Designing with Love

Jackie Pelegrin
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What does it take to design learning experiences that truly work? Join Jackie Pelegrin, award-winning instructional designer and Grand Canyon University (GCU) adjunct instructor, as she explores instructional design, e-learning, and AI integration. Expect actionable tips, real-world insights, and conversations with students, alumni, and industry leaders shaping the future of learning.

  1. Prompting as a Design Skill: From “Try This” to Repeatable Patterns

    12H AGO

    Prompting as a Design Skill: From “Try This” to Repeatable Patterns

    AI output isn’t mysterious; it’s measurable. When we prompt like we’re chatting, we get content that feels generic and unpredictable. When we prompt like instructional designers, with audience, outcomes, constraints, and a definition of “good,” the same AI tool starts producing drafts you can actually reuse. In this episode, Jackie walks through a simple mindset shift that changes everything: a prompt is a mini design document. From there, we name the three biggest reasons one-off prompts fail (vague goals, missing context, and no quality target) and replace them with three repeatable prompting patterns you can use across onboarding, microlearning, scenario design, job aids, and eLearning outlines. You’ll get a clear spec prompt formula for fast first drafts, a critique prompt to evaluate and rewrite with intention, and a variations prompt to create multiple options without starting over. We also turn the patterns into a five-minute “prompt pack” you can keep in a notes app, plus one rule that prevents chaos in your AI workflow: change one thing at a time.  Subscribe, share this with a fellow designer, and leave a review so more instructional designers can make AI feel like a skill instead of guesswork. 🔗 Episode Links Please check out the resource mentioned in the episode. Enjoy! Prompting Patterns Compass  Send Jackie a Text Join PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription.  🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show 🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love 📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above.  👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!

    8 min
  2. Design For People, Not Just Features with Charly Leetham

    3D AGO

    Design For People, Not Just Features with Charly Leetham

    Ever feel like your tools change faster than your lesson plans? Jackie sat down with tech translator and founder Charly Leetham to unpack a calmer, smarter way to work with technology—one that starts with first principles, respects human limits, and favors preparation over firefighting. From story-rich field experience to practical classroom routines, this conversation is a guide to making tech serve the teaching, not the other way around. If you’re ready to replace panic with process and guesswork with clarity, this conversation is your blueprint. Subscribe for more practical tech strategies, share this episode with a colleague who’s drowning in updates, and leave a review to help others find the show. What’s the one routine you’ll adopt this month? 🔗 Website and Social Links: Please visit Charly Leetham’s website and social media links below. Charly Leetham’s Website Charly’s LinkedIn Page Charly’s Facebook Page Charly’s Instagram Page Charly’s X Page Charly’s YouTube Channel 📢 Call-to-Action: If today’s conversation sparked ideas about simplifying your tech, visit Charly’s website to explore her resources on making technology more manageable. Choose one current course or project you’re working on and use one of Charly’s tips or takeaways to clean up, streamline, or stabilize the tech behind it this month.  Send Jackie a Text Join PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription.  🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show 🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love 📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above.  👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!

    1 hr
  3. AI Quality Assurance: Catching Hallucinations, Bias, and Brand Drift

    MAY 13

    AI Quality Assurance: Catching Hallucinations, Bias, and Brand Drift

    AI can write training content that looks flawless, sounds professional, and still quietly mislead your learners. That’s the problem we tackle today, along with a practical fix you can use immediately: a fast QA scan that keeps AI speed while protecting trust, accuracy, and credibility. In this episode, Jackie walks through three failure modes that show up again and again in AI-generated eLearning and microlearning drafts: accuracy issues like invented details or wrong policy claims, bias that slips into scenarios through assumptions or stereotypes, and brand drift where the tone turns generic, overly corporate, or inconsistent with your organization’s voice. If you design learning for compliance, safety, HR, legal, or any high-stakes topic, these risks aren’t theoretical; they can impact people’s well-being, employment, and your organization’s reputation. You’ll leave with a simple, repeatable method: run three quick passes on any AI draft facts, fairness, and voice. I share the exact questions to ask, the red flags to watch for, and an easy checklist to keep next to your keyboard.  If you found this helpful, follow or subscribe, share the show with a fellow instructional designer, and leave a review so more designers can build AI-ready workflows without quality surprises. 🔗 Episode Links Please check out the resource mentioned in the episode. Enjoy! AI QA Compass  Send Jackie a Text Join PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription.  🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show 🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love 📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above.  👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!

    9 min
  4. Claim Your Calling with Daniel Bernabe

    MAY 10

    Claim Your Calling with Daniel Bernabe

    What if the clearest path to your calling is simpler than you think? Host Jackie Pelegrin sits down with artist, pastor, author, and motivator Daniel Bernabe for a candid look at how grief, faith, and relentless practice can turn raw potential into enduring impact. From a teenage moment of loss to the steady drumbeat of “seek first,” Daniel charts the habits and heart postures that helped him become a painter, publisher, and encourager who serves from his strengths without burning out. We dig into the first principle of purpose—be yourself—and why identity precedes strategy. Daniel breaks down the difference between a job that funds life and the deeper work that fuels it, offering practical ways to spot your gifts by tracking passion, energy, and voluntary effort. Then we get tactical: how to nourish talent with focused inputs, design a personal learning plan, and cut the noise so your voice grows clear. If you teach, train, or build learning experiences, you’ll hear how specialization and collaboration raise quality—think engineers and tires on a car—and why trying to be “good at everything” undermines excellence. If this episode sparks something in you, follow and share the show, leave a review to help others find it, and pass it to someone who needs a nudge toward their gift today. 🔗 Website and Social Links: Please visit Daniel Bernabe’s website and social media links below. Daniel Bernabe’s Website Daniel’s LinkedIn Page Daniel’s Facebook Page Daniel’s Instagram Page Daniel’s YouTube Channel 📢 Call-to-Action: Enjoyed this conversation with Daniel? Keep growing in your calling. If today’s episode encouraged you to lean into your God-given gifts, take the next step by connecting with Daniel and exploring more of his work. You can listen to his Daniel Bernabe Daily Inspirational Quotes podcast for short, scripture-based encouragement to obey God’s Word and serve others through your gifts, and Send Jackie a Text Join PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription.  🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show 🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love 📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above.  👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!

    56 min
  5. Human-in-the-Loop: The Review Workflow That Prevents Rework

    MAY 6

    Human-in-the-Loop: The Review Workflow That Prevents Rework

    AI can crank out a draft in minutes, but if the audience is wrong, the tone is off, or the facts don’t match policy, you’ll lose every “saved” hour in rework. In this episode, Jackie breaks down the shift she keeps seeing in instructional design teams: the new bottleneck isn’t creating content, it’s creating trusted content. That’s why human-in-the-loop review isn’t an extra process. It’s the difference between fast and frustrating. Jackie walks through a simple four-step workflow you can apply to almost any training asset: Draft, Verify, Refine, and Approve (DVRA). We talk about where rework really comes from, how to stop verification from happening too late, and why “verify before you beautify” protects your time and your credibility. Jackie also shares practical checks for SME accuracy, compliance alignment, learner job context, and accessibility basics so your training is clear, safe, and usable. To make this immediately actionable, Jackie gives you a four-question review tool you can run before anything ships, plus a tiny definition of done you can paste into your next project. If you found this helpful, follow or subscribe, share the episode with a fellow designer, and leave a review so more instructional designers can find it. 🔗 Episode Links Please check out the resource mentioned in the episode. Enjoy! Human-in-the-Loop Compass  Send Jackie a Text Join PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription.  🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show 🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love 📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above.  👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!

    8 min
  6. Practical AI Strategies for K-12 and Higher Ed with John Williamson

    MAY 3

    Practical AI Strategies for K-12 and Higher Ed with John Williamson

    What if AI became your most thoughtful co-teacher instead of a shortcut students hide behind? Jackie had an engaging and insightful conversation with John Williamson, lead curriculum developer at Grand Canyon University and founder of Olive and Rose Education, to map out how generative AI can boost creativity, deepen learning, and give teachers precious time back—without losing professional judgment or student agency. We unpack John’s three-tier framework for responsible adoption: AI-assisted activities that focus on brainstorming and clarity without generating final work, co-creation tasks that let AI help shape outlines or partial drafts, and AI-empowered simulations where students rehearse real-world scenarios and reflect on their decisions. From interviewing historical figures to practicing situational leadership and counseling skills, these designs turn passive assignments into memorable learning experiences. Along the way, we emphasize usage statements that document how tools were used, building transparency and accountability while protecting academic integrity. Ready to design learning that students won’t hand off to machines? Hit follow, share this episode with a colleague, and leave a review with the one experiment you’ll try this week. Your insights help more educators build ethical, creative, and effective AI-powered classrooms. 🔗 Website and Social Links: Please visit John Williamson’s website and social media links below. John Williamson’s Website John’s LinkedIn Page John’s YouTube Channel 📢 Call-to-Action: Choose one idea from today’s episode and try a small AI-powered experiment in a lesson, module, or project this week. Then, jot down what worked, what didn’t, and what you’d tweak next time.  Send Jackie a Text Join PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription.  🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show 🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love 📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above.  👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!

    49 min
  7. Data Literacy for IDs: The Basics You Need to Work Smarter with AI

    APR 29

    Data Literacy for IDs: The Basics You Need to Work Smarter with AI

    Training can look successful on paper and still fail where it counts: on the job. We’re digging into the data literacy instructional designers and educators actually need right now, especially as AI tools speed up decisions and raise new privacy questions. If you’ve ever stared at completions, seat time, or quiz scores and wondered, “So what do I do with this information?”, this conversation is built for you. We walk through the mindset shift that makes measurement useful: data is evidence, not the mission. You’ll hear the three traps that quietly sabotage learning measurement and training evaluation, including confusing activity with impact, optimizing for easy-to-track metrics, and sharing more learner or project data than you intended when using AI. Then we break down five practical “data basics” you can apply immediately: inputs vs outputs vs outcomes, leading vs lagging indicators, correlation vs causation, data quality basics, and privacy by design with data minimization and anonymizing habits. To make it actionable, we translate everything into a simple, repeatable workflow: Measure, Interpret, Act. You’ll learn how to pick one metric per layer, ask better “why” questions, and choose the smallest change to test. We also share a concrete example where a 95% completion rate hides the real problem, and how scenario-based practice plus an in-workflow job aid can drive true behavior change. If you want to feel confident talking about impact and still use AI responsibly, hit play, subscribe for the rest of the AI Ready Designer Series, and share this with a colleague who needs clearer metrics. 🔗 Episode Links Please check out the resource mentioned in the episode. Enjoy! Data Literacy Compass  Send Jackie a Text Join PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription.  🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show 🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love 📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above.  👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!

    9 min
  8. Creativity Over Compliance with Michaell Magrutsche

    APR 26

    Creativity Over Compliance with Michaell Magrutsche

    Creativity isn’t extra; it’s how we unlock potential. That’s the heartbeat of this conversation with Austrian‑Californian multimedia artist and creativity awareness educator Michaell Magrusche, whose neurodiversity shaped a human‑centered approach to learning, design, and life. We talk candidly about why people must come before systems, how to balance money, meaning, and voice in design, and the simple habits that make creativity a daily practice instead of a once‑a‑year workshop. Enjoyed the conversation? Follow the show, share it with a colleague, and leave a review to help others find it. Your support helps us keep these human‑centered stories flowing. 🔗 Website and Social Links: Please visit Michaell Magrutsche’s website and social media links below. Michaell’s Website Hub Michaell’s Facebook Page Michaell’s Instagram Page Michaell’s LinkedIn Page Michaell’s X Page Michaell’s Pinterest Page Michaell’s YouTube Channel You can also read the following white papers Michaell has published on LinkedIn:  What is Living a Human-Centric vs. System-Relevant Life? DYSLEXIA from SHAME to FAME Part 1: An Introduction to Grasp Dyslexia’s Impact DYSLEXIA from SHAME to FAME Part 2: Getting a Grasp on Dyslexia DYSLEXIA from SHAME to FAME Part 3: Jobs for Neurodivergent & Disabled Humans Through My 50 Years of Experience  📢 Call-to-Action: Feel free to check out Michaell’s podcast, “THE SMART OF ART – The Power of Art and Creativity” on Spotify and “Humanity Unboxed (Wisdomseekers)” on YouTube Music for more inspiring content!  Send Jackie a Text Join PodMatch!Use the link to join PodMatch, a place for hosts and guests to connect.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show 💟 Designing with Love + allows you to support the show by keeping the mic on and the ideas flowing. Click on the link above to provide your support. ☕ Buy Me a Coffee is another way you can support the show, either as a one-time gift or through a monthly subscription.  🗣️ Want to be a guest on Designing with Love? Send Jackie Pelegrin a message on PodMatch, here: Be a guest on the show 🌐 Check out the show's website here: Designing with Love 📱 Send a text to the show by clicking the Send Jackie a Text link above.  👍🏼 Please make sure to like and share this episode with others. Here's to great learning!

    55 min
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What does it take to design learning experiences that truly work? Join Jackie Pelegrin, award-winning instructional designer and Grand Canyon University (GCU) adjunct instructor, as she explores instructional design, e-learning, and AI integration. Expect actionable tips, real-world insights, and conversations with students, alumni, and industry leaders shaping the future of learning.

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  • Creator
    Jackie Pelegrin
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    118
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Designing with Love
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    Designing with Love