Instructional Designer Learning Experience Designer AI Learning Solutions

Designing Learning Experiences That Make Complex Thinking Intuitive.

I design learner-centered experiences that combine learning science, human-centered design, AI-enhanced development, and systems thinking to help people solve authentic problems and build lasting understanding.

25+ Years Educating Learners
UCF Instructional Design Graduate Study
AI Human-Centered Learning Solutions
Houman Rassa, instructional designer and learning experience designer
Design Focus Learning Made Intuitive
Approach Human Judgment + AI
Learning Science Instructional Design Learning Experience Design Game-Based Learning Assessment Design AI Integration Systems Thinking

Design Philosophy

Learning should change how people think.

The strongest learning experiences do more than deliver information. They help learners recognize patterns, make better decisions, transfer knowledge into authentic situations, and continue improving after formal instruction ends.

Whether I am designing classroom instruction, AI-supported workplace learning, assessment systems, or educational games, I begin with the learner, build with evidence, and refine through evaluation.

“My work begins by identifying what feels complex and ends by designing a path that makes meaningful performance possible.”

My Approach

How I Create Learning

Effective learning emerges from the interaction of strong instructional strategy, thoughtful technology, authentic application, and respect for the people experiencing it.

01

Learning Science

I ground instructional decisions in cognitive science, motivation, memory, attention, self-regulation, assessment, and evidence-based learning principles.

02

Human-Centered Design

Every project begins with understanding learners, performance expectations, emotional context, organizational needs, and the conditions surrounding authentic application.

03

AI Learning Solutions

I integrate generative AI to accelerate development, expand creativity, and support learning while preserving human judgment, ethical decision-making, and instructional quality.

04

Learning Experience Development

From analysis and storyboarding through development and evaluation, I create experiences that encourage transfer, reflection, strategic thinking, and measurable improvement.

From Challenge to Solution

My Design Process

My process is structured enough to maintain alignment and flexible enough to respond to learners, evidence, feedback, and changing project conditions.

01

Analyze

Understand the learners, context, performance gap, constraints, emotional conditions, and desired outcomes.

02

Design

Align objectives, assessment, instructional strategy, technology, and authentic application.

03

Develop

Build prototypes, storyboards, media, interactions, and learning materials using the tools best suited to the need.

04

Evaluate

Gather evidence from learner performance, observation, feedback, usability, and instructional outcomes.

05

Refine

Improve the experience through purposeful iteration while preserving the elements already supporting learning.

Capabilities

Featured Skills and Technologies

A growing toolkit for analyzing learning needs, developing multimedia instruction, creating interactive experiences, and evaluating effectiveness.

Instructional Design

  • ADDIE and Iterative Design
  • Learning Experience Design
  • Needs and Performance Analysis
  • Storyboarding
  • Curriculum Development
  • Assessment Design
  • Game-Based Learning
  • Gamification

Authoring and Development

  • Articulate Storyline 360
  • Articulate Rise 360
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • HTML5 and CSS3
  • Canva
  • Multimedia Development
  • Video and Audio Integration
  • Responsive Web Design

AI and Learning Technology

  • ChatGPT
  • Google Gemini
  • Claude
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • NotebookLM
  • Generative AI Workflow Design
  • Human-in-the-Loop Design
  • Responsible AI Integration

Research and Evaluation

  • Learning Science
  • Program Evaluation
  • Performance Measurement
  • Data-Informed Decision-Making
  • SPSS
  • Canvas LMS
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

Experience With Purpose

Twenty-five years of education now inform every design decision.

My transition into instructional design did not begin by leaving education behind. It began by examining what years of teaching had taught me about attention, motivation, feedback, emotion, assessment, and the many ways learners experience complexity.

Read My Story
Foundation

Educator and Mathematics Teacher

Developing a practical understanding of learners, differentiation, motivation, assessment, and instructional decision-making.

Expansion

Learning Science and Instructional Design

Connecting classroom expertise with formal design models, research, multimedia learning, evaluation, and performance improvement.

Innovation

Game-Based and AI-Enhanced Learning

Designing interactive systems that combine meaningful challenges, human judgment, feedback, authentic decision making, and emerging technologies.

Future

Learning Experiences That Reduce Complexity

Helping learners and organizations transform difficult ideas into understandable, usable, and meaningful performance.

Create Something Meaningful

Let’s Build Better Learning.

Whether designing workplace training, classroom instruction, AI-supported learning, assessment systems, or game-based environments, I enjoy helping people solve meaningful problems through thoughtful instructional design.