MartaDay 9
Just finished my objective set for an expense-claims course. Cutting 'understand' verbs was harder than I expected!
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Become a confident instructional designer in 60 days
Completely self-paced. 20–40 minutes a day. Every single day you practise — and by Day 60 you publish a real portfolio.
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Estimated completion: October 11, 2026 at one lesson a day
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Weekly roadmap
Six themed weeks, ten days each, one mini project per week.
Week 1
Introduction to Instructional Design
What the job is, how adults learn, ADDIE, Bloom's and objectives.
0/10 days · Mini project: Write learning objectives for a simple course
Week 2
Learning Science
Cognitive load, multimedia, retrieval, spacing, motivation and feedback.
0/10 days · Mini project: Improve a bad learning experience
Week 3
Performance Consulting
Root cause analysis, action mapping, interviews, goals and gaps.
0/10 days · Mini project: Analyse a real workplace problem
Week 4
Instructional Design Process
Storyboards, scripts, scenarios, SMEs, assessments and activities.
0/10 days · Mini project: Design a storyboard
Week 5
Development
Rise, Storyline, Canva, Camtasia, Vyond, ElevenLabs, Synthesia and AI.
0/10 days · Mini project: Build a small microlearning
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- Objective setDay 9
- Learning experience redesignDay 19
- Performance analysisDay 28
- StoryboardDay 39
- Microlearning buildDay 49
- Onboarding experienceDay 51
- Compliance courseDay 52
- Software simulationDay 53
- Branching scenarioDay 54
- Microlearning seriesDay 55
- Instructor guideDay 56
- Evaluation planDay 57
- Published portfolioDay 60
Suggestion: finish at least four artefacts before you start applying — analysis pieces impress most.
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First Step
Complete Day 1
Foundations
Finish Week 1
Evidence-Informed
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Performance Detective
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Blueprint Maker
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Toolsmith
Finish Week 5
Portfolio Published
Finish Week 6
Seven Day Streak
Learn 7 days in a row
Unstoppable
Learn 30 days in a row
Quiz Ace
Answer 25 quiz questions correctly
Reflective Practitioner
Write 10 reflections
Portfolio Builder
Complete 5 portfolio tasks
Practical thinking tools you use inside the lessons. Open the lab →
- Root Cause NavigatorDay 21 & 26
Symptom → evidence → cause → solution type
- Action Map BuilderDay 22
Goal → actions → barriers → practice
- Objective RewriterEvery lesson
Turn vague goals into observable objectives
- Scenario GeneratorDay 33 & 54
Context, decision, plausible options, consequences
- Evaluation PlannerDay 57
Work backwards from the business metric
AI Mentor
Instructional design questions only
Hi! I'm your ID Mentor. I answer questions about instructional design only — objectives, learning science, analysis, tools, portfolios.
Community discussion
Share projects, ask questions and join the weekly design challenge with other learners.
DenizDay 19
Redesigned a 40-slide compliance deck into 6 screens. The rationale section taught me more than the build.
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SamDay 28
My root cause analysis showed the 'training problem' was a broken approval workflow. Recommending the process fix.
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Weekly challenge
Rewrite one objective, share one rationale
Post this week's challenge in the L&D Shakers community and give one other learner a piece of consequence-based feedback.