One open educational resource I find especially meaningful is Privacy Guides. I first discovered it a few years ago, and it has become even more relevant since the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. When people began to recognize the growing risks of online surveillance and information control. Privacy Guides is a community-run website that…
“Winter Care: Skin, Eyes, and Comfort” Oct 23, 2025 Pod #5: Simon Zhang Nico Cai Winter Care: Skin, Eyes, and Comfort is a short educational video series created by Simon Zhang and Nico Cai. The project aims to help newcomers adapt to Canada’s cold and dry winters through simple self-care tips for skin and eye…
Version 2 The design process is a way to bring ideas to life through steps like understanding, planning, trying, and reflecting. It helps you stay organized and creative at the same time. I’ve learned that design is not something you finish in one go; it’s about testing, making changes, and learning from mistakes. Each time…
Pod #5: Simon Zhang Nico Cai Understand Phase The Challenge: While many people prepare for the cold when moving to northern Canadian cities like Edmonton, few truly understand the impact of extreme dryness on their health. The combination of low humidity and cold air can cause cracked skin, eye irritation, and overall discomfort. This video…
The educational video “How to Win an Interstellar War” by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell imagines how interstellar civilizations might battle across light-years using vastly scaled-up versions of today’s technologies. Although speculative, the video is impactful because it blends scientific reasoning with creative storytelling, encouraging viewers to think critically about technological progress, war, and maybe…
“Hack-Proof in 18 Panels” Sep 25, 2025 Simon Zhang Understand Phase The challenge: While people freely enjoy using the internet, most overlook the importance of cybersecurity, leading to increasingly severe issues of identity theft and hacking. This comic aims to educate about the importance of cybersecurity. Context and Audience: Typical cases: Young people who frequently…
Understand Phase: The challenge: While people freely enjoy using the internet, most overlook the importance of cybersecurity, leading to increasingly severe issues of identity theft and hacking. This comic aims to educate about the importance of cybersecurity. Context and Audience: Typical cases: Young people who frequently use social media, online games, and online services. They…
One principle that felt most intuitive to me is Segmenting. The article’s hand diagram example was very clear even though I have never taken anatomy—it broke the information into steps I could easily follow. Personally, I enjoy mechanical-themed content, and in some Japanese anime the creators show exploded diagrams of machines. The image below is…