Each class was developed as an instructional media experience combining live video demonstration, on-screen modeling, and a detailed digital workbook.

• In Mixed Media for Digital Creatives, learners practiced scanning, photographing, and refining physical art objects for reuse in digital compositions.

• In Compositing for Digital Scrapbookers, they learned to develop visual themes, source complementary imagery, and apply Photoshop compositing techniques such as blend modes, adjustment layers, and extractions.

The curriculum was built to help digital artists incorporate tactile methods into their digital workflows, integrating hardware familiarity (camera, scanner) with creative software mastery (Photoshop).

Both courses followed Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction to guide learners through motivation, modeling, and practice, reinforced by Cognitive Apprenticeship principles to build technical fluency through authentic creative tasks.

I designed the digital workbooks to support independent practice — each providing step-by-step tutorials, visual aids, and layered project files for hands-on learning. The design aesthetic mirrored the content: clean layouts balanced with vibrant, artistic imagery to model digital craftsmanship and inspire creative experimentation.