In 2021, I developed an innovative sorting activity for the Social Psychology unit in Swinburne Online's Bachelor of Psychological Sciences. The challenge was to recreate a Gallup poll on perceived honesty across occupations, which existing design tools couldn't accommodate.
Leveraging Canvas' 'enhanceable_content' and 'sortable' tools, I crafted a solution using structural HTML and CSS styling. This interactive activity allowed students to rank occupations based on perceived honesty, mirroring the original poll's methodology.
The activity enhanced student engagement by transforming static content into an interactive learning experience. It enabled learners to compare their perceptions with actual poll results, fostering critical thinking about social cognition, attributions, and stereotypes - key themes in social psychology.
This project showcased my ability to identify and implement creative solutions to learning design challenges, utilising available technologies to create meaningful, interactive learning experiences aligned with unit objectives.
OES Learning Designer
October 2021
View and experience the functional PSY20016 Sorting activity inside Canvas.
At the end of 2011, a Gallup poll was conducted to determine the level of honesty attributed to people from various occupational groups.
How would you rank those occupations? The list below is in a random order. See if you can re-organise it by dragging the labels to reorder them. Re-organise it with the highest 'honest rating' occupations at the top, and the lowest at the bottom. Compare your order with the poll results, featured in Chapter 5 - Table 5.1 Who do you trust? (p.180) in your eText.
- Lawyers
- Accountants
- Clergy
- Bankers
- Car salespeople
- Pharmacists
- High school teachers
- Journalists
- Stockbrokers
- Nurses
- Business executives
- Medical doctors
- Real estate agents
- Members of congress
- Police officers
Canvas pages presented with permission from OES and Swinburne Online.