Skip to main content
Instructional design · Digital learning · Learning analyticscontact@mohamad-ali.com

Selected work · Evidence-led portfolio

Learning challenges. Thoughtful design. Practical solutions.

A selection of instructional design, course development, learning analytics, faculty development and professional learning initiatives across higher education and workforce education.

20+Online and hybrid courses*25+Faculty collaborators*9Courses in doctoral analysis

Portfolio collection

Selected projects

Filter by specialty, or begin with the featured instructional design case study.

7 projects

Adult participating in online professional learning

Instructional design · Featured

Asynchronous Leadership Course Redesign

Transforming face-to-face leadership instruction into a structured asynchronous cohort course, with aligned learning activities and LMS competency tracking.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale · Brightspace
Read case study Full case study
Assessment and rubric planning

Learning outcomes assessment

Competency Mapping & Assessment

Connecting course objectives, rubrics and proficiency thresholds to generate evidence of learner competency within Brightspace.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale · Assessment
Request work samples Project overview
Data visualisation and learning analytics

Doctoral research

Learning Analytics & Educational Data Mining

Using PCA, K-means clustering and Random Forest to investigate engagement patterns and competency across nine asynchronous graduate courses.

Ph.D. research · LMS analytics
Professional skills training

Workforce development

INSEP Graduate Reskilling Programme

Designing and leading a technical and professional training initiative supporting more than 300 STEM graduates transitioning into employment.

UTHM · Continuing education
Faculty development workshop

Faculty professional learning

Faculty Development & Training

Facilitating instructional technology training and supporting faculty adoption of digital learning practices across different institutional contexts.

Polytechnic Ibrahim Sultan / SIU · Faculty development
Collaborative curriculum planning

Curriculum architecture

STEM Leadership Curriculum Design

Contributing to the development of STEM leadership offerings with program-level outcomes, teaching resources and assessment design.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale · Curriculum
Illustrative composite of a leadership workshop and curriculum planning materials

Current engagement · Leadership development · 2026

Leadership Development Curriculum & Learning Experience Design

Developing a structured, multi-stage leadership learning experience for a confidential institutional engagement. The design work connects programme outcomes with learning activities, assessment planning, facilitator resources, and opportunities to apply learning in the workplace.

Confidential institutional project · Design and development in progress
Discuss my approach In progress · No client-specific materials shared

*Career-wide course and faculty collaborator totals are approximate. Portfolio photographs are AI-generated thematic illustrations; they do not depict actual project participants or deliverables. The confidential leadership development engagement is ongoing; no results or outcomes are claimed.

Earlier project archive

Additional instructional design work samples.

Earlier presentations and instructional design samples complement the featured case studies. Some presentations remain hosted externally. The earlier instructional design portfolio is available as a PDF archived within this website.

What connects the work

A consistent design approach.

Regardless of modality or institution, I begin with the learning problem and use a systematic process to select appropriate teaching, assessment and technology solutions.

01 / DISCOVER

Understand needs

Clarify learners, institutional context, available evidence and design constraints.

02 / ALIGN

Define success

Connect learning outcomes, instructional activities, assessment and quality expectations.

03 / DEVELOP

Create the experience

Build coherent, accessible learning pathways and faculty support resources.

04 / IMPROVE

Evaluate evidence

Review learner behavior and feedback to recommend iterative enhancements.

For hiring committees and institutional partners

Interested in how these approaches could support your institution?

Explore the detailed SIU case study or connect to discuss instructional design leadership, curriculum strategy, faculty development or consulting work.

Start a conversation ↗