Designing for Learning
I use a systematic design process to align learning objectives, activities, and assessment. I ground those decisions in learner- and human-centered design: what they already know, what they need to do, and what I learn from their feedback.
ID MODEL
DEVELOPMENT
Our research team, led by Dr. Atsusi Hirumi, developed AVIDesign to combine systematic instructional design with agile practices. By bringing in evidence early, sizing the design process to the project, and testing prototypes with stakeholders, the approach helps teams focus their time on changes that address learners’ needs. Read the article.
AVIDesign (Hirumi et al, 2025) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10534-6
COURSE
DESIGN
I led the design and development of an undergraduate palliative care course using AVIDesign, working with a subject matter expert and co-author. Across two design cycles, we used learner feedback to clarify expectations and better align activities with the course objectives.: Palliative Care
FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT/SAMPLE WORKSHOP
My faculty development and workshop design work includes designing a professional development program for medical educators and conducting a needs analysis for a medical school in Jamaica. The sample below illustrates how I structure a live workshop around work faculty can apply to their own courses.
Building a Better Online Course
I designed this workshop to help college faculty build or revise an online course. Using Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction, participants would exchange ideas with colleagues and use them to plan content, practice, feedback, and assessment for a course they teach: Building a Better Online Course