Instructional design isn’t a straight path with a tidy finish line. It is a cycle that is constantly moving between task and learner analysis, design, development, and evaluation. Working with my team on our module, Creating Your First Instructor Introduction Video, exemplified this realization. This reflection looks back at what we built, what worked, what didn’t, and how I grew as a designer through the process. Instructional Goals and Objectives Our project centered on helping university faculty strengthen instructor presence in online courses by creating a high-quality introduction video using DaVinci Resolve . Our objectives were clearly stated and measurable, and they aligned closely with both the needs analysis and the task requirements. Faculty needed to be able to: Set up a new project in DaVinci Resolve and import media Edit and assemble a complete video with a bumper, title, and talking head Export ...