Instructional Design Portfolio
EDUC-42598
Instructional Design Portfolio
Prerequisite: All 4 Core Courses | 10 Weeks
As you complete the UC San Diego Instructional Design Certificate, the Instructional Design Portfolio course gives you the opportunity to synthesize your learning and present your work in a professional, career-ready format. You’ll develop a personalized portfolio that reflects not only your technical abilities but also your educational philosophy, design vision, and readiness to contribute in real-world roles.
Course Details
Through guided reflection and hands-on work, you’ll refine key projects developed throughout the certificate. You’ll also have the chance to expand these projects into polished samples—customized learning tools, curated curricula, multimedia presentations, prototypes, and thoughtfully structured lesson plans—that demonstrate your instructional design process from start to finish. Throughout the course, you’ll define your professional identity and clarify how you want to be seen by employers, recruiters, and collaborators.
Whether you're preparing for a career in academia, corporate training, nonprofit education, or edtech, this course helps you strategically tailor your portfolio to align with your specific goals—giving you flexibility and confidence to meet the expectations of different hiring environments.
What You'll Learn
- Define your instructional design philosophy and articulate your vision as a learning professional
- Assemble a polished portfolio featuring key instructional design projects and tools
- Curate and refine project samples such as learning strategies, assessments, and digital assets
- Write strategic summaries that clearly communicate your instructional decisions and outcomes
- Tailor your portfolio and resume to meet the expectations of both academic and corporate employers
- Develop and practice a confident elevator pitch and job interview strategy
- Identify and implement networking and job search techniques within the learning design industry
Course Information
Flexible Enrollment: This course is a Required Course for the Instructional Design Professional Certificate but is open to all students, even if you're not enrolled in the Certificate Program.
Academic Calendar: The Academic Calendar shows the open enrollment dates and term start dates for each quarter. Courses do not necessarily start on the first day of the term.
