You’ve Got This: Design with the Learner Journey Framework

You’ve Got This: Design with the Learner Journey Framework

Are your students overwhelmed, disengaged, or falling behind? It might not be the content—it might be the design . You’ve Got This: Design with the Learner Journey Framework is a guided, step-by-step workbook created to help faculty, instructional designers, and curriculum leaders transform any course into a clear, scaffolded, and equitable learning experience. Built around the Learner Journey Framework, a powerful model developed by Dr. Brandi Robinson, this workbook brings together the best of instructional design, learning science, backward design, and equity-driven practice to help educators create courses that truly support student success. Whether you're teaching online, in-person, or hybrid, this workbook will help you: Write clear, measurable course outcomes that build higher-order thinking - Sequence learning experiences to avoid “cognitive cliffs” and build real momentum - Scaffold challenging tasks so all students can engage, not just the “prepared few” - Align your assessments to Bloom’s levels, outcomes, and real-world application - Design for retention, belonging, and equity across every module - Audit and revise existing courses for clarity, consistency, and alignment With real examples, reflection prompts, and ready-to-use templates, this workbook doesn’t just explain strong course design—it helps you build it. By the end, you’ll have: A fully aligned and scaffolded course map - A clear, research-backed design process you can use again and again - Tools to support student persistence, confidence, and deeper thinking - A stronger sense of purpose behind every decision you make as an educator If you’ve ever thought, “I know the content, but I want my course to work better for more students” —this workbook is your next step. Practical. Actionable. Transformational.