Below, you will find a few samples of work from the Frankly Teaching Portfolio. Click on the title or image in each description to access desired Frankly Teaching Work Samples of Course Design materials.
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My Instructional Design Video Resume
This short video was created to demonstrate my ability to use virtual course design tools for micro-learning opportunities. These digital skills can be applied in a andragogiclal, university, or K-12 courses. The content was created to help you learn more about me. It showcases a 100% asynchronous online learning resource.
Creating Equitable Learning Using Closed Captions
This short course is used to help learners create inclusive and equitable e-learning experiences. as they delve into the power of Closed Captioning. This lesson is designed to transform the way course designers/educators approach inclusive adaptions in all lessons with a speaker.
University Course Design Work Samples
Preview materials created for use at the University of Central Florida, in the Master’s Level courses EME 6458, EME6417, and EME6457. These documents demonstrate my ability to create Master level Learning content, to work within Blackboard LMS, and to create materials within UCF-branding parameters.
8th Grade Poetry Unit
This website that was created to demonstrate Virtual Course Design and Digital Education Integration in a pedagogical, K-12, course. The content was created to be used as an 8th grade poetry unit. It showcases a 100% asynchronous online unit, specific to my field, original digital art work, and course maintenance within an open source LMS (Moodle). You can log in using the following:
User name: Guest1
Password: EME6458
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Podcasts and Web series
Techie Teacher Talk Ep. 1
In the inaugural episode of of “Techie Teacher Talks,” Mrs. Franks explores the definition of Micro-Learning, and it’s significance to 21st century teachers. This short episode has a runtime of just around 3min
Techie Teacher Talk Ep. 2
In episode 2, Mrs. Franks continues to discuss why Micro-Learning should be implemented in 21st century classrooms, and how it can be used to connect with Millennial and Gen Z learners.
Encouraging Earful Ep. 1
This Podcast is the first in the series for 8th grade poetry students and it discusses rhythm… or a lack there of, and it’s part in creating poetry.
Encouraging Earful Ep. 2
This is the second in the 8th grade Poetry Unit Series, “Encouraging Earful.” It covers special types of rhyme and it’s role in poetic prose.
Encouraging Earful Ep.3
This is the third podcast in this poetry unit, and it discusses how personification is used with similes, metaphor, and hyperbole in poetry.
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Infographic Design
This PDF shows an infographic created to be used as a supplemental educational tool, for an 8th grade poetry assignment. It instructs student regarding poetry anthology creation. It showcases Mrs. Franks’ ability to create visually compelling materials, communicate complex data in a visual format, and to create and maintain digital graphics within an open source platform.
Course creation materials
Storyboard for NVO
This storyboard was created for a New volunteer Orientation Course. This document communicates complex course design data in a visual format, and to upload and maintain material within an open source platform.
Edpuzzle Video Quiz
This assessment is a quiz embedded within a video. It is an original video, which contains creative commons sound files and is maintained within an open source site.
NVO Canvas Site
This Canvas (LMS) course portal houses materials for an instructor led New Volunteer Orientation, for the Center, located in Orlando, FL. It was created for a remote team
Tellagami Video Tutorial
This screencast is a video tutorial and visual overview to the Tellagami phone application. This short video explores the program’s functions, and trains novice users how to create there own videos using Tellagami.
Micro-Learning for Educators
This website focuses around Micro Learning theory, and how it can be applied by 21st century teachers. It showcases my ability to create, upload, and maintain a website, while designing original material and content.
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Google Map
The purpose of the map I created was to document and share my completed, and intended, travels in Europe. Since my relocation to Germany in August, I have taken time to view a few architectural gems near my town of Erzenhausen. This map could be useful if I were to begin a blog of my travels, podcast of my quests, or even a YouTube channel of my time here.
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Blog
One of the first projects created during my career as an Instructional Designer, was this blog. It follows my novice experience, and explains some thoughts during my first semester of graduate school.
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