Instructional Designer Portfolio
Welcome, My name is Joel Kohlman. Explore the projects below to see my work.
Masters Capstone Project
This capstone project overview documents my end-to-end design process, from problem framing and learner analysis to evaluation and revision. It highlights needs analysis, assessment logic, and learner-centered design decisions.
Articulate Rise
I’ve developed Articulate Rise course samples that demonstrate structured, objective-aligned lessons with practical interactivity. Each course was built with teacher SME collaboration to refine learning objectives and includes interactive knowledge checks to support clear, job-relevant instruction. Select “View Courses” to review course summaries and launch the samples.
Learning Analytics Project
This learning analytics project explains descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics through clear visuals and examples, demonstrating how data is summarized, interpreted, and used to support informed decision-making in learning and training contexts.
Highlandia
Highlandia is a digital English language-learning platform for adult second language learners that I independently conceived, formally pitched, secured approval for, and helped assemble a development team to build. I remained involved from early concept through rollout and sustained delivery across multiple school sites, contributing to feature development, testing, and implementation support. As the primary end-user-facing contributor, I translated classroom realities into practical refinements that supported ongoing adoption and use.