Supporting learners has always been part of my work.
I’m Vi, an instructional designer and eLearning developer based in the Philippines. Before designing learning experiences, I worked alongside students, faculty, and partners, taught in the classroom, and supported learning programs behind the scenes. Those experiences continue to influence how I think about learners, their context, and the support they need to practice and perform.
A path shaped by different sides of learning.
My path into instructional design and eLearning grew across several roles.
I started in an academic healthcare setting, coordinating the day-to-day work around students, faculty, clinical instructors, and partner institutions. That role showed me how much learning depends on clear processes, reliable resources, and coordination behind the scenes.
Teaching brought me closer to what happens in the room. I planned lessons, worked with different learner needs, and saw how instruction changed when learners needed more context, practice, or a different explanation.
Later, I worked in learning operations across onboarding, program coordination, learner engagement, and retention. It gave me a wider view of what happens before, during, and after a learning experience.
Instructional design gave me a place to bring those experiences together. Today, I use what I learned from classrooms, learning operations, and program work to design digital learning that supports learner practice and workplace performance.
What each role added:
A different view of what learning needs to work well.
Academic healthcare
Coordinated with students, faculty, clinical instructors, and partners across academic and clinical operations.
Teaching
Planned and facilitated lessons while adapting instruction to different learner needs.
Learning operations
Supported onboarding, learning programs, engagement, and the processes that keep learning initiatives running.
Instructional design and eLearning
Design and develop digital learning that connects learner needs, practice, and workplace performance.
Make room for ideas
I like trying different ways to present, practice, or interact with learning, as long as the idea serves a clear purpose.
Use tools with a reason
I’m curious about new tools and technology, but I use them when they solve a problem or make the learning more useful, not simply because they’re new.
Pay attention to the details
I care about clear instructions, consistent experiences, and the small details that make something easier to use.
Work with the context
I consider the people, environment, constraints, and resources involved before deciding what a learning solution should look like.
What guides the way I work.
A few things I try to keep consistent, whether I’m designing a learning experience or working with a team.
Tools that support the way I work.
I choose tools based on the problem, audience, and delivery context. These are some of the platforms I use across design, development, collaboration, and delivery.
Authoring & eLearning
- Articulate Storyline 360
- Rise 360
- H5P
Learning Platforms
- Moodle
- Google Classroom
Design & Media
- Canva
- Figma
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Camtasia
Collaboration & Operations
- Notion
- Asana
- Slack
- Google Workspace
AI-Assisted Tools & Prototyping
- ChatGPT
- AI-Assisted Tools