About

For me, Learning Experience Design is the joy and the challenge of bringing together everything I’ve built over the last two decades -- as an educator, a communicator, and a director of student theatre and film.

 

Connecting with students in my classrooms, guiding them through deep dives into powerful literature, and illuminating their journeys as they gained confidence in expressing themselves on paper or on the stage -- taught me again and again what matters most.   I've curated a wonderful collection of memorable moments -- those "Aha!" lightbulb moments when a concept finally clicked for a student, or when they finally felt understood, or when they began to see themselves as capable in a new way.  Those experiences shaped how I think about teaching and learning, and continue to guide how I design.

 

Instructional design and learning experience design are often used interchangeably, but I see a meaningful distinction.  Instructional design speaks to the structure of the work -- learning science, proven processes, organization, communication, and evaluation.  Learning experience design includes all of that, but also emphasizes something more: the human connection, the user experience, and the responsibility to understand the learner’s perspective.

 

It’s that added dimension that shapes how I approach my work and why I choose to identify as a learning experience designer.