INSTRUCTION & DESIGN
My Role as an Instructional Designer
Jackie Rosolowski | April 27, 2025
As an instructional designer, I have had the opportunity to combine my educational knowledge and experience with digital design platforms and principles. At Instruction by Design, my primary goal is to design instructional solutions that help people solve problems (Reiser, 2001). I strive to take on projects that fit within my skillset and will work with you to create quality instructional tools that meet the needs of your learners.
To begin this process, I will conduct a thorough needs analysis so I have a clear understanding of who the learners are, what they need to learn, what constraints must be considered, and how to best present the material (Lawson & Lockee, 2020). This information will not only help with building a learning tool, but it will also confirm if I have the skills and expertise to create what you need.
Once we begin the project, honest communication will be key in seeing the project brought to life. I will provide you with project updates throughout the design and development phases and would anticipate your quick response to any questions that I have. I consider it a privilege to work together as we create instruction by design.
Lawson, M.B. & Lockee, B.B. (2020). STREAMLINED ID: A practical guide to instructional design (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Reiser, R. A. (2001). A history of instructional design and technology: Part II: A history of instructional design. Educational Technology Research and Development, 49(2), 57–67.
Embracing Change and Advancement
Jackie Rosolowski | April 25, 2025
Since our goal is to provide learners with positive learning experiences, being aware of the advancements in technology can have a direct impact on the instructional tools that we develop. Two areas that we see this is in responsive design and AI generators.
Knowing that much of the content that people consume is done using handheld devices makes it important to design with this in mind (Interaction Design Foundation- IxDF, 2016). Since the dimensions of the screen are different for computers, tablets, and smart phones, using resources with responsive design allows us to develop web-based applications that automatically format the content for each of these devices, making the design process quicker and more economical (Interaction Design Foundation- IxDF, 2016). Programs like Adobe Captivate and WordPress utilize responsive design, which can help us create instructional tools that learners can access according to their preferred device.
Developments with Artificial Intelligence can also help save time, while giving us the ability to customize the needs of each instructional tool that we design (Tang Technology, 2024). By effectively prompting AI with context and descriptive adjectives, text and graphics can be generated that are tailored to our specific projects (Tang Technology, 2024). This personalized content is created quickly, saving us the time that we could have spent writing content or searching for the just-right graphic.
Interaction Design Foundation – IxDF. (2016, June 3). What is Responsive Design (RD)?. https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/responsive-design
Tang Technology. (2024, January 2). Enhancing instructional design with ai: practical tips for using dall-e and similar ai imaging tools. https://tang.technology/2024/01/02/ai-images-for-instructional-design/