CDLA

Certified Digital Learning Architect

Design programs people can perform — not decks they click through.

16 weeks96 learner hours8 modulesPartially open

CDLA

8 modules

16 weeks · 96 learner hours

Some modules are live now; the rest are on the roadmap. You can earn module certificates for every open module and a program certificate when all open modules are complete.

Weeks and hours describe the designed full program, including modules still in production — not only what is open today.

Instructional designers, learning-experience designers, academy curriculum leads.

Capstone: A digital-learning blueprint plus a 40-minute prototype with SME pack, assessment map, and bilingual storyboard.

Grounded in Cathy Moore action mapping, Gilbert’s Behavior Engineering Model, Merrill’s First Principles (later modules), Clark & Mayer multimedia research, and ATD capability gaps.

Program modules

Complete modules in order — each gate at 80%.

  1. Open now10 lessons · ~3.2 hours of lesson time

    Module 1 — Performance consulting and action mapping

    Stop starting with “we need a course.” Frame adults, diagnose the performance problem, write a measurable business goal, and map actions before content.

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    1. The training-first trap18 min
    2. Design for adults — or they will resist14 min
    3. Gilbert’s six cells before you train22 min
    4. Action mapping, four steps20 min
    5. Write a goal you can design against18 min
    6. Actions you could watch16 min
    7. Practice before content18 min
    8. Minimum information, maximum use14 min
    9. Studio practice — map it before you write it16 min
    10. Module gate — prove the practice20 minModule gate
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  2. Open now8 lessons · ~2.6 hours of lesson time

    Module 2 — Learning science for digital media

    Cognitive load, multimedia principles (Clark & Mayer / Mayer 2017), retrieval practice, Merrill, scaffolding fade / expertise reversal — cited, not slogans.

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    1. Three loads, one working memory18 min
    2. Words and graphics — when both earn their place16 min
    3. Cut the extra — coherence and redundancy18 min
    4. Put cues where the eyes go16 min
    5. Pace the essential processing22 min
    6. Retrieval beats rereading16 min
    7. Merrill’s first principles as a studio checklist18 min
    8. Module gate — learning science20 minModule gate
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  3. Open now7 lessons · ~2 hours of lesson time

    Module 3 — Outcomes and authentic assessment

    Backward design, LTEM evidence tiers (Kirkpatrick as executive translation working backward), authentic tasks, and formative vs summative — before you storyboard another quiz bank.

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    1. Completion is not competence16 min
    2. Backward design — outcomes before outlines18 min
    3. Authentic tasks, not trivia17 min
    4. Formative practice vs. summative gates15 min
    5. Build an assessment map20 min
    6. The evaluating-impact gap16 min
    7. Module gate — outcomes and assessment18 minModule gate
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  4. Open now8 lessons · ~2.1 hours of lesson time

    Module 4 — Pathway and blend architecture

    Curriculum maps, blends, microlearning vs chunking, and prerequisites — when to push, pull, and practice on the job.

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    1. Push, pull, and practice on the job16 min
    2. Microlearning is not chunking20 min
    3. Curriculum map, not course list17 min
    4. Blend archetypes that ship15 min
    5. Stakeholder pushback on pathways18 min
    6. Draft a pathway row16 min
    7. Unlock rules that earn the next step16 min
    8. Module gate — pathway architecture18 minModule gate
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  5. Open now6 lessons · ~1.5 hours of lesson time

    Module 5 — Interaction design for transfer

    Scenarios, branching, and practice that rehearses decisions — not topic coverage.

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    1. Transfer, not topic coverage16 min
    2. The scenario stack15 min
    3. Practice loops architects specify17 min
    4. Branch maps for architects16 min
    5. Honest transfer claims14 min
    6. Module gate — interaction for transfer16 minModule gate
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    Module 6 — Inclusive, Arabic, and RTL-first design

    UDL constraints, Arabic typography, and bilingual storyboards as design requirements.

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    Module 7 — Content ops and governance for architects

    Versioning, SME workflows, reuse libraries, AI-as-multiplier judgment gates (vague brief → TNA, grounded synthesis, human owns preferred path & sign-off, ethics/privacy), and who owns the assessment map.

  8. ComingCapstone — coming

    Module 8 — Capstone studio

    Blueprint, prototype module, SME pack, and bilingual storyboard — assessed as a portfolio.

Academy FAQ

  • Is Innovito Digital Learning Academy free?

    Yes. Creating an account, taking live lessons, sitting module gates, and issuing Innovito certificates of mastery are free. There is no tuition.

  • Who is this program for?

    Instructional designers, learning-experience designers, academy curriculum leads.

  • Which modules are open in this program?

    Module 1 — Performance consulting and action mapping; Module 2 — Learning science for digital media; Module 3 — Outcomes and authentic assessment; Module 4 — Pathway and blend architecture; Module 5 — Interaction design for transfer. Remaining modules are on the roadmap.

  • Is the academy available in Arabic?

    Yes. Live lessons are bilingual Arabic and English. Use the language switcher in the header. Your certificate uses the name on your academy profile.

  • Are Innovito Academy certificates the same as ATD APTD or CPTD?

    No. Innovito Academy issues its own program certificates of mastery when you pass module gates. They do not replace ATD APTD/CPTD, CIPD, or university degrees.

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