Vasilina Berestova · Instructional Designer
I’m an instructional designer and e-learning developer with experience in Articulate 360 and years of teaching. I create clear, interactive learning experiences that connect complex ideas to the decisions people make every day.
Available for remote opportunities
Featured: Vespa Adventure TourSelected work
Explore three learning experiences — and the thinking behind them. Start with the project story, or jump straight into a course.
01 / FEATURED PROJECTArticulate Storyline · Game-based learning
A colorful journey through Rome’s history and culture. This illustrated Storyline experience invites learners to choose a Vespa and step into an exploration-led adventure.
02 / TEACHER DEVELOPMENTArticulate Storyline · Education
An illustrated learning experience that puts teachers in a familiar situation: a science lesson, a disruptive student, and a response to consider.
03 / CYBERSECURITY AWARENESSArticulate Rise · Workplace learning
A short phishing awareness course that helps learners recognize warning signs, examine an unexpected email, and choose a safer next step.
How I think about learning
Technology is part of the toolkit. The starting point is always what a learner needs to understand, practice, or do differently.
Clarify the audience, the context, and the decision they need to make. Turn a broad topic into a focused learning goal.
Audience · Context · Learning objectivesShape complex ideas into clear explanations and recognizable situations. Give learners a reason to pay attention and a chance to think.
Storyboards · Scenarios · Content designDevelop the experience in Articulate, then review its flow, instructions, and interactions from a learner’s perspective.
Storyline · Rise · Iteration✳ AI-assisted. Human-led. I use AI to explore ideas and support prototyping, while keeping accuracy, relevance, and design decisions in human hands.
Instructional design methods
Two frameworks for connecting the choices in my work to a clear learning purpose.
Analyze the need, design the experience, develop the content, implement the course, and evaluate learning. Each phase gives the next design decision a purpose.
In my portfolio
Vespa Adventure Tour ↗ illustrates Development through the interactive Storyline build and Implementation through its published web version.
Define the desired result, decide what would demonstrate understanding, then plan the learning activities. The goal, assessment, and practice should work together.
In my portfolio
Spotting Phishing Emails ↗ connects a clear goal — recognize suspicious emails — with scenario practice and a final quiz. Classroom Management ↗ grounds practice in a specific teacher response.
Explore the frameworks: ADDIE · University of Iowa ↗UbD · Wiggins & McTighe ↗
What will help this person understand — and put it into practice?
The question I bring from the classroom into design.A little about me
I’m Vasilina Berestova, an instructional designer and e-learning developer. My experience combines instructional design, Articulate 360, and years of teaching science, mathematics, and English.
I turn complex content into focused learning experiences, combining clear explanations, realistic situations, and purposeful interactions. My teaching experience keeps the learner’s needs at the center of each design decision.
I work with Articulate Storyline and Rise to develop learning for educational and workplace contexts, using AI to support ideation and prototyping. I’m available for remote instructional design and e-learning opportunities.
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Have an instructional design role, an e-learning project, or an idea to explore? I’d love to hear what you’re working on.