Responsive Website
August - December 2020
Design,
Full-Stack Development
Amelia (Xi) Li
Support schoolteachers adapting to remote learning.
Figma
Adobe Illustrator
Wordpress
Landing
Main Site
Landing
Main Site
Many educators have approached the adaptation to remote and hybrid learning as a problem of technology, eagerly trying to learn new or unfamiliar tools like Google Classroom.
AIU3, however, wanted teachers to approach the switch with pedagogy at the forefront.
We often had educators asking us, 'Well, how do I give out this worksheet on the computer?' ...
We don't want educators to bring ineffective teaching practices with them online. We want to use this transition as an opportunity to focus on effective teaching skills. Pedagogy first, technology second.
The Instructional Design Principles ask teachers to focus on the following when running class remotely:
To that end, as the solo developer I created a custom Wordpress plugin that combined the content of the LearnDash LMS and Events Manager plugins.
This plugin allows users to search and filter for AIU3's real-time professional development events and asynchronous video lessons all in one place.
Furthermore, I developed in javascript a custom breadcrumbs system on the landing page to introduce site visitors to the Instructional Design Principles.
Finally, I customized the site's Events RSS feed to display our content in bi-weekly email newsletters with robust styling that stands up to most email clients.