Identify audience, prior knowledge, constraints, and the practical performance the instruction should support.
Instructional Design Process
A repeatable method for connecting what learners need to know with what they practice and demonstrate.
FocusAlignment and learner experience
OutputsLesson map · Activities · Assessment plan
ScopePersonal design workflow
From topic to learning experience
Use verbs such as identify, classify, explain, or apply; avoid goals that cannot be assessed directly.
Choose examples, activities, and assessment items that directly exercise each outcome.
Explain why an answer succeeds or fails; give learners a route to improve before high-stakes evaluation.
Check content accuracy, navigation, readability, keyboard operation, and alignment. Revise based on testing and learner evidence.
Example alignment map
| Outcome | Practice | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Identify a relevant requirement | Guided example with prompts | Correctly classify a scenario |
| Explain a decision | Compare two worked examples | Written justification |
| Apply a procedure | Low-stakes simulated task | Scenario-based assessment |
This alignment map is illustrative and does not represent a commissioned or deployed client course.
Quality and accessibility checks
Review heading hierarchy, meaningful link text, keyboard access, visible focus, text contrast, responsive layout, and alternative text where relevant. These are intended QA steps—not a certification that every sample meets WCAG requirements.
How I measure success
Look for clear evidence that learners can perform the target task, not simply complete the lesson. Record misconceptions, revise explanations, and retest where possible.