A programme for people wishing to systematically master didactic design (instructional design) in different segments of education, systematize their practice in current activities or master a wider toolkit for designing a program in a new format for themselves.

learning experience design

post-diploma certificate
about the programme
October 1, 2023 — July 27, 2024
465 academic hours

A program consists of weekly online meetings with teachers to review the homework done, intensive online sessions of 2 days every one and a half months and project work in teams.

The training takes place completely online, but if desired, participants will organize offline meetings in different cities of the world.
During the training, students will collect a methodological portfolio from the developed training programs, which confirms the professional skills of students and possession of a wide range of tools and techniques.

In parallel, students go through several rounds of project work in teams, which consists in developing programs based on briefs from teachers or a partner educational organization.

Training takes an average of 11−12 hours per week, including synchronous classes 1−2 times a week.
you will learn
1
to identify the needs of the audience, write clear learning outcomes, and create competence maps
2
to design programmes online and offline, working in all the most popular methodological frameworks, evaluate the effectiveness of the programme and the results of students
3
to lead teams to design complex educational programmes
4
to develop programmes for primary, secondary, further, and higher education, and for corporate trainings
curriculum
The programme consists of 12 disciplines and project track. The first 4 basic disciplines are also studied throughout the year
programme command
  • Sonya Smyslova
    Programme author, co-founder of the School of Education, PhD student at the University of Cambridge
  • Daria Ilishkina
    Curator and teacher of the programme, instructional designer, PhD student at the University of Maastricht
  • Maria Unilainen
    Curator of the programme, methodologist of the evaluation team of the Design Department at Yandex Practicum
  • Lena Pelageevskaya
    Co-curator and programme manager, methodologist of educational programmes
instructors
In addition to the  curators and  main staff of the  programme, we invite  leading experts, practitioners and  theorists with  guest lectures and  case studies. The main disciplines are:
  • Alexander Sychev
    Director of Presium Education, lecturer at the SKOLKOVO Business School
  • Alexander Fenin
    Lead UX Researcher @ Juro, formerly Lead User Researcher @ Sberclass
  • Dmitry Abbakumov
    Lead UX Researcher @ Juro, formerly Lead User Researcher @ Sberclass
  • Natalya Vorobieva
    CPO at GoPractice Inc.
  • Evgenia Rashchupkina
    Co-founder of LXD-hero, educational program consultant
  • Petr Mazaev
    Coordinator IB DP at the European Gymnasium Head of the Humanities Department of the school Le Sallay dialogue
  • Katerina Polivanova
    Research Supervisor, Center for Contemporary Childhood Research, Institute of Education, National Research University Higher School of Economics
  • Anna Vybornova
    Russian language teacher at the Letovo School and head of the linguistic track at the HSE Master’s
  • Anastasia Sveshnikova
    Head of Digital-learning at a federal retail company
  • Anastasia Zhdanovskaya
    Toloka AI methodologist, lecturer at Moscow State University
  • Konstantin Glazkov
    Candidate of Sciences in Sociology, Associate Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics
  • Anastasia Serazetdinova
    Academic Director of Adriatic College in Montenegro
  • Ekaterina Zorinova
    Rosobrnadzor expert, vice-rector of the European University
  • Galina Turchak
    Rosobrnadzor expert, vice-rector of the European University
  • Alexander Sychev
    Director of Presium Education, lecturer at the SKOLKOVO Business School
  • Alexander Fenin
    Lead UX Researcher @ Juro, formerly Lead User Researcher @ Sberclass
  • Katerina Polivanova
    Research Supervisor, Center for Contemporary Childhood Research, Institute of Education, National Research University Higher School of Economics
  • Petr Mazaev
    Coordinator IB DP at the European Gymnasium Head of the Humanities Department of the school Le Sallay dialogue
  • Dmitry Abbakumov
    Lead UX Researcher @ Juro, formerly Lead User Researcher @ Sberclass
  • Evgenia Rashchupkina
    Co-founder of LXD-hero, educational program consultant
  • Natalya Vorobieva
    CPO at GoPractice Inc.
  • Anna Vybornova
    Russian language teacher at the Letovo School and head of the linguistic track at the HSE Master’s
  • Anastasia Sveshnikova
    Head of Digital-learning at a federal retail company
  • Anastasia Zhdanovskaya
    Toloka AI methodologist, lecturer at Moscow State University
  • Konstantin Glazkov
    Candidate of Sciences in Sociology, Associate Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics
  • Anastasia Serazetdinova
    Academic Director of Adriatic College in Montenegro
  • Ekaterina Zorinova

    Rosobrnadzor expert, vice-rector of the European University
  • Galina Turchak
    Rosobrnadzor expert, vice-rector of the European University
you will
obtain comprehensive knowledge of teaching methods and acquire professional skills necessary for a job in education

receive diploma of professional retraining

create portfolio of educational programmes based on real-life cases set by the School’s partners
case studies for the previous intake were provided by
where does a programme take place
zoom for synchronous online classes with a teacher
miro board for collaboration in synchronous online classes
LMS-platform where video tutorials, materials, templates and recordings of synchronous meetings are laid out
chat for discussion of theory and group projects
The content of this manual reveals, complements and   structures all aspects of the educational content of the Designing Educational Experience program. The methodological manual, co-authored and compiled by Sonya Smyslova, will be received by the students of the program for free!

And if you want to dive deeper into themes that make up the practice of curriculum design, order Sonya Smyslova's guide book.
guide book
It is possible to pay in two stages from individuals and legal entities. When paying for training of 3 or more employees, a discount. The conclusion of the contract is possible only after the approval of the application by the curator.

A programme is completely in Russian.
start — October 1, 2023
* including VAT
185 000 *