21st Century Energy Transition
The University of Alberta | 2022
Scaling Complex Academic Concepts for Asynchronous Online Learning
As the lead designer for this flagship asynchronous course, a joint venture from the University of Alberta and The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE), I oversaw the visual presentation, video production framework, and media strategy from start to finish. The course is also available ion Coursera, and has 4.8 stars.
The program was designed to unpack complex, multi-faceted energy concepts for a broad audience through clear narrative structuring and high-production-value video assets.
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Energy systems are often "Black Boxes" to the average person—power goes in, light comes out, but the process is invisible. To teach Energy Transitions, we had to make a massive, invisible system perceivable.
ONLEA provided art direction and project management, filming and video production, multimedia design and animation, and quality assurance to deliver a high-quality course suited to both the University of Alberta’s learning management system and the Coursera platform.
This Massive Online Course (we call them MOOCs!) launched on Coursera on September 29th, 2022.
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Energy systems are often "Black Boxes" to the average person—power goes in, light comes out, but the process is invisible. To teach Energy Transitions, we had to make a massive, invisible system perceivable.
ONLEA provided art direction and project management, filming and video production, multimedia design and animation, and quality assurance to deliver a high-quality course suited to both the University of Alberta’s learning management system and the Coursera platform.
This Massive Online Course (we call them MOOCs!) launched on Coursera on September 29th, 2022.
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This is a large MOOC, and I produced 2/3 of the modules.
As the Multimedia Designer on this project, my tasks included:
filming and set up in the studio, teleprompter, and direction
video editing for 2-camera set-up (colour correction and sound) with Premiere Pro,
audio correction,
sourcing stock photos, and
creating and animating graphics with After Effects.
Key Production & Design Highlights
Lead Design & Course Strategy: Managed the overall visual identity and media framework across all modules, establishing consistent design patterns to make high-level academic content digestible and engaging.
Studio Video Production: Directed and recorded studio video sessions featuring the primary instructor and 5 guest lecturers utilizing a teleprompter setup to capture natural, seamless presentations.
Post-Production & Motion Graphics: Executed extensive video editing and animated motion graphic packages—including custom lower thirds, title cards, section transitions, and ending credits—to ensure a polished, broadcast-quality finish.
Explanatory Diagrams & Visual Aids: Designed dozens of custom diagrams and technical illustrations aimed at breaking down dense scientific, economic, and technical frameworks into intuitive visual explainers.
