Every time you study, the brain is reinforcing existing connections and making new ones. The basis of this are neurons, the individual cells that make up the brain. This process of creating and strengthening connections is called synaptic plasticity. What we are trying to stress here, is that learning isn’t purely mental; it is biological…

Accessibility for learning is a very important concept that is often overlooked. Being good at learning includes having multiple perspectives and being able to balance them while picking the best characteristics from each side. This flows along into accessibility for learning in multi media principles as the more people that can be reached by a…

Zikora and Devin Brief Project Intro:  As neurobiology students, we have both experienced some of the most demanding and conceptually challenging courses that UVIC and university has to offer. Despite our similarity in academic interest and the material we study, our individual strategies differ in how we approach note taking, information retention, and practicing. The…

The source I picked to speak out is called Anki, this is a free open source flashcard program that specializes in spaced repetition with many multi media options. I have very strong personal ties to this program because I use it to study for the mcat and it has been very effective for me. One…

When designing a project like a comic or a video the design process is vital. This is where the broad ideas are narrowed down into the final polished product.  A design process can start from anywhere with the ability to change and tweak the ideas at all points as nothing is final and concrete in…

Short form media learning has taken the world by storm. Today the tik tok user is spending an average 1 hour a day scrolling through 30 seconds videos. The explosion has led to uses of short media in school, the work place and now almost all social media apps have their own version of it….

Sam’s big test: the power of good study habits  This comic was created to demonstrate why and how it is important to create good study habits. In this comic Sam is a student with poor habits however with the help of abby he learns how to balance fun and study. The challenge: Children need to…

Please feel free to leave suggestions for my work. It is still a work in progress and I feel my self changing something each time as I write the comic. Sam’s big test: the power of studying Zikora, Comic prototype  The challenge: Children need to learn the value of studying vs not studying to educate…

When I realized that the assignment was a comic It peaked my interest because I have read several comics in my life time from marvel comics to manga to educational comics. The best comics I have read educationally have applied the coherence principle very well. I see it as when telling a long story to…