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SALA Instructional Design Portfolio Alignment Checklist

A checklist showing how SALA Pathways aligns with instructional design portfolio expectations, including learner analysis, project story, prototype evidence, accessibility, UDL, design process, and recruiter-facing presentation.

In development Portfolio Alignment | Instructional Design | Accessibility | UDL | Bilingual EdTech

Artifact Overview

This checklist is part of the SALA Pathways project. It uses the instructional design portfolio checklist provided through career advising as a guide for reviewing whether the project is presented in a way that is clear, professional, recruiter-facing, and aligned with entry-level instructional design portfolio expectations.

This checklist is not a formal certification or external evaluation. It is a developmental portfolio-alignment tool.

Portfolio Checklist Alignment

  • Clear introduction to the project
  • Clear project problem
  • Target audience identified
  • Learner context described
  • Designer role explained
  • Project goal stated
  • Research or context insights included
  • Learner/user demographics included
  • Design architecture explained
  • Prototype evidence included
  • Supporting artifacts included
  • Accessibility and UDL addressed
  • Tools or technologies identified
  • Scope and limitations stated
  • Reflection or future improvement included
  • Links are available and functional
  • Project is presented with concise, professional language

Case Study Requirements

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Project Overview

SALA evidence: The project explains SALA Pathways as a bilingual Khmer-English career guidance prototype for Cambodian secondary students.

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Problem

SALA evidence: The project identifies limited access to structured academic and career guidance, especially for rural and public-school students.

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Target Learners

SALA evidence: The project identifies Cambodian Grade 9-12 students exploring university, TVET, work, scholarships, language learning, and pathway planning.

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Role

SALA evidence: Ryan serves as the instructional designer, concept developer, bilingual design planner, and prototype reviewer.

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Tools / Prototype

SALA evidence: The project includes a Phase 1 web prototype and supporting portfolio artifacts.

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Result / Artifact

SALA evidence: The project includes learner persona, student journey map, sample pathway report, and this portfolio alignment checklist.

Instructional Design Evidence

Learner Analysis

SALA includes a composite learner persona and learner context.

Journey Mapping

SALA includes a student journey map showing the learner experience from uncertainty to pathway planning.

Prototype Evidence

SALA includes a working Phase 1 prototype.

Learning Support

SALA provides pathway explanations, reflection questions, comparison support, and next-step planning.

Job Aid / Guidance Artifact

SALA includes a sample student-facing pathway report.

Accessibility and UDL

SALA includes Khmer-first support, simple language, mobile-friendly layout, clear navigation, and future audio/multimodal support direction.

Recruiter-Facing Strengths

For recruiters, SALA Pathways demonstrates more than an app idea. It shows instructional design thinking through learner analysis, needs identification, journey mapping, prototype development, bilingual usability, accessibility planning, and culturally responsive design.

  • Shows a clear education problem
  • Demonstrates learner-centered design
  • Includes a working prototype
  • Includes multiple supporting artifacts
  • Connects design decisions to learner needs
  • Shows awareness of accessibility and UDL
  • Demonstrates culturally responsive design
  • Uses concise case-study presentation

Accessibility, UDL, and Education Alignment

The portfolio checklist highlights the importance of accessibility and UDL for education-related work. SALA Pathways addresses this through simple language, Khmer-first explanations, optional English bridge terms, readable interface design, student-friendly feedback, and future plans for audio support, printable reports, and more formal accessibility review.

Gaps and Future Improvements

  • Add more screenshots from the prototype
  • Add wireframe or flow diagram if available
  • Add clearer tool/process notes
  • Add future usability testing plan
  • Add counselor or teacher feedback plan
  • Add future accessibility review
  • Add more visual evidence of mobile and web views
  • Add a brief reflection on lessons learned
  • Add measurable outcomes only after real testing

Scope and Safety Review

  • SALA is a prototype, not official academic advising
  • Not a university placement tool
  • Not a scholarship guarantee
  • Not a job guarantee
  • Not a replacement for counselors, teachers, parents, or official school guidance
  • Not yet formally tested or validated with students
  • Future versions would require user testing, educator review, and local context review

Relationship to SALA Pathways

This checklist helps keep SALA Pathways aligned with instructional design portfolio expectations. It ensures the project does not only show a prototype, but also shows the design story, learner context, problem, role, process, artifacts, accessibility direction, and next steps.

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