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AI+ for Instructional Design

Create Learning Experiences That Work

Programmes that produce learning. Not lessons that cover content.

You start every new programme from a blank page, SMEs give you content that needs restructuring, and AI-generated training feels like it was designed for no one. This book gives instructional designers the Instructional Design Prompt Toolkit (38 prompts across the full ID cycle), a systematic backward-design process that AI accelerates, and practical storyboarding and media selection guidance. Built by an AI engineering firm for instructional designers who know the learner is always the point.

Tier
Tier 3 · Job Skills
Category
Education
Format
Guide
Updated
Q2 2026
Inside
  • 38 ready-made, market-tested prompts: needs summaries, objectives hierarchies, content architecture, instructional strategies, storyboards, media briefs
  • A backward design workflow — outcomes first, content architecture second, activities third
  • A learning objectives discipline at programme, module, and lesson level — action verbs aligned to cognitive levels
  • An evidence-based strategy selection — worked examples, scenario-based learning, spaced practice, elaborative interrogation
  • A 30-day plan for instructional designers, e-learning developers, curriculum designers, L&D professionals, and SMEs designing for the first time
Who this is for

Any professional whose primary work involves the systematic design of learning experiences at programme or module level. This includes: instructional designers and learning experience designers in corporate L&D; e-learning developers who design as well as build; curriculum designers in education and professional training; L&D professionals whose role spans design as well as delivery; subject matter experts who have been asked to "turn their knowledge into training" and need a design methodology to do it. The common thread: they are responsible not just for delivering content but for designing an experience that produces measurable learning. They think in structures: objectives, sequences, activities, assessments — not just topics and slides. Typically 2–15 years in L&D, education, or professional training, with design as a primary or growing part of their role.

Also for:Heads of L&D or learning design teams managing the quality of ID output; educators transitioning from classroom teaching to curriculum or course design; independent training consultants and corporate trainers who want to formalise their design methodology; subject matter experts (SMEs) being asked to design learning programmes for the first time; e-learning developers who want to lead their own projects rather than execute others' storyboards.

You’ll be able to
  • Design a complete learning experience using a systematic ID process — from needs summary and objectives hierarchy through content architecture, instructional strategies, and assessment integration — with AI as design partner at each stage
  • Write learning objectives at programme, module, and lesson level using action verbs aligned to cognitive level, and map them into a content architecture using AI
  • Apply at least three evidence-based instructional strategies (worked examples, scenario-based learning, spaced practice, elaborative interrogation) with AI support, selecting the right strategy for the learning goal
  • Produce instructional writing — explanations, analogies, worked examples, and learning scenarios — with AI as the drafting partner and professional judgement as the quality filter
  • Create a design-ready storyboard or blueprint specification for an e-learning module or structured learning experience, including interaction design, narration briefs, and SME review notes
  • Select the appropriate delivery medium (face-to-face workshop, e-learning, video, microlearning, job aid, blended) against a set of learning and logistical criteria, using AI to generate media selection rationales and production briefs
What’s inside
Diagnostic
How AI-ready is your instructional design practice?
Chapter 1
AI in Instructional Design Right Now
Chapter 2
The Instructional Designer's Mindset
Chapter 3
From Goals to Learning Architecture
Chapter 4
Designing for Learning
Chapter 5
Writing for Learning
Chapter 6
Storyboarding and Prototype Design
Chapter 7
Selecting the Right Media
Chapter 8
Review, Iteration, and Quality Assurance
Chapter 9
Designing for Diverse Learners
Chapter 10
Your 30-Day Instructional Design Plan
Back matter
Skill Summary · Recommended Next Reads · Glossary · Tool Reference

Built by an AI engineering firm — for designers whose programmes have to produce learning, not just deliver content.

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