learning-design-review_skill

Overview

This skill reviews educational content against the Four Learning Design Pillars framework to produce a structured, actionable learning design report. It evaluates course materials, lessons, tutorials, and e-learning modules and returns strengths, gaps, scores, and prioritized recommendations tied to specific principle IDs.

How this skill works

Provide the content as a file path, URL, pasted text, or a descriptive outline. The skill compares the material against 46 evidence-based principles organized into four pillars, cites relevant principle IDs (e.g., 1.3.1, 2.2.3), calculates pillar and overall scores, and generates a clear review with prioritized fixes and quick wins.

When to use it

• Before launch: validate a course or module for evidence-based design
• During iteration: identify concrete changes to improve learning outcomes
• For auditing: compare multiple courses on consistent criteria
• When accessibility or UX concerns arise for learners
• To turn feedback into prioritized design tasks

Best practices

• Share full lesson text or a representative module for accurate analysis
• Specify audience, platform, and learning objectives for contextualized recommendations
• Use principle IDs in follow-up requests to narrow refinements (e.g., 2.3.2)
• Prioritize fixes that increase practice + feedback and clarify objectives
• Apply quick wins first (small effort, high impact) before larger redesigns

Example use cases

• Evaluate a 6-lesson beginner course for alignment with learning objectives (1.3.x)
• Audit video-heavy training to ensure microlearning and multimedia best practices (2.2.3, 2.1.2)
• Improve a tutorial by adding low-stakes practice and richer feedback (3.1.6, 3.2.1)
• Check an LMS module for navigation, mobile responsiveness, and media controls (4.1.1, 4.2.3, 4.3.1)
• Create a prioritized roadmap of design changes with estimated impact and effort