Instructional design, done well, is not about tools or templates. It’s about understanding how people actually learn - how adults process new information, what gets in the way of behavior change, and what it takes to close the gap between knowing something and doing it.

 

My adult education background gave me that foundation. My ISD training gave me the architecture to build on it.I don’t start with a course. I start with a question: is training actually the right solution here? If the answer is yes, I work backwards from the performance outcome - mapping what learners need to do, not just know - and every design decision flows from that. If the answer is no, I say so. That ability to consult before I build is one of the things I value most in my practice.