How My Instructional Design Portfolio Reflects My Professional Identity and Goals
Blog Date: June 29, 2025
My portfolio showcases how my professional identity and skills come together to empower learners and educators alike. I’ll explain how my work reflects my approach to learning design and how it aligns with my professional goals.
My Professional Identity Reflection
My portfolio expresses my belief in learner-centered design. I focus on creating accessible, inclusive, and engaging content for all types of learners. For instance, the accessibility and inclusivity eLearning course demonstrates my commitment to designing content that ensures equal access for everyone, and to provide awareness and knowledge of accessibility and universal design for learning (UDL), especially for college faculty and staff. The Cornell notes microlearning course and student success microlearning video show my ability to engage younger audiences using multimedia and interactive elements to promote learning.
I also leverage technology to enhance learning. My Millionaire learning game brings gamification to life by applying game-design elements and principles to learning experiences to make learning fun and motivating. This project reflects my professional identity of using technology as the vessel to create enjoyable, engaging, and effective educational experiences.
Showcasing Mt Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Goals
The artifacts in my portfolio highlight my skills in designing for diverse learners, using evidence-based methods, and adapting my content to fit various educational environments. My microlearning projects show my expertise in crafting engaging learning experiences using artificial intelligence (AI), which is rapidly becoming popular, and many other technology tools. Meanwhile, each project is designed with learning theory, accessibility, and UDL at the forefront of the process to encourage effective and inclusive learning. Furthermore, the accessibility eLearning course, interactive food shopping activity, and gluten free food shopping job aid demonstrate my ability to design practical, real-world content for adult learners in both academic and corporate settings. After all, as a learning designer, I believe it’s highly important to design for maximum transfer of learner’s new knowledge and skills into the real-world.
The portfolio projects highlight my versatility in creating content that’s educational, research-backed, and applicable to real-life situations. Whether designing for younger students, collaborating with faculty, or developing training materials for professional environments, my portfolio echoes my goal and commitment to develop learner-centered solutions that empower learners and educators alike, helping them grow and succeed in both academic and professional contexts.
Wrap-Up
My portfolio reflects a diverse range of learners, environments, and technology. Each project demonstrates how I apply instructional design principles to create engaging, effective, and accessible content.