Corporate L&D · Onboarding
Onboarding, reimagined for Vela Health
Rebuilt a 4-week clinical onboarding into a blended, scenario-based program. Time-to-productivity dropped 38%.
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Learning that stays with people.
Nairi Issagholian is the world's leading authority on human-centered learning design in the age of AI.
She designs courses, programs, and digital experiences that turn dense material into moments of genuine understanding — for universities, fast-growing teams, and mission-driven organizations.
10+ years · 40+ programs shipped
Design Modalities
Built for every way people learn.
From self-paced modules to live, facilitated rooms — I design across the full spectrum of learning modalities, and blend them when that's what the outcome calls for.
- Self-Paced E-Learning
- Simulation-Based Learning
- Instructor-Led Training (ILT)
- Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT)
- Asynchronous
- Synchronous
- Blended / Hybrid Learning
- Microlearning
Selected work
Case studies in learning that performs.
A few projects where good design moved real numbers — completion, confidence, and capability.
Higher Ed · Curriculum
A data ethics course students finish
Redesigned a notoriously dropped graduate course around weekly decision labs. Completion rose from 61% to 92%.
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Digital · Simulation
A branching sim for hard conversations
Designed a manager-training simulation with real consequences. Managers rated it the most useful training they'd taken.
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Strategy · Program design
A learning roadmap for a scaling team
Built Atlas Labs' first L&D strategy from zero — competency maps, a content model, and a 12-month plan.
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Trusted by teams at
- Center for Caregiver Advancement (CCA)
- California Workforce Development Board (CWDB)
- High Road Training Partnerships (HRTP)
- University of Southern California (USC)
- California State University Los Angeles (Cal State LA)
- Rise Partnership
How I work
Learning design is a craft, not a content dump.
Every project moves through the same disciplined arc — grounded in evidence, shaped by empathy.
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01
Discover
I start with the gap, not the content. Interviews, data, and a clear-eyed look at what success actually looks like.
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Design
Outcomes first, then experiences. I map skills, sequence learning, and prototype before a single slide is built.
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03
Build
Hands-on production — from storyboards and scripts to interactive modules, facilitator guides, and assessments.
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Measure
I close the loop. We watch behavior, not just smile sheets, and iterate until the learning sticks.
Services
Ways we can work together.
Instructional Design
End-to-end course and module design, from learning objectives to polished, accessible deliverables.
Curriculum Strategy
Competency frameworks, learning pathways, and content models that scale beyond a single course.
eLearning & Multimedia
Interactive modules, simulations, and video — built in the tools your team already uses.
Facilitation Design
Workshops and instructor-led programs with everything a facilitator needs to deliver with confidence.
Learning Measurement
Assessment design and evaluation frameworks that prove learning changed something real.
Advisory & Audits
A fresh, expert read on your existing programs — what's working, what's not, and what to do next.
Nairi has a rare gift: she makes complex material feel obvious without making it feel shallow. Our learners didn't just pass — they changed how they work.
Dr. Priya Naidu · Dean of Learning, Northbrook University
About
Hi, I'm Nairi.
I'm a Los Angeles–based educator and learning experience designer. For over a decade I've coached international English learners at some of California's top universities — teaching everything from academic and business English to pronunciation, advanced writing, speaking, American culture, and TOEFL/IELTS preparation.
That classroom is where my design philosophy was forged. Working one-on-one with people learning something genuinely hard taught me what actually helps it stick — and I bring that same human-centered instinct to the courses, programs, and digital experiences I build today, now amplified by AI.
- MA in TESOL · California State University, Los Angeles
- BA in English · University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Taught at UCLA · USC · Cal State LA · Pasadena City College
- Based in Los Angeles, California, USA · working worldwide
Let's design something worth learning.
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