Learning Design - Thinking Like a Designer

Catalog description

This competency focuses on developing a professional designer mindset and a clear understanding of the field of Learning/Instructional Design as a strategic, interdisciplinary, practice-oriented field. Students explore the broad purposes of Learning/Instructional Design, the range of professional roles within the field, and how designers contribute to solving instructional and performance challenges across diverse contexts. This competency emphasizes examining common misconceptions about the profession and learning how to accurately and confidently describe the field’s scope, value, and boundaries to varied stakeholders.