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Beyond Traditional Instructional Design: An Integrated Model Bridging Instructional Design, UX, Software Design, and Project Management for Evolving E-Learning Design Practice
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Lizardi, Ryan, Ph. D, Jofre, Ana, Ph. D
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Spring 2025
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2025-05
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This practice-based research paper addresses the complex challenges facing instructional
designers in the evolving eLearning landscape and provides a real-world resource tool for
designing successful eLearning coursework. The paper introduces a new eLearning design model
that accounts for the additional responsibilities of instructional designers beyond the scope of
educational theory and design, responsibilities not typically taught in traditional education
programs. This model integrates instructional design methodology (specifically the SAM
method) with the requirements for creating a user-centered eLearning user interface. To support
this integration, Agile software design development and project management processes are
incorporated, resulting in a cohesive design process with concurrent, collaborative decisionmaking
alongside the instructional design and development process. This tool can be applied
whether working individually or within a design group that includes software/UX designers and
project managers. The development of the eLearning model was an iterative process informed by
continuous inquiry and practical application, with the aim of assisting instructional designers
faced with development responsibilities that are outside the scope of traditional instructional
design knowledge.
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Wahl-Losee, K. (2025). Beyond traditional instructional design: An integrated model bridging instructional design, UX, software design, and project management for evolving e-learning design practice: A thesis submitted to SUNY Polytechnic Institute in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, Department of Information Design and Technology.