • Draft features
  • Audio segments
  • Image selections
Implementation

Being prepared for staged publication.

Current status

In development.