Lynne Cohen        

Effective learning design begins with clarity. I focus on structuring content so that learners can quickly understand what matters, why it matters, and how new knowledge connects to their existing experience. My instructional artifacts include planning documents such as treatment plans, flowcharts, and storyboards, as well as implemented e-learning modules built with tools like Captivate, Articulate, H5P, and other digital media platforms.

With a background in technology, web development, and chemistry education, I enjoy teaching technical and complex subject matter. The most rewarding moments come when learners reach that “aha” point—when the structure clicks, the concept becomes clear, and they gain the confidence to move forward on their own.

Although my career direction is more focused on technical training, systems analysis, and enablement, instructional design remains a strong professional competency. Through graduate-level coursework, applied project work, and experience supporting learning development, I have built skill in needs analysis, objective writing, learning flow mapping, and content planning. This background also helps me work effectively with instructional design and e-learning teams, understand their processes, and identify ways technology can support more efficient development.

Title page of an instructional design artifact (Instructional Treatment Plan) from the Captivate onboarding course package.
Screenshot of the subordinate skills diagram for Unit 1 of the Captivate onboarding course package, available under the artifact 'Analysis Report'.
Screenshot of the first page of Learner Analysis from Unit 1 of the Captivate onboarding course package, available under the artifact 'Analysis Report'.
Screenshot of the first page of Instructional Strategy for Unit 1 of the Captivate onboarding course package, available under the artifact 'Instructional Treatment Plan'.
Screenshot of the one of the flowcharts for Unit 1 of the Captivate onboarding course package, available under the artifact 'Flowcharts & Storyboards'.
Screenshot of the one of the storyboards for Unit 1 of the Captivate onboarding course package, available under the artifact 'Flowcharts & Storyboards'.

Instructional Design Package for Captivate IMI Onboarding

Structured analysis, course architecture, and storyboard planning for technical training

  • Category: Instructional Design, Technical Training, eLearning Development, Systems Analysis
  • Organization: University of Central Florida
  • Project date: 2025
  • Considerations: Adult learning, software onboarding, workplace performance alignment, accessibility standards.
  • Artifacts Included:
Project Context
  • Instructional design package developed for the graduate-level course EME6613 Instructional Systems Design.
  • Framed as a proposed onboarding course for instructional designers developing Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) in Adobe Captivate.
  • Designed to support production readiness through practical workflows for project setup, layout decisions, interaction design, and SCORM publishing.
  • Structured around authentic development tasks intended to reflect a real production environment rather than purely theoretical exercises.
Design Artifacts
  • Instructional Analysis Report — Goal analysis, learner analysis, context analysis, and assessment alignment for the proposed course.
  • Goal Analysis & Subordinate Skills Model mapping the procedural workflow of IMI production within Captivate.
  • Course Architecture Flowcharts illustrating navigation structure and module sequencing within the LMS environment.
  • Instructional Storyboards detailing screen layout, narration scripts, interaction design, and developer notes for eLearning pages.
  • Media and Accessibility Specifications including WCAG considerations, visual layout standards, and media planning.
Competencies Demonstrated
  • Instructional systems design and analysis
  • Translation of complex technical workflows into structured training
  • Goal analysis and procedural task modeling
  • Learner and context analysis for workplace training
  • Instructional storyboarding for multimedia learning environments
  • Alignment of instruction with real production deliverables
  • Accessible, standards-driven eLearning design