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Peer Feedback & Design March 29, 2026 This week marked a significant transition in my design process as I shifted my prototype development into Canvas due to the expiration of my Articulate Rise account. This transition, while it initially felt logistical and somewhat cumbersome, ultimately deepened my engagement with the structure and intentionality of my modules. As I began building content within the Canvas platform, I found myself collaborating closely with teacher collea

March 21, 2026 Conjecture mapping has become a powerful framework for helping me think more intentionally about the relationship between design, practice, and outcomes in educational settings. Rather than simply creating a tool or professional learning experience and hoping it works, conjecture mapping pushes me to explicitly articulate how  and why  specific design elements should lead to improved learning. As Sandoval (2013) explains, conjecture mapping “reifies” design ass

March 15, 2026 This week’s desk critique process provided me an opportunity to engage deeply with instructional design ideas while applying concepts from the readings to real design artifacts. Reviewing peers’ prototypes required not only understanding their artifact vision but also thinking critically about how their designs addressed learner needs and how the ideas might evolve through further iteration. The experience reinforced that instructional design is rarely a straig

March 01, 2026 As I started developing my prototype, I began to consider balancing practicality and passion. Kelley and Kelley (2013) suggest that when choosing between money and passion, it's important to consider both. In these early stages, I notice that things like budgets, timelines, and analytics are easier to measure than the emotional aspects of instructional design. Kelley and Kelley (2013) state, "Money will always be easier to measure, which is why it takes a littl

Layers of a design story infographic created using Chat GPT February 22, 2026 This week, my work on my design story felt less like writing an assignment and more like engaging in what John Dewey described as deliberative inquiry. As Parrish (2006) explains, “Design stories can be seen as a form of dramatic rehearsal, a stage in the process of deliberation that John Dewey described as part of his effort to naturalize the concepts of logic and inquiry.”  I experienced this idea

Intentional Design: Focus on Experiences February 15, 2026 Designing this professional learning prototype required me to think beyond delivering content and instead focus on designing an experience. Drawing from The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman and Creative Confidence by Tom Kelley and David Kelley, I approached this artifact not simply as a course, but as a human-centered system intended to solve a persistent instructional problem: the disconnect between researc

February 7, 2026 When brainstorming the design of this project, the abstract idea was intentionally grounded in human-centered design principles to challenge traditional models of professional learning that position teachers as passive recipients of information and students as static data points. This course prototype honors the complexity of classroom instruction and the experiences of educators and students with dyslexia. By centering empathy, inquiry, and iteration, effect

February 01, 2026 This week I began working on my artifact project thinking about a problem I see every day in my role as an instructional coach.  Despite efforts from teachers and interventionists, students with dyslexia on my elementary campus continue to show significantly lower reading performance and slower literacy growth than their peers. Research indicates that differences in reading achievement between students with dyslexia and their typically developing peers can b

January 24, 2026 This week marks my exploration through my doctoral journey in instructional design, merging my passion for education, technology, and inclusive learning. With a background in instructional design and assistive technology, I've witnessed how thoughtfully crafted tools can transform learning experiences, especially for students with diverse thinking styles. Dyslexia has always intrigued me as it challenges conventional literacy systems and demands innovative, h