Category: Post 3

Introduction

Our group’s Interactive Learning Resource discusses Alzheimer’s Disease, and its impact on human life. More specifically, the Interactive Learning Resource focuses on the multiple stages of Alzheimer’s Disease, the various symptoms that patients may develop, and possible treatment options for Alzheimer’s Disease. Throughout the project, we have created multiple obstacles and challenges that aim to test, educate, and ultimately reward our learners with knowledge they can use, and share with other people. Our designated learners, high-school students, are given the task of traversing our Interactive Learning Resources, reviewing reading materials, completing activities, and performing a Kahoot assessment to test their learning.

Adjusting For Learner Needs

As of the writing of this blog post, our activities are a work in progress, and involve the review of numerous articles to gain additional insight on our learning outcomes for Alzheimer’s Disease. This may pose an issue for some learners, as our activities entail a lot of reading. For ordinary students, this may still pose an issue, as reading multiple articles is an arduous process, and takes time and focus. Refer to the “selective attention test” video under week 8, ‘Inclusive Learning Design’ on the EDCI 335 website (University of Victoria: Educational Technology, 2025). The video and the overall post suggest that learners can easily miss information if they are not intently paying attention throughout the process.

To provide learners with “more pathways to success,” we ought to lower barriers to learning, to make the process more manageable (University of Victoria: Educational Technology, 2025). To do this, we can use images and videos to convey information in a digestible format. This can take the form of a youtube video showcasing a “selective attention test,” a diagram of the five stages of Alzheimer’s, or a labeled image of a ‘normal human brain’ versus an ‘Alzheimer’s Disease human brain’ followed by a concise explanation. Ultimately, there are many ways for us to make learning easier for learners, and it is our duty to find those ways.

Reference

University of Victoria: Educational Technology. (2025). Inclusive Learning Design. https://edtechuvic.ca/edci335/inclusive-learning-design