Learning has the power to change lives.

To “design” learning is more than just organizing content into lessons or courses.

It’s about meticulously crafting learning experiences with passion, precision, intention, and creativity - one thoughtful decision at a time.

It’s a focus on the slow, the deliberate, and the meaningful.

It’s about creating learning experiences that are not just seen and heard but deeply felt.

This is what happens when you put quality, intention, and depth at the heart of every learning experience.

“When you decide to obsess over quality…slowness becomes self-evidently the only way forward.”

~ Cal Newport

Behind The Design Series

Take a peek behind the curtain with my Behind The Design Series, a series of some of my past projects and an in-depth look at the intentional process of Instructional Design.

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Project: Redesign, Develop, and Teach “FNP Clinical Management I”

Teaching future Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs) how to accurately diagnose and effectively manage pediatric patients in the outpatient clinical setting.

Project: Redesign “Service Learning”

Immersing non-traditional educators in real-world problem-solving, community service, civic responsibility, self-reflection, and lifelong learning.

Project: Design, Develop, and Teach “Training Interventions”

Teaching future organizational leaders how to systematically design meaningful and effective training.

About Me

Hi, I’m Brandy Rhodes and I love Instructional Design.

My personal and professional research interests and focus areas are:

  • The link between pursuing one's unique potential and mental health

  • The intersection of personal and professional development

  • The personal and professional impacts of learning experiences for the workplace

  • The components of a learning experience that most impact learning

  • The development of talent, mastery, and/or expertise

  • How unique needs of faculty (subject matter experts) impact collaboration and course design

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