Designing with Confidence: How Robert Applied ADDIE and Learner Personas

“I wanted to strengthen my expertise in digital learning design. I wanted to ensure I stay current with best practices and frameworks so I can support both teachers and learners in a rapidly changing educational landscape.”

“For me, the most important part was the fact that it was very, very practical. It was not just theory, as could be the case with some postgraduate courses like MAs or postgraduate diplomas. For me, it was the fact that it was theory and practice at the same time so I could develop a project that was highly practical and relevant to my own context.”

“I'd say that it is a wonderful opportunity to really learn and consolidate lots of the prior knowledge you bring to the course. In my case, I already had a few MAs, but here I was consolidating and revisiting that knowledge with an extra layer of practical incorporation into my own project.”

“I thought it was going to be people coming from a language teaching background, but in reality our cohort came from all different sectors. That was really exciting, to see their different points of view.”

“I felt supported all the way through. The tutors were amazing, my fellow classmates were fantastic, and there was a lot of sharing.”

“I wanted to make sure that my project was actually bulletproofed through this course. What made a significant difference was that I was able to bring together the ADDIE framework, Bloom's taxonomy, and learner personas to really give life to my project.”

“The task itself was exciting, rewarding, and informative. There was a very clear methodology behind it, plenty of examples, and lots of opportunities to put theory into practice.”

“What’s helped me the most professionally is getting into that mindset of the instructional designer. I’m a teacher and teacher trainer, but this course has helped me add an extra layer of professionalism to what I already do. It gives me a lot more confidence, knowing that I’m doing something of high quality and value.”

“The ADDIE framework I use now basically every single time I need to prepare something, designing a course, a session, a workshop, even my own YouTube videos. Everything I do now is built and designed around learner personas, and that makes a real difference.”

“It’s a wonderful opportunity to keep in touch with people, keep in touch with the Digital Learning Institute staff, and above all to have ongoing access to modules and other streams. It’s learning nonstop.”

“If you're thinking about doing the course, you really don’t need to think twice. It’s very practical, which means you already have learning guaranteed because you’re looking at theory and at the same time designing your own project and putting it into practice. If your project is something you really want to do in your life and in your context, then you’ll enjoy it even more because it’s relevant, interesting, and has real value and purpose.”