I learned that AI can help solve complex design problems by supporting idea generation, organizing content, creating variations, and speeding up parts of the planning process. However, this topic also showed that complex instructional design decisions still depend on the educator’s expertise, especially when sequencing learning, addressing student difficulties, and ensuring that activities align with real learning needs and professional standards.
I plan to apply this by using AI to draft lesson structures, generate practice scenarios, and adapt materials, while still reviewing everything carefully through a pedagogical lens. My main takeaway is that AI is most useful as a support tool, not as a substitute for instructional judgment. One question I continue to reflect on is how to decide which complex design tasks can be partially supported by AI and which should remain fully in the instructor’s hands.
